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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/00 (2019.01); H02M 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H01R 25/16 (2006.01); H02M 1/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/0069 (2013.01); B60L 3/003 (2013.01); B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); H01R 25/161 (2013.01); H02M 1/15 (2013.01); H02M 7/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an electric power distribution bus of an electric or hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, an output of an electric power consumer is decoupled from other electric power consumers so that electric current drawn from the electric power distribution bus is lowered while the electric power consumer provides a capacitive load to the electric power distribution bus, thereby reducing voltage ripple associated with the electric power distribution bus.