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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert K. Taenaka, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham Mcgee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Venkateswa Anand Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert K. Taenaka, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham McGee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Venkateswa Anand Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle may include a plurality of solar cells electrically connected to form a solar panel array having a minimum output voltage at a specified standard solar irradiance. The vehicle may also include a battery pack having an output voltage at least equal to the minimum output voltage of the array and configured to provide energy for moving the vehicle. The vehicle may further include a controller configured to selectively electrically connect the array and battery pack to trickle charge the battery pack.