US 12,005,790 B2
Bidirectional energy transfer systems and methods for providing aggregated power outage mapping
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US); Peter Phung, Windsor (CA); and Katherine Howard-Cone, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,737.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043446 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/14 (2019.02) [B60L 53/60 (2019.02); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01); H02J 3/001 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bidirectional energy transfer system, comprising:
an electrified vehicle configured to broadcast vehicle information that includes at least a location and a charging status of the electrified vehicle; and
a server system in communication with the electrified vehicle and configured to receive the vehicle information,
wherein the server system includes a control module programmed to generate a power outage map when the charging status indicates a power outage condition,
wherein the control module is further programmed to increase a charging storage limit of a traction battery pack of the electrified vehicle in response to predicting that the power outage condition is imminent.
 
12. A method, comprising:
receiving vehicle information associated with an electrified vehicle;
detecting, based at least on the vehicle information, whether a power outage condition is occurring at a location of the electrified vehicle;
generating a power outage map in response to detecting the power outage condition,
determining whether the power outage condition is imminent;
charging a traction battery pack of the electrified vehicle to a first charging storage limit when the power outage condition is not imminent; and
charging the traction battery pack to a second, larger charging storage limit when the power outage condition is imminent.