SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE BATTERY
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
- a battery charger configured to receive electrical energy from a power distribution circuit remote from the vehicle; and
at least one controller configured to request that a battery charger of another vehicle draw a specified current and to establish a battery charging schedule with the another vehicle for the battery charger if, after issuing the request, the at least one controller detects a drop in voltage on the power distribution circuit.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle may include at least one controller and a battery charger that receives electrical energy from a power distribution circuit remote from the vehicle. The at least one controller may request that a battery charger of another vehicle draw a specified current, and may establish a battery charging schedule with the another vehicle for the battery charger if, after issuing the request, the at least one controller detects a drop in voltage on the power distribution circuit.
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17 Claims
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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a battery charger configured to receive electrical energy from a power distribution circuit remote from the vehicle; and at least one controller configured to request that a battery charger of another vehicle draw a specified current and to establish a battery charging schedule with the another vehicle for the battery charger if, after issuing the request, the at least one controller detects a drop in voltage on the power distribution circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of charging a battery of a vehicle comprising:
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issuing a request to establish communications with another vehicle; instructing the another vehicle to draw a specified current from a power distribution circuit; monitoring a voltage associated with a power distribution circuit; and establishing a battery charging schedule with the another vehicle if the voltage decreases. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery charger configured to receive electrical energy from a power distribution circuit remote from the vehicle; and at least one controller configured to determine whether communications can be established with another vehicle and to establish a battery charging schedule with the another vehicle for the battery charger if communications can be established with the another vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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