- Patent Title: Systems and methods for vehicle load current detection and control
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Application No.: US15725118Application Date: 2017-10-04
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Publication No.: US10375764B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Joseph Norman Ulrey , Michael James Uhrich , Ross Dykstra Pursifull
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Agent Frank Lollo; James P. Muraff
- Main IPC: H05B1/02
- IPC: H05B1/02 ; G01K7/16 ; B60R16/03

Abstract:
Method and apparatus are disclosed for determining and controlling a vehicle load current and temperature through the use of a common current sensor. An example vehicle includes a power source, an electrical sensor configured to detect a total current provided by the power source to a plurality of electrical loads, and a processor. The a processor is configured to determine a target load temperature based on the total current, and set a voltage duty cycle of the target load to maintain the target load temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190104567A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE LOAD CURRENT DETECTION AND CONTROL Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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