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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Seth Anthony Bryan, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Garrett Carlson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Douglas Michael Smith, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery, an electric machine, an electrical outlet, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to charge the battery. The electrical outlet is configured to draw power from the battery to power an external device. The controller is programmed to adjust a rate at which the electric machine charges the battery based on a power consumption at the electrical outlet exceeding a threshold and a battery degradation value.