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US 2024/0351452 A1Published application
Access to vehicle with low state of charge battery
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDavid Celinske, Stuart C. Salter, Zeljko Deljevic, John Anthony DeMarco, Andrew Hudson, Chaitra Podali Mahesh, Vincent John Boscheratto
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Abstract
One or more controllers, responsive to detecting a voltage at a jump start power input of a vehicle, attempt activation of a secondary power converter of the vehicle, and responsive to the activation of the secondary power converter being unsuccessful, attempt activation of a primary power converter of the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a traction battery;
- primary and secondary power converters electrically connected with the traction battery;
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- one or more controllers programmed to, responsive to detecting voltage at a jump start power input, attempt activation of the secondary power converter, and responsive to the activation of the secondary power converter being unsuccessful, attempt activation of the primary power converter.
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A method for a vehicle comprising:
- responsive to an unsuccessful attempt to activate a secondary power converter that is connected with a traction battery followed by an unsuccessful attempt to activate a primary power converter that is connected with the traction battery while a voltage is present at a jump start power input, shifting a transmission into neutral.
A system of a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more controllers programmed to, responsive to unsuccessful attempts to activate a secondary power converter that is connected with a traction battery and a primary power converter that is connected with the traction battery while a voltage is present at a jump start power input, enable a keypad, card reader, or electronic latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.