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

Claim 7:
8. 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 motor, and the second electrical bus is in electrical communication with a second battery;
a drivetrain in mechanical communication with the electric motor, such that electrical energy provided by the first electrical bus is converted into torque to propel the vehicle; and
a controller in electrical communication with the DC/DC converter and configured to
increase a magnitude of electrical current flowing from the second electrical bus to the first electrical bus, resulting in a reduction in current received from the first battery, in response to a temperature of the first battery exceeding a predetermined temperature threshold, and
increase the magnitude of electrical current flowing from the second electrical bus to the first electrical bus in response to an increase in vehicle energy demand.