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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hanyang B. Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Irby, Monroe, MI (US);
Jason Baker, Westland, MI (US);
Gabriel Jim, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Thomas Spoto, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A power system for a vehicle comprises a first power supply network configured to operate at a first voltage. The first power supply network comprises a first alternator, a starter motor, and a battery conductively connected to the first alternator and the starter motor. The system further comprises a second power supply network configured to operate at a second voltage. The second power supply network comprises a second alternator, a power supply receptacle configured to output power to an external accessory, and a capacitive energy storage device conductively connected to the second alternator and the power supply receptacle. A directional conduction device interconnects the first power supply network and the second power supply network.