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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Richard Dyche Anderson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/16 (2019.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); G01R 31/3832 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 58/22 (2019.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/16 (2019.02); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 58/22 (2019.02); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); G01R 31/3647 (2019.01); G01R 31/3832 (2019.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); B60L 2240/526 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring a vehicle power supply system having a primary and a secondary power source. An example vehicle includes a primary power source, a secondary power source comprising a low voltage battery, and a processor. The processor is configured for reducing an output of the primary power source, determining an operational characteristic of the low voltage battery while the output of the primary power source is reduced, and providing an alert based on the operational characteristic.