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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/51 (2019.01); B60L 53/53 (2019.01); B60L 53/63 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/51 (2019.02); B60L 53/53 (2019.02); B60L 53/63 (2019.02);
Abstract
An energy facility, such as a charge station operable for charging electrified vehicles, includes a controller. The controller selects from a group of energy management solutions which achieve favorable energy management activities with a same price of operation of the energy facility, an energy management solution resulting in favorable energy management results soonest. The controller controls the energy facility according to the selected energy management solution.