US 12,233,794 B2
Automotive power supply, upfitter module architectures, and user defined load shedding related to same
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Anthony Gerald King, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US); David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US); John Anthony DeMarco, Lake Orion, MI (US); and Todd Ansbacher, Westland, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/180,913.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300429 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 16/03 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/03 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); H02J 9/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power system of a vehicle comprising:
one or more controllers programmed to receive input of a user defining a priority order of upfitter loads and, responsive to a magnitude of current associated with power from the vehicle being supplied to the upfitter loads approaching a predefined threshold, sequentially discontinue supply of the power to the upfitter loads of lowest priority among the priority order of the upfitter loads such that the magnitude remains less than the predefined threshold.