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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Erik J. Christen, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Joseph, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Shehan Haputhanthri, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/006 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01); B60K 2360/785 (2024.01);
Abstract
A controller selectively generates output for display indicative of a recommendation against use of a power outlet in a vehicle with devices external to the vehicle having a power rating greater than a predefined power rating threshold based on a difference between a current state of charge of a battery of the vehicle and a required state of charge for the battery.