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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Troy, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Norman K. Bucknor, Troy, MI (US);
Lyall Kenneth Winger, Waterloo, CA;
James Morrison, Sebringville, CA;
David W. Walters, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle, an electrical system of the vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle. The electrical system includes a battery, an electrical load that draws power from the battery, a switch between the battery and the electrical load, and a processor. The processor is configured to measure a power drawn from the battery by the electrical load and open the switch to disconnect the battery from the electrical load when the power drawn by the electrical load matches a selected criterion.