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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chih-Lun Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Tianbo Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/16 (2006.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.01); G01R 27/20 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); H02H 3/33 (2006.01); H01H 3/14 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 3/162 (2013.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); G01R 27/20 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); H01H 3/14 (2013.01); H02H 3/16 (2013.01); H02H 3/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an Alternating Current (AC) source, a receptacle, and a switch. The AC source has a line and neutral potential. The receptacle is carried by a body of the vehicle and includes line, neutral, and ground conductors, and a ground fault interrupter (GFI) circuit. The switch is coupled between the AC source and the GFI circuit configured to selectively short the neutral and ground conductors.