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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Lew, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/087 (2013.01); B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); F02N 11/0866 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for supplying electrical power between two electric energy storage devices are disclosed. In one example, an electric isolation switch is held open after engine starting until a voltage of a first electric energy storage device and a voltage of a second electric energy storage device are within a threshold voltage of at least one predetermined voltage level.