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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ibrahim Haskara, Macomb, MI (US);
Venkata Prasad Atluri, Novi, MI (US);
Norman K Bucknor, Troy, MI (US);
Chandra S Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Troy, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric vehicle charging system including a switchable battery having at least two battery packs that are selectively arranged in one of a fast-charging configuration and a drive configuration. The fast-charging configuration includes connecting each of the at least two battery packs to separate charging sources and the drive configuration includes connecting each of the at least two battery packs in parallel. The charging system including a plurality of sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of the at least two battery packs and a controller configured to calculate an adjustment to a charging current of one of the at least two battery packs based on the one or more characteristics and transmit the adjustment to a charging source associated with the one of the at least two battery packs.