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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2022
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Lorne Forsythe, Novi, MI (US);

Peter Phung, Windsor, CA;

William Wurz, San Francisco, CA (US);

Clive McKenzie, Plymouth, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); B60L 53/67 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007188 (2020.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/67 (2019.02); H02J 7/00032 (2020.01); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for coordinating and controlling power flow during bidirectional energy transfer events between an electrified vehicle and one or more charging trailers. The systems and methods may prioritize energy transfers between each connected energy based on a charge priority selection that may be manually input by a user of the system. Charge energy may be transferred to the appropriate energy unit using such a manual approach to meet customer needs with varying levels of priority according to an energy transfer prioritization control strategy that is derived from various inputs that are considered.


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