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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lan Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/14 (2006.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/32 (2013.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); G06Q 30/0206 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/144 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method includes responsive to indication that a predicted electricity price will exceed a predefined threshold during a timeframe, charging one or more power storage devices to a target amount, that is based on a predicted power demand of the building during the timeframe, before the timeframe begins, and discharging the one or more power storage devices to supply power to the building during the timeframe.