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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David A. Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael Adel Awad Alla, Novi, MI (US);
Ray Siciak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vincent J. Boscheratto, Allen Park, MI (US);
Hamed Babazadehrokni, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Brown, Flint, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a low-voltage battery electrically coupled to a powertrain, and a computer programmed to put the vehicle in a minimal risk condition in response to a state of charge of the low-voltage battery falling below a threshold. The vehicle may further include a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the powertrain and to the low-voltage battery, and a high-voltage battery electrically coupled to the powertrain.