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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Allan R. Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Michael A. Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Allan R. Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);
Michael A. Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for charging an electric storage battery in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle through a power supply circuit, includes coupling the charger to the circuit, determining whether another appliance in the circuit other than the charger is drawing current, determining a maximum charge rate at which the battery can be charged using the charger, charging the battery at the maximum charge rate if no other appliance in the circuit is drawing current, and charging the battery at less than the maximum charge rate if another appliance in the circuit is drawing current.