The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Timothy Harris, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Peter Phung, Windsor, CA;
Katherine Howard-Cone, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/51 (2019.01); B60L 53/52 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 53/51 (2019.02); B60L 53/52 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); H02J 3/004 (2020.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
Responsive to indication that a predicted amount of solar or wind power from a power generating event will exceed a power storage capability of one or more power storage devices configured to receive the solar or wind power, controllers may command the one or more power storage devices to discharge energy to a power grid before the power generating event such that the power storage capability of the one or more power storage devices increases.