公开(公告)号：US11370315B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US17002175

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/35

Abstract: A hands-free charging system includes an electrical power source and a ground unit electrically connected to the power source. The ground unit includes an energy-storage device and a robotic coupler having a connector and an actuator configured to move the connector into engagement with a vehicle charge port. The energy-storage device is configured to power the actuator. A switching arrangement is configured to selectively electrically connect the power source to the energy-storage device and to the connector. A controller is programmed to, in response to a request to charge a vehicle, connect the connector to a charge port when the connector is electrically disconnected from the power source using an internal power source.

公开(公告)号：US11951865B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17986291

申请日：2022-11-14

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J3/32

CPC classification number: B60L55/00 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/68 ,  H02J3/322 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  H02J2310/12 ,  H02J2310/60 ,  Y04S10/126

Abstract: A method for managing energy for a building includes connecting a power line of the building to a battery of a vehicle via a charger; responsive to occurrence of a power outage, supplying electric energy to the building from the battery and from an energy storage separate from the vehicle; and instructing the vehicle to recharge the battery and return to the building at a predefined time before stored energy of the energy storage falls below a predefined value.

公开(公告)号：US11772507B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17852052

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L53/51 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/35 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L58/12

CPC classification number: B60L53/51 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L58/12 ,  H02J3/004 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J7/0048 ,  H02J7/342 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J2300/24

Abstract: An energy facility, such as a charge station operable for charging electrified vehicles, includes a controller. The controller controls the energy facility to charge at a current time an EV present at the charge station with electricity stored in an onsite battery of the charge station in response to an amount of renewable energy expected to be available at the charge station at a future time during which the EV is expected to not be present at the charge station exceeding an available electricity storage capacity of the onsite battery.

公开(公告)号：US20220072972A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17016800

申请日：2020-09-10

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L53/60 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H02J7/02 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L53/55

Abstract: A hands-free charging system includes a power source and a charging unit electrically connected to the power source. The charging unit includes an energy-storage device and a robotic coupler connectable to a charge port of a vehicle. The charging unit is configured to charge the vehicle with the power source, and the energy-storage device is configured to independently power the robotic coupler irrespective of an energization state of the power source. A controller is programmed to, in response to the power source becoming de-energized during a vehicle charging session, retract the robotic coupler from the charge port using power from the energy-storage device.

公开(公告)号：US11524601B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17018213

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L55/00 ,  H02J3/32 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/68 ,  B60L53/63

Abstract: A system for managing energy of a building includes a controller in communication with a charger and configured to responsive to predicting (i) a coming power outage of an expected duration and (ii) a total energy reserve of a battery of a vehicle and an electric energy storage being less than an anticipated amount of energy to be used by the building during the expected duration, instruct the vehicle to recharge the battery at a target charge station and return before stored energy of the energy storage falls below a predefined value, and responsive to encountering the power outage, command the charger to supply electric energy to the building from the battery and electric energy storage.

公开(公告)号：US11440424B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17016800

申请日：2020-09-10

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L53/00 ,  B60L53/35 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L53/55 ,  H02J7/02 ,  B60L53/60 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H02J7/34

Abstract: A hands-free charging system includes a power source and a charging unit electrically connected to the power source. The charging unit includes an energy-storage device and a robotic coupler connectable to a charge port of a vehicle. The charging unit is configured to charge the vehicle with the power source, and the energy-storage device is configured to independently power the robotic coupler irrespective of an energization state of the power source. A controller is programmed to, in response to the power source becoming de-energized during a vehicle charging session, retract the robotic coupler from the charge port using power from the energy-storage device.

公开(公告)号：US20220063430A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17002175

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L53/35 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A hands-free charging system includes an electrical power source and a ground unit electrically connected to the power source. The ground unit includes an energy-storage device and a robotic coupler having a connector and an actuator configured to move the connector into engagement with a vehicle charge port. The energy-storage device is configured to power the actuator. A switching arrangement is configured to selectively electrically connect the power source to the energy-storage device and to the connector. A controller is programmed to, in response to a request to charge a vehicle, connect the connector to a charge port when the connector is electrically disconnected from the power source using an internal power source.

公开(公告)号：US12170456B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-17

申请号：US17989842

申请日：2022-11-18

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L53/62 ,  B60L53/64 ,  H02J3/00 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/38

Abstract: An energy system of a building includes a power storage device, and a controller that, during a period of time for which energy costs are lowest, charges a power storage device to a maximum state of charge, and during a period of time for which energy costs are not lowest and an immediate subsequent period of time is predicted to have higher energy costs, charges the power storage device to a target state of charge that is less than the maximum state of charge and that depends on predicted power demand during the subsequent period of time.

公开(公告)号：US10527653B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15474489

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Richard William Kautz ,  Xi Lu ,  Zhuxian Xu ,  Guangyin Lei ,  Chingchi Chen ,  Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: G01R15/14 ,  G01R19/00

Abstract: A method includes measuring an impedance of a shunt as a function of frequency and converting the impedance to an admittance in a time domain. The method further includes connecting the shunt in a circuit and measuring voltage data across the shunt over a predetermined interval. The method includes outputting a signal indicative of a current through the shunt derived from the voltage data convolved with the admittance. The method may be implemented in a controller configured to interface with the shunt.

公开(公告)号：US10239407B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15005671

申请日：2016-01-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Lan Yu ,  Michael W. Degner

IPC: B60L1/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L11/08 ,  H02M3/155 ,  B60L11/12 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L15/00

Abstract: A controller is configured to select a rate of change direction of an output voltage of a variable voltage converter (VVC) based on a direction of current flow associated with a capacitor of the VVC, and to adjust a magnitude of the rate of change direction based on directions of current flow associated with the capacitor and an electric machine coupled to the VVC.