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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Alasdair Collins, David Celinske, Anthony Thomas Spoto, Todd Ansbacher
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An electrical system of a vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, a first switch electrically connected in series between the first battery and the second battery, an external connection point, and a second switch electrically connected in series between the second battery and the external connection point. The system and a method of operating the system include determining that the first battery will need assistance to start an engine of the vehicle, opening the second switch in response to a state of charge of the second battery decreasing below a charge threshold, and closing the first switch for the second battery to assist the first battery to crank the engine for starting.
An electrical system of a vehicle comprising:
A method of operating an electrical system of a vehicle having a first battery, a second battery, a first switch electrically connected in series between the first battery and the second battery, an external connection point, and a second switch electrically connected in series between the second battery and the external connection point, the method comprising:
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