Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Seth Anthony Bryan

Fazal Urrahman Syed

William David Treharne

Bryan Michael Bolger

Jordan Mazaira

Sassan Farahmand

Craig Lechlitner

Tyler James-Ray Kaldobsky

Angel Fernando Porras

Adam J Richards

Shunsuke Okubo

Scott Steadmon Thompson

Joseph Gerald Supina

Nicholas Herhusky

Shehan Haputhanthri

Robert David Hancasky

Ryan Hunt

Joseph George

Rian Edman

Douglas Michael Smith

Garrett Carlson

A vehicle includes an electrified propulsion system powered by a traction battery over an electrical distribution system (EDS) and a controller programmed to monitor at least one of a current flow and a temperature at a plurality of locations throughout the EDS. The controller is also programmed to implement at least one mitigation action over a predetermined time window in response to detecting a filtered current value exceeding a threshold.

Electrified vehicle electrical distribution system component protection systems and methods

A vehicle includes a battery, an electric machine, an electrical outlet, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to charge the battery. The electrical outlet is configured to draw power from the battery to power an external device. The controller is programmed to adjust a rate at which the electric machine charges the battery based on a power consumption at the electrical outlet exceeding a threshold and a battery degradation value.

Battery charging system for hybrid or electric vehicle

An electrified vehicle may include an engine, an electric machine selectively coupled to the engine, a high-voltage traction battery electrically coupled to the electric machine and configured to selectively propel the electrified vehicle, an on-board generator including an inverter electrically coupled to the high-voltage traction battery and configured to convert direct current input to alternating current output, power outlets configured to receive power from the inverter of the on-board generator, a user interface, and a controller programmed to control the engine, the electric machine, and the high-voltage traction battery to provide power to on-board generator and to control the inverter to limit the power output by the inverter to the power outlets to one of a user-specified power limit based on input from the user interface, a powertrain power limit associated with the engine, the electric machine, and the high-voltage traction battery, and an inverter hardware power limit.

Electrified vehicle on-board generator power limit arbitration

A vehicle powertrain includes a battery, an electric machine, an electrical circuit, an electrical outlet, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to receive electrical power from the battery to propel the vehicle and to deliver electrical power to the battery to recharge the battery. The electrical circuit is configured to transfer electrical power between the battery and the electric machine. The electrical outlet is configured to deliver power from the electrical circuit to an external device that is connected to the outlet. The controller is programmed to, in response to a first set of conditions that is indicative of the vehicle powertrain overheating or a second set of conditions that is indicative of an inability to charge the battery to a requested charge value, issue a warning of an impending shutdown of the electrical outlet.

Vehicle and method of warning a vehicle operator of an impending shutdown of an electrical outlet on the vehicle

A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission including an input shaft coupled to the engine, an output shaft, an electric machine, and a gearing arrangement. The electric machine is configured to actuate the gearing arrangement to change a speed ratio between the input and output shafts. A controller is programmed to, responsive to a request to manually shift the transmission to one of a predetermined number of virtual discrete speed ratios and the engine being OFF, command starting of the engine regardless of a driver-demand torque and operate the electric machine to shift the transmission to the one of the speed ratios.

Operating continuously variable transmission at discrete gear ratios

A vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine, a battery, accessory devices, an electrical outlet, an inverter, and a controller. The engine and the electric machine are each configured to propel the vehicle. The inverter is configured to deliver power from the battery or the electric machine to the accessory devices or the electrical outlet. The controller is programmed to adjust the power being delivered by the inverter to the electrical outlet based on a discharge power capacity of the battery, a power output capacity of the engine, a power output capacity of the electric machine, and the power being drawn from the inverter via the accessories.

Control system for a power outlet on a hybrid or electric vehicle

A vehicle includes an engine, a continuously variable transmission, and a controller. The controller, responsive to a request to manually shift the continuously variable transmission and the engine being on, operates the continuously variable transmission atone of a predetermined number of discrete ratios such that a speed of the engine changes by at least a predetermined amount.

Operating continuously variable transmission at discrete ratios

A vehicle includes an onboard power source, a vehicle interface, and a controller. The controller, responsive to an external power application drawing power from the onboard power source, outputs a power source time to empty for display by the vehicle interface. The power source time to empty is derived from a location of the vehicle and a power drawn from the onboard power source by the external power application.

Time to empty prediction system for vehicle power source

A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, at least one power source. The motor vehicle is operable as a generator to supply power from the at least one power source to an auxiliary load. The motor vehicle also includes a controller configured to estimate a range of the motor vehicle based on a state of the at least one power source, and to command the motor vehicle to stop operating as a generator when the estimated range reaches a threshold range. A method is also disclosed.

Automatic cutoff for vehicle operable as generator

An exemplary braking method includes monitoring for an upcoming deceleration of an electrified vehicle, permitting an amount of regenerative braking if the upcoming deceleration is detected, and reducing the amount of regenerative braking if the upcoming deceleration is not detected.

Adaptive regenerative braking method and system

A vehicle includes a controller that prompts a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range by a user selected amount. The controller further operates a propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range responsive to user confirmation of the willingness.

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Seth Anthony Bryan