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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Douglas S. Cesiel, Farmington, MI (US);
Samantha Gunter Miller, Berkley, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Presented are intelligent vehicle systems for provisioning backup power to buildings during power outages, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method of operating a vehicle includes a resident or remote vehicle controller detecting a charging port of the vehicle coupling to a charging plug of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). Responsive to the charging plug coupling to the charging port, the vehicle controller detects a power outage of a main power supply to the EVSE. Upon detecting the power outage, the controller responsively commands a vehicle battery assembly to discharge an auxiliary power feed to the EVSE. After discharging the auxiliary power feed to the EVSE, the controller determines if the vehicle is communicating with the EVSE; if so, the vehicle controller responsively commands the vehicle battery assembly to discharge a backup power feed, greater than the auxiliary power feed, to the EVSE.