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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2010
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Edward Loftus, Northville, MI (US);
Shane Schulze, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert K. Taenaka, Plymouth, MI (US);
Donald Charles Franks, Linden, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Venkateswa Anand Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Edward Loftus, Northville, MI (US);
Shane Schulze, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Robert K. Taenaka, Plymouth, MI (US);
Donald Charles Franks, Linden, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Venkateswa Anand Sankaran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle may include an electric machine, a traction battery, and a solar panel array. The vehicle may further include circuitry electrically connected with the battery and array. The circuitry may include at least one switch configured to close when activated by a calibrated maximum holding power to permit energy to flow from the array to the battery.