US Patent Issued to FCA US on Sept. 29 for "DC-DC boost system and methods for recharging higher voltage battery packs with lesser rated charging stations" (Italian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,833, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"DC-DC boost system and methods for recharging higher voltage battery packs with lesser rated charging stations" was invented by Daniel R Luedtke (Beverly Hills, Mich.), Daniel Roiu (Turin, Italy), Kaveh Razi Kamanaj Olia (Turin, Italy) and Bingen Wang (Okemos, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Direct current to direct current (DC-DC) boosting and fast charging techniques for an electrified vehicle include providing relay switches electrically connected between a DC charging station rated at a first voltage, an inverter, and a high voltage (HV) battery sys...