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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Richard Mo, Dearborn, MI (US);
Timothy Harris, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Ryan J. O'gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Katherine Howard-Cone, Canton, MI (US);
Peter Phung, Windsor, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bidirectional energy transfer system includes a cordset of a bidirectional energy transfer system that transfers power from a device to at least one battery array within a traction battery of an electrified vehicle when the cordset is operating under a first condition, and that transfers power from the at least one battery array to the device when the cordset is operating under a second condition. The cordset can include relays powered by the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition.