Electrical transfer device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael Adel Awad Alla, Ray Siciak, Daniel J. Martin
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Abstract
An electrical power device includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of interfaces configured to removably couple with a corresponding battery of a vehicle. Each switch of the plurality of switches is connected to an interface of the plurality of interfaces and another switch of the plurality of switches. The electrical power device also includes a controller programmed to transition at least a first switch of the plurality of switches from an open state to a closed state based on a charge state of a first battery such that the first switch electrically connects the first battery to a second battery of the vehicle in the closed state.
Claims23
An electrical transfer device comprising:
- a plurality of switches;
- a plurality of interfaces removably couplable with a corresponding battery of a vehicle, wherein each switch of the plurality of switches is connected to an interface of the plurality of interfaces and another switch of the plurality of switches;
- and
- a controller programmed to transition at least a first switch of the plurality of switches from an open state to a closed state based on a charge state of a first battery, wherein the first switch electrically connects the first battery to a second battery of the vehicle in the closed state;
- wherein the controller is further programmed to determine that a power-distribution board connected to the first battery is at least one of uploading data or downloading data based on receiving a data transfer signal, and upon determining that the power-distribution board is uploading or downloading data based on receiving the data transfer signal, compare the charge state of the first battery to a predetermined charge threshold.
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An electrical transfer device comprising:
- a plurality of switches;
- a plurality of interfaces removably couplable with a corresponding battery of a vehicle, wherein each switch of the plurality of switches is connected to an interface of the plurality of interfaces and another switch of the plurality of switches;
- a controller programmed to transition at least a first switch of the plurality of switches from an open state to a closed state based on a charge state of a first battery, wherein the first switch electrically connects the first battery to a second battery of the vehicle in the closed state;
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- a housing that at least partially encloses the plurality of switches, the plurality of interfaces, and the controller;
- wherein the housing is removable from the vehicle;
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- the controller is further programmed to determine that a power-distribution board connected to the first battery is at least one of uploading data or downloading data based on receiving a data transfer signal, and upon determining that the power-distribution board is uploading or downloading data based on receiving the data transfer signal, compare the charge state of the first battery to a predetermined charge threshold.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, an electrical charge signal indicative of a charge state of a first battery, wherein the first battery is connected to a power-distribution board;
- determining that the power-distribution board connected to the first battery is at least one of uploading data or downloading data based on receiving a data transfer signal;
- upon determining that the power-distribution board is uploading or downloading data based on receiving the data transfer signal, comparing the charge state of the first battery to a predetermined charge threshold;
- and
- causing at least a first switch of a plurality of switches to transition from an open state to a closed state based on the comparison, wherein the first switch electrically connects the first battery to a second battery of the vehicle in the closed state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.