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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Donna L. Bell, Cascade Ct., MI (US);
David McCreadie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Robert Tinskey, Commerce, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle and a vehicle battery charging system are disclosed. The vehicle charging system includes a parking structure having solar collector. The solar collector is configured to collect and concentrate solar energy. The concentrated solar energy is then transferred to a solar panel located on the vehicle in order to charge a battery of the vehicle.