Customized battery charging
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJohn Paul Gibeau
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a motor that is adapted to provide drive torque and a storage device that is connected to the motor and adapted to receive power for charging from an external supply. The vehicle also includes a user interface and a controller. The user interface is adapted to provide a charge level selection. The controller is configured to receive a present charge value of the storage device and to disable charging from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the charge level selection.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a motor adapted to provide drive torque;
- a storage device connected to the motor and adapted to couple to an external supply to receive power for charging;
- a user interface adapted to provide a charge level selection;
- and
- a controller configured to
- receive a present charge value of the storage device,
- modify the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors, and
- disable charging when coupled to and receiving power from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a battery adapted to couple to an external supply to receive charging power;
- and
- a controller programmed to
- receive input indicative of a present charge value of the battery and a charge level selection,
- modify the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors, and
- stop charging when coupled to and receiving power from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection.
A method for controlling electric vehicle charging comprising:
- enabling charging of a storage device from an external supply;
- receiving input indicative of a charge level selection and a present charge value;
- modifying the charge level selection for charging from the external supply based on vehicle usage control factors;
- and
- disabling charging from the external supply in response to the present charge value corresponding to the modified charge level selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.