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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Xi Lu, Northville, MI (US);

Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);

Krishna Prasad Bhat, Canton, MI (US);

Ke Zou, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes an inverter configured to power an external device. The vehicle further includes a controller programmed to cause the inverter to output a voltage at a steady-state amplitude and a steady-state frequency and, responsive to detecting an inrush current event in progress that is caused by the external device, operate the inverter to reduce the voltage to prevent an overcurrent. The controller is programmed to identify the type of load connected and return the voltage to the steady-state amplitude and steady-state frequency based on the type of load.


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