Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Michael Alan Tamor

Allan Roy Gale

Michael W Degner

Jun Yang

Shinichi Hirano

Andrew Robert Drews

Ching-Hsong George Wu

Timothy Jay Potter

Andrea Pulskamp

William C Vassell

Larry Dean Elie

Arup Kumar Gangopadhyay

Pierre A Willermet

Anthony Mark Phillips

Jack H Xu

David Richens Brigham

Ming Lang Kuang

Craig Hammann Stephan

Richard L Allor

Shunsuke Okubo

Bruce Carvell Blakemore

Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad

Margherita Zanini-Fisher

Ronald David Brost

James Waldecker

Kerrie Kathleen Gath

Chunchuan Xu

Jeffrey Hampton Helms

Donald Siegel

Mohammad Aslam

Mark John Jagner

Jing Song

Patrick Pietrasz

Benjamin Pence

Andrea Sudik

Kenneth C Hass

H Kiel Plummer, Jr

Timothy Romlein

Amos Lev

Sandra Giardini

A method of storing oxygen in a cathode including an oxygen storage metal-organic framework ('MOF') material comprising a mixture of ionic conductive material, electron conductive material and catalyst material within the MOF.

Metal oxygen battery containing oxygen storage materials

In at least one embodiment, an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst (ORR) and a method for making the catalyst are provided. The method may include depositing a metal oxide on a graphitized carbon or graphene substrate. A platinum catalyst may then be deposited over the metal oxide to provide an ORR catalyst for use in, for example, a PEMFC. The metal oxide may be niobium oxide and may have an amorphous structure. The platinum catalyst may form a thin, electrically interconnected network structure overlaying the metal oxide. The ORR catalyst may be prepared by alternating the deposition of the metal oxide and the platinum catalyst, for example, using physical vapor deposition. The ORR catalyst may have a specific activity of at least 1,000 &#x3bc;A/cmPt and may approach or achieve bulk Pt activity.

Metal oxide stabilized platinum-based ORR catalyst

A method of operating a battery charger electrically connected with a power distribution circuit having a power line and return line includes determining at least one of a temperature and a change in temperature of at least one of the power line and return line, and controlling a current through the power line based on the at least one of temperature and change in temperature.

Method and system for controlling current of a power distribution circuit

In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery is provided. The metal oxygen battery includes a battery housing including a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment includes a first electrode and an oxygen storage material in communication with the first electrode. The second compartment includes a second electrode and the second electrode includes a metal material (M). In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material is configured as a number of particles disposed within the first electrode. In certain instances, at least a portion of the number of particles are each contained within a selective transport member. In certain other instances, the selective transport member is oxygen permeable and electrolyte impermeable.

In one embodiment, a metal oxygen battery system includes a metal oxygen battery having an electrode compartment. The electrode compartment includes an electrode being formed of an oxygen storage material. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an ion conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes an electron conducting component. In yet another embodiment, the oxygen storage material includes a catalytic component. In yet another embodiment, at least one of the ion conducting component, the electron conducting component, and the catalytic component is attached to the oxygen storage material via a linker or as a pendant group.

A battery system includes a metal oxygen battery. The metal oxygen battery includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode includes a metal material (M). The metal oxygen battery is in communication with an oxygen storage material. In certain instances, the oxygen storage material is contained within an oxygen containment unit. The metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit may be in a closed-loop with respect to each other. The battery system further includes a conduit for providing fluid communication from one of the metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit to the other of the metal oxygen battery and the oxygen containment unit.

A method for charging an electric storage battery in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle through a power supply circuit, includes coupling the charger to the circuit, determining whether another appliance in the circuit other than the charger is drawing current, determining a maximum charge rate at which the battery can be charged using the charger, charging the battery at the maximum charge rate if no other appliance in the circuit is drawing current, and charging the battery at less than the maximum charge rate if another appliance in the circuit is drawing current.

Charging a battery using a circuit having shared loads

In one aspect of the present invention, a battery system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery system includes a metal oxygen battery (MOB) having a first electrode and second electrode. The second electrode includes a metal material. The battery system also includes an oxygen storage material disposed within the metal oxygen battery. In another embodiment, the oxygen storage material is on oxygen communication with the first electrode.

A battery charger may be capable of receiving power from a power distribution circuit. The charger may be configured to receive a request for reactive power and, in response, cause the requested reactive power to be present on the power distribution circuit.

Reactive power battery charging apparatus and method of operating same

A method for managing power distribution from an engine and a battery in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle whereby battery power is used to meet a driver demand for power and engine power complements battery power when either battery state-of-charge limit or battery discharge power limit would be exceeded, an external power grid being used to restore battery power following battery charge depletion.

Charge depleting energy management strategy for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

A battery system includes a metal oxygen battery. The metal oxygen battery includes a first electrode, an oxygen storage material, and a selective transport member separating the oxygen storage material and the first electrode.

Environment conditions expected to be encountered by a vehicle are used as inputs in determining operating modes of a motive power system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A vehicle operating in charge depleting mode may transition to operate in charge sustaining mode if the vehicle is expected to encounter circumstances where it is desirable to allow the vehicle to more quickly respond to sudden requests for torque.

Method and system for controlling a motive power system of an automotive vehicle

A power system may include at least one controller configured to determine a net reactive power on at least one power distribution circuit and to issue at least one request for offsetting reactive power based on the determination to reduce the net reactive power on the at least one power distribution circuit.

Power system and method

A method and system for controlling a vehicle having an electric powertrain and an electric energy storage system. The electric energy storage system includes a capacitor, DC/DC converter, and a battery. The electric energy storage system is controlled to maximize use of the capacitor relative to use of the battery.

Method and system for use with a vehicle electric storage system

A parallel hybrid electric vehicle method and system including an internal combustion engine (ICE), an electric traction motor/generator, and a controller. A control strategy is provided to prevent unpredicted or undesired engine starts by anticipating the need for the vehicle engine, while avoiding 'false starting' the engine or allowing an annoying lag in performance that will occur if the engine is not started in advance of an actual requirement. The invention anticipates the need for engine starts and electromotive driving by monitoring vehicle speed and driver commands and their rates of change. The invention allows consistent performance and establishes seamless transitions between engine driving and electromotive driving.

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Michael Alan Tamor