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US 10,938,225 B2Granted
Vehicle charge termination system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorAed M. Dudar
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Abstract
A charge termination system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a switch configured to transition from a first position to a second position and a charging circuit extending to an external power source. The switch in the first position permits the charging circuit to charge an electrified vehicle. The switch in the second position prevents the charging circuit from charging the electrified vehicle.
Claims18
A charge termination system, comprising:
- a switch configured to transition from a first position to a second position in response to movement of an electrified vehicle relative to a charging station;
- and
- a charging circuit extending to an external power source, the switch in the first position permitting the charging circuit to charge the electrified vehicle, the switch in the second position preventing the charging circuit from charging the electrified vehicle, wherein the switch is a passive switch.
An electrified vehicle charge termination method, comprising:
- charging an electrified vehicle using a charging station;
- and
- in response to a relative movement between the electrified vehicle and the charging station, transitioning a switch from a first position that permits the charging to a second position that prevents the charging, wherein the switch is a passive switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.