Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Jonathan Thombs

David Hesketh

David Cox

Mike Robert Garrard

Matthew Mitchell

Edward Ball

David Ramiro Garcia

A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and a controller. The electric machine is rotatably coupled to the engine and is configured to deliver electrical power to electrical accessories. The controller is programmed to, in response to a control signal loss between the electric machine and the controller, limit torque output of electric machine to less than a torque threshold that corresponds to the power threshold. The controller is further programmed to, in response an accessory power demand being greater than the power threshold, control the engine to power the electric machine to increase the torque output of electric machine to greater than the torque threshold to meet the accessory power demand.

Hybrid vehicle control system

Methods and systems are provided for a solenoid actuator. In one example, a method may include adjusting a switching frequency during an activation cycle of the solenoid actuator to a lower switching frequency relative to other phases of the activation cycle.

219-1040 method for driving inductive peak and hold loads at reduced power

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Jonathan Thombs