Vehicle and method for charging vehicle batteries

US9190868B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9190868-B2
Application numberUS-201113102528-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 6, 2011
Priority dateMay 6, 2011
Publication dateNov 17, 2015
Grant dateNov 17, 2015

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An automotive vehicle includes a traction battery, an auxiliary battery and at least one controller. The at least one controller may be configured to cause a specified charge current to be provided to the traction battery and to cause another specified charge current to be provided to the auxiliary battery if the current being provided to the traction battery is increasing or decreasing.

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What is claimed is: 1. An automotive vehicle comprising: a traction battery; an auxiliary battery having an energy storage capacity less than the traction battery; and at least one controller configured to, in response to available energy for auxiliary battery charging during non-maximum traction battery charge periods being less than an amount of energy needed to charge the auxiliary battery to a target voltage, cause a specified charge current to be provided to the auxiliary…

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  • H02J7/04Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US9190868B2 cover?
An automotive vehicle includes a traction battery, an auxiliary battery and at least one controller. The at least one controller may be configured to cause a specified charge current to be provided to the traction battery and to cause another specified charge current to be provided to the auxiliary battery if the current being provided to the traction battery is increasing or decreasing.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Gale Allan Roy, Momcilovich Paul Theodore, Degner Michael W, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H02J7/04. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).