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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Farshad Harirchi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan O'gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David Mccreadie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Devang Bhalchandra Dave, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02);
Abstract
A controller may, after receiving indication that an electric utility provider will reduce power supplied during an upcoming period of time, increase a cost of charge energy for vehicles that charge at a rate at least equal to a threshold rate during the upcoming period of time. The controller may also decrease the cost of charge energy for vehicles that avoid charging or charge at a rate less than the threshold rate during the upcoming period of time.