US 12,115,869 B2
Current control during DC fast charging
Gary Lepidi, Riverview, MI (US); Zachary March, Highlands Ranch, CO (US); Justin Barsano, Hazel Park, MI (US); and Matthew Allen Tomai, Ferndale, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,104.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182587 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/11 (2019.02) [B60L 53/62 (2019.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a traction battery; and
one or more controllers programmed to command electric vehicle supply equipment to reduce a magnitude of direct current being supplied to charge the traction battery by an amount that is based on an average magnitude of current input to or output from the traction battery during a window of time having a predefined duration such that capacity remaining of the traction battery does not fall below a predefined threshold value.