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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Aftab Ali Khan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Humphrey, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Hardy, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aftab Ali Khan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Humphrey, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Hardy, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charger system for use in a vehicle to charge a vehicle battery includes a first charger and a second charger. The chargers are connected to a vehicle bus. Each charger has a master indication digital input and decodes the input to determine its role as master charger or slave charger. The master charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a master node message set. The slave charger configures its connection to the vehicle bus to use a slave node message set.