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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Dale F. Jordan, III, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Matthew Erich von der Lippe, Canton, MI (US);

Jude Berthault, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Jeffrey Alan Palic, Canton, MI (US);

Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/665 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle charge station including charge cords and a controller is provided. Each of the charge cords may include an electrical connector to mate with a vehicle. The controller may be programmed to, responsive to detecting a first active one of the charge cords having a change in current draw greater than a second active one of the charge cords for a same time period, increase power provided to the first active one of the charge cords. The controller may be further programmed to, responsive to detecting the first active one of the charge cords having a continually active duration less than the second active one of the charge cords for another same time period, increase power provided to the first active one of the charge cords.


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