Method and system for controlling current flow through a power distribution circuit
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAllan Roy Gale, Michael W. Degner, Larry Dean Elie
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line includes a controller disposed within the vehicle. The controller is configured to be electrically connected with the power distribution circuit, determine a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line, and control a current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference.
Claims15
A method for controlling a current flow through a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line, the method comprising:
- determining a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line;
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- controlling a current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference.
An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line, the vehicle comprising:
- a controller disposed within the vehicle and configured to (i) be electrically connected with the power distribution circuit (ii) determine a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line, and (iii) control a current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference.
A battery charger capable of (i) receiving power from a power distribution circuit including a power line and return line and (ii) transferring the power to a battery, the battery charger comprising:
- controller circuitry configured to determine a difference between a resistance of the power line and a resistance of the return line, and to control current flow through the distribution circuit based on the determined difference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.