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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Minghong Liu, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kent Snyder, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/11 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02);
Abstract
A method for charging a traction battery of an electric vehicle includes, in response to a request to charge a traction battery, initially discharging the traction battery, for a first duration of time, according to a discharge stage having a constant power; subsequently charging the traction battery, for a second duration of time, according to a charge stage having a constant current; and repeating the discharge stage and the charge stage in sequence until the battery is charged.