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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Graham Lynn Briggs, Ferndale, MI (US);
Yuan Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Farmington, MI (US);
Wai Hwa Fong, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/11 (2019.02); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); B60L 3/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle power system includes at least one main switch to electrically connect a traction battery and electric machine, at least one DC charge switch to electrically connect the traction battery and a DC charge port when the at least one main switch is closed, and a controller to, while the DC charge port is disconnected from a DC power source, sequentially close the at least one DC charge switch and then the at least one main switch.