Patent ID: 11904727
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a DC/DC converter configured to selectively permit flow of electrical current between a first electrical bus and a second electrical bus, wherein the first electrical bus is in electrical communication with a first battery and an electric generator, and the second electrical bus is in electrical communication with a second battery and electric loads;
an engine in mechanical communication with the electric generator such that torque produced by the engine or recuperated from vehicle kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy and supplied to the first electrical bus; and
a controller in electrical communication with the DC/DC converter and configured to
increase a magnitude of current received by the second electrical bus, resulting in a reduction in current received by the first battery, in response to a temperature of the first battery exceeding a predetermined temperature threshold, and
increase a magnitude of electrical current flowing from the second electrical bus to the first electrical bus in response to an increase in vehicle energy demand.