Inventors:
Greg E. Gauthier - Dearborn MI, US
Joseph W. Anthony - Lytle TX, US
Renuka V. Gokhale - Farmington Hills MI, US
Christopher A. Ochocinski - Canton MI, US
David J. Mack - Livonia MI, US
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
H01M 10/44, H01M 10/46
Abstract:
A method and system for controllably transferring energy from a high voltage bus to a low voltage bus in a hybrid electric vehicle. A vehicle system controller controls a DC/DC converter coupled between the high voltage bus and the low voltage bus to control the transfer of energy therebetween.