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US 9,802,495 B2Granted
Off-board charger for high-voltage battery charging
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsXuemei Sun, William David Treharne, Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Robert John Link, Philip Michael Gonzales
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Abstract
An off-board battery charger for a vehicle may include a high-voltage connector having first, second and power supply connector ports. The first connector port connects to a vehicle controller via a first cable. The second connector port connects to a vehicle battery via a second cable. And, the power supply connector port is electrically connected with the second port and receives power via a power supply cable from a separate and external power supply.
Claims10
A vehicle charging system, comprising:
- a battery controller configured to electronically connect to an off-board service tool and programmed to, in response to verifying that a set of charge start conditions have been met following a charge start request, transmit a clear warnings request to the service tool and initiate power transfer from an off-board power supply to a vehicle battery, and in response to detecting a charge issue condition, cease the power transfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.