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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jacek Brauner, Plymouth, MI (US);
Theodore Joseph Filippi, Brownstown, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Ke Zou, Canton, MI (US);
Krishna Prasad Bhat, Canton, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a pair of power converters. The vehicle includes a socket having an array of power terminals arranged to accept outlets of different power terminal configurations to interconnect the pair therewith. The vehicle includes a panel having an outlet engaged with the socket. The panel includes a controller configured to communicate an electrical rating of the outlet via the socket to define a switching scheme for the pair. The communication is responsive to detecting panel and socket engagement.