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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Michael D. Alarcon, Markham, CA;
Grant L. Meade, Whitby, CA;
Manvir Dulai, Brampton, CA;
Steve Ashley Warden, Port Perry, CA;
Ralph David Schlottke, Whitby, CA;
Asadullah Noorzaie, Scarborough, CA;
Christian Teixeira, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Bridget A. Beaton, Novi, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods, vehicle systems, and vehicles are provided that are capable of managing communication between a vehicle and a portable energy source (PES) coupled to the vehicle. The vehicle systems include a vehicle battery configured to provide electrical power to a propulsion system of the vehicle and a vehicle controller that is configured to establish two-way data communication between the vehicle controller and a PES controller of the PES, determine an energy transfer mode for transferring electrical power between the vehicle battery and a PES battery of the PES, initiate electrical power transfer between the vehicle battery and the PES battery in accordance with the energy transfer mode while the vehicle is being propelled by the propulsion system, receive a status of the PES battery from the PES controller, and adjust the electrical power transfer between the vehicle battery and the PES battery based on the status.