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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dominic Gelfuso, Plymouth, MI (US);
Andres Straulino, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Prahlad Saggere, Wixom, MI (US);
Christopher Ballard, Redford, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for supplying electrical power from a vehicle to an external accessory are described. In one example, two different voltages may be applied at different times to a connector so that the external accessory device need not include a battery. In particular, a first voltage may power a main load of the external accessory and a second voltage may power a microcontroller that communicates with the vehicle.