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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Anders Magnusson, Uppsala, SE;

Mats Nilsson, Kungsbacka, SE;

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/007 (2013.01); B60L 3/00 (2013.01); B60L 3/0069 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); H02J 7/0052 (2013.01); B60L 2230/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for charging an energy storage device in a vehicle using a power supply, the method comprising: determining a first voltage output from the power supply; starting charging; determining a second voltage output from the power supply; determining a first voltage difference based on a difference between the second voltage and the first voltage; after a predetermined time, aborting charging; determining a third voltage output from the power supply; starting charging; determining a fourth voltage output from the power supply; determining a second voltage difference based on a difference between the fourth voltage and the third voltage; determining a deviation value based on a difference between the second difference and the first difference; and based on the deviation value, controlling a charging parameter.


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