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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
William Taylor, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/26 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/006 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for controlling power generation in a vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a controller coupled to an auxiliary device through a communication link, the auxiliary device drawing power from a generator at a power interface. Power supplied to the auxiliary device is regulated by the controller through signals transmitted over the communication link.