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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Michael Kava, Livonia, MI (US);
Shevon Vannitamby, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Lori Kohrs, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mike Padgett, Garden City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/31 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/19 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/31 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 58/19 (2019.02); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of charging a traction battery of a vehicle includes, among other things, partitioning the traction battery of the electrified vehicle into a plurality of partitions. Each of the partitions is separately chargeable. The method then includes evaluating at least one characteristic of the plurality of partitions, and prioritizing a charging of the plurality of partitions from at least one external power source based on the evaluating.