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US 2024/0181897 A1Published application
System for managing vehicle power outlet and estimating range
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAnna Frances Hardig HENDRICKSON, Ryan Wayne WARNER, Clayton Benjamin FORD, Andrew Peter ATTIVISSIMO, Emad KHAN, Jacob Michael HASPIEL, Joseph Ian HALASZYNSKI
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric motor that propels the vehicle, a battery that provides power to the electric motor, one or more power outlets that supply electric power from the battery to one or more external devices, and one or more controllers that, responsive to indication that a driving range is less than a threshold, disable one of the power outlets.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- an electric motor configured to propel the vehicle;
- a battery configured to provide power to the electric motor;
- one or more power outlets configured to supply electric power from the battery to one or more external devices;
- and
- one or more controllers programmed to, responsive to indication that a driving range is less than a threshold, disable one of the power outlets.
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A method comprising:
- while a driving range of a vehicle is less than a threshold, preventing power flow from a traction battery of the vehicle to a power outlet of the vehicle, and
- responsive to the driving range exceeding the threshold, enabling power flow from the traction battery to the power outlet.
The method of claim 12, further comprising:
- recommending the generating device based on weather information at a destination before the vehicle starting a trip to the destination.
A vehicle power system comprising:
- a traction battery;
- a power outlet;
- and
- one or more controllers programmed to enable and disable power flow from the traction battery to the power outlet based on an amount of electric charge stored by the traction battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.