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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Barker, Detroit, MI (US);
Kevin Mackenzie, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 53/50 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/50 (2019.02); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02);
Abstract
A vehicle charging method includes, among other things, electrically connecting a first vehicle to a grid source, electrically connecting the first vehicle to a second vehicle, and charging a traction battery of the first vehicle using electricity from the second vehicle and electricity from the grid source. A vehicle charging system includes, among other things, a traction battery of a first vehicle, and a charger that is used to charge the traction battery using electricity from a grid source, electricity from a second vehicle, or both.