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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method to supply power to external device(s) is disclosed. The system may include a vehicle having a vehicle inductive power exchange device that may be configured to operate in a vehicle reception mode and a vehicle transmission mode. In the vehicle reception mode, the device may be configured to receive power from a power source installed at a roadway and charge the vehicle electrical storage unit. In the vehicle transmission mode, the device may be configured to transmit power from the vehicle electrical storage unit to the power source, which enables the power source to supply power to an external device. The vehicle may include a processor configured to obtain a trigger signal to activate the vehicle transmission mode, and activate the vehicle transmission mode responsive to obtaining the trigger signal to transmit power from the vehicle electrical storage unit to the power source.