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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yuan Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy Harris, Grosse lle, MI (US);
Toussaint Carpenter, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes control pilot circuitry connected with a charge port and including a control pilot line, a resistor, and a switch that selectively connects the resistor between the control pilot line and a ground of electric vehicle supply equipment plugged into the charge port. The vehicle also includes a controller that toggles the switch between open and closed states after receiving an off-board request defining a number of toggles for the switch.