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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Canton, MI (US);
Jason Michael Miller, Woodhaven, MI (US);
William C. Dierker, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas B. Thornburg, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H01H 47/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H01H 47/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0079 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0083 (2013.01); H01H 47/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power distribution box (PDB) includes relays to connect a vehicle battery to corresponding electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. A processor is programmed to instruct the PDB via a control interface to cause one of the relays to power a target ECU, send a sleep command over a vehicle bus to cause powered ECUs other than the target ECU to sleep, and install a software update to the target ECU.