Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

J Anthony Lockwood

Mathew Alan Boesch

Sangeetha Sangameswaran

George Edmund Walley

Patrick Daniel Maguire

Ryan Abraham McGee

Leonard Anthony Shaner

Christopher Adam Ochocinski

David Crist Gabriel

Venkateswa Anand Sankaran

Steven F Chorian

Mukunda V Prema

Stephen J Hunter

A stop/start system of a vehicle autostops and autostarts an engine and, in response to an identification of a drive cycle destination indicating that the vehicle will remain parked for at least a predefined period of time, prevents autostopping of the engine during the drive cycle to increase a state of charge of the battery above a nominal target state of charge.

Stop/start control to increase microhybrid vehicle battery charge

A stop/start system of a micro-hybrid vehicle may selectively initiate an engine auto start in response to a PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted out of DRIVE after an engine auto stop and a determination that the vehicle is located, for example, in an intersection or railroad crossing prior to the PRNDL gear lever/transmission being moved/shifted into REVERSE.

Stop-in-park control for micro-hybrid vehicles

A system and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle. The system includes a power source and an inverter. The power source has a voltage source and a contactor. The inverter is electrically coupled to the power source and includes a device for storing an electrical charge. The contactor is opened to disconnect the voltage source before the device is discharged.

System and a method for dissipating voltage in an electrical circuit of a vehicle

An indicator to indicate an amount of power available from an energy storage device. The indicator normalizes raw power values to values which are understood by the driver. The indicator indicates the normalized values to facilitate making a driving decision.

Indicator for use in vehicles having an energy storage device

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J Anthony Lockwood