Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Heinrich Enslin

Jeffery R Grimes

Xu Wang

Charles Everett Badger, Ii

Lila Ghannam

This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for gradually adjusting a displayed state of charge. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a battery, a display configured to display a state of charge of the battery, and a controller configured to adjust the displayed state of charge such that the displayed state of charge gradually converges to an estimated state of charge of the battery.

Electrified vehicle and method for gradually adjusting displayed state of charge

An electrified vehicle includes a powertrain that includes an engine and an electric machine. The vehicle includes a traction battery that is charged and discharged by operation of the engine and the electric machined. The vehicle includes a controller programmed to operate the engine and the electric machine to satisfy a driver power demand. The controller is also programmed to initiate an estimated of a capacity of the traction battery under predetermined conditions. The controller operates the engine and the electric machine to satisfy the driver power demand and charge and discharge the traction battery in a predetermined manner to create conditions favorable for estimating the capacity.

System and method for hybrid-electric vehicle battery capacity estimation

An electrified vehicle state of charge communication method includes, among other things, communicating a charge state notification when an actual state of charge of a traction battery is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within a first reserve range. The method further includes adjusting the first reserve range to provide a second reserve range different than the first reserve range, and, after the adjusting, communicating the charge state notification when the actual state of charge is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within the second reserve range.

Electrified vehicle state of charge communication method and assembly

A vehicle power system includes an inverter, outlets, and circuit breakers. The inverter supplies power to the outlets through the circuit breakers. The inverter, in response to detecting no voltage at designated amount and combination of the outlets, based on the designated amount and combination, generates a signal indicating that one or more of electrical paths to the outlets has failed or one or more of the circuit breakers is open.

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Heinrich Enslin