Bidirectional energy transfer system and method utilizing a cordset

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12594852-B2
Application number	US-202117550216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2021
Priority date	Dec 14, 2021
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

A bidirectional energy transfer system includes a cordset of a bidirectional energy transfer system that transfers power from a device to at least one battery array within a traction battery of an electrified vehicle when the cordset is operating under a first condition, and that transfers power from the at least one battery array to the device when the cordset is operating under a second condition. The cordset can include relays powered by the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bidirectional energy transfer system, comprising:
a cordset of a bidirectional energy transfer system that transfers power from a device to at least one battery array within a traction battery of an electrified vehicle when the cordset is operating under a first condition, and that transfers power from the at least one battery array to the device when the cordset is operating under a second condition; a plurality of relays of the cordset, the plurality of relays powered by the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition; and a plurality of switches of the cordset, the plurality of switches powered by the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition, wherein, under the second condition, power received by the cordset from the electrified vehicle has been converted from DC to AC by an inverter of the electrified vehicle.

2 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 1 , wherein the cordset is a portable cordset.

3 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 1 , wherein the cordset includes a connector that operably couples to the device and a charge port connector that operably couples to a charge port of the electrified vehicle.

4 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises an AC infrastructure.

5 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a residential home.

6 . A bidirectional energy transfer system, comprising:
a cordset that transfers power from a device to at least one battery array within a traction battery of an electrified vehicle when the cordset is operating under a first condition, and that transfers power from the at least one battery array to the device when the cordset is operating under a second condition, wherein, under the second condition, power received by the cordset from the at least one battery array has been converted from DC to AC by an inverter of the electrified vehicle; a plurality of relays of the cordset, the plurality of relays powered by power from the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition; and a plurality of switches of the cordset, the plurality of switches powered by power from the at least one battery array when the cordset is operating under the second condition.

7 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , further comprising the inverter of the electrified vehicle, the inverter converting DC power to AC power that is provided to the cordset when the cordset is operating under the second condition.

8 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , wherein the switches are solid state switches.

9 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , wherein the cordset is a portable cordset.

10 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , wherein the cordset includes a connector that operably couples to the device and a charge port connector that operably couples to a charge port of the electrified vehicle.

11 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , wherein the device comprises an AC infrastructure.

12 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , wherein the device comprises a residential home.

13 . A bidirectional energy transfer method, comprising:
operating a cordset under a first operating condition where the cordset receives power from a device and transfers the power to an electrified vehicle to charge at least one battery array within a traction battery of the electrified vehicle; operating the cordset under a second operating condition where the cordset receives power from the at least one battery array and transfers the power to the device, the power received by the cordset is AC power that is converted from DC by an inverter of an electrified vehicle; using power from the at least one battery array to power a plurality of relays of the cordset when the cordset is operating under the second operating condition; and using power from the at least one battery array to power a plurality of switches of the cordset when the cordset is operating under the second operating condition.

14 . The bidirectional energy transfer method of claim 13 , further comprising injecting noise to detect a state of the device.

15 . The bidirectional energy transfer method of claim 13 , wherein the device comprises an AC infrastructure.

16 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 1 , further comprising a switched-mode power supply of the cordset, wherein, when the cordset is operating under the second condition, the switched-mode power supply receives power from the plurality of switches, and sends power to the plurality of relays.

17 . The bidirectional energy transfer system of claim 6 , further comprising a switched-mode power supply of the cordset, wherein, when the cordset is operating under the second condition, the switched-mode power supply receives power from the plurality of switches, and sends power to the plurality of relays.

18 . The bidirectional energy transfer method of claim 13 , further comprising, when the cordset is operating under the second operating condition, passing power from the plurality of switches through a switched-mode power supply of the cordset to the plurality of relays.

19 . The bidirectional energy transfer method of claim 13 , further comprising controlling voltage and current with the cordset when the cordset is operating under the second operating condition.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Mo Richard
• Harris Timothy
• O'Gorman Ryan J
• Salter Stuart C
• Howard-Cone Katherine
• Phung Peter

Classifications

• H02J2105/12

  supplying households or buildings · CPC title

• H02J7/865 Primary

  Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60L2210/42

  Voltage source inverters · CPC title

• H02J2207/20

  Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter · CPC title

• B60L53/18 Primary

  Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title