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US 10,293,698 B2Granted
System and method for powering electrified vehicle with modular battery
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Zenner, Mazen Hammoud, Steve F. Chorian
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Abstract
An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle including, among other things, a vehicle-mounted battery and a modular battery. The modular battery is selectively removable from the vehicle, and is configured to be charged at a location remote from the vehicle. The vehicle is selectively powered by at least one of the modular battery and the vehicle-mounted battery.
Claims16
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle-mounted battery;
- and
- a modular battery selectively removable from the vehicle, the modular battery configured to be charged at a location remote from the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is selectively powered and driven by at least one of the modular battery and the vehicle-mounted battery, wherein the modular battery is a lower voltage battery than the vehicle-mounted battery.
A method, comprising:
- powering a vehicle by selectively drawing power from at least one of a vehicle-mounted battery and a modular battery, the modular battery configured to be charged at a location remote from the vehicle, wherein the modular battery is a lower voltage battery than the vehicle-mounted battery;
- and
- powering the vehicle by both the modular battery and the vehicle-mounted battery until the charge of the modular battery reaches a minimum state of charge threshold.
A method, comprising:
- powering a vehicle by selectively drawing power from at least one of a vehicle-mounted battery and a modular battery, the modular battery configured to be charged at a location remote from the vehicle;
- powering the vehicle by both the modular battery and the vehicle-mounted battery until the charge of the modular battery reaches a minimum state of charge threshold;
- retracting contacts of the modular battery within an exterior housing of the modular battery when a contactor of the modular battery is open;
- and
- projecting the contacts of the modular battery outside the exterior housing when the contactor is closed.
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