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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Krishna Prasad Bhat, Canton, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Ke Zou, Canton, MI (US);
Xi Lu, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary charging system includes, among other things, a first portable charger that electrically couples to an electrified vehicle to charge a traction battery of the electrified vehicle while a second portable charger is providing electrical energy to charge the traction battery. An exemplary charging method includes, among other things, electrically coupling both a first and a second portable charger to an electrified vehicle to charge a traction battery of the electrified vehicle using electrical energy from both the first and the second portable chargers.