Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

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Ford Motor Company Limited

William T Moore

Jeffrey L Viola

Dawn Bernardi

Josephine S Lee

Chi Paik

Jeffrey Paul Mara

Robert Taenaka

Thomas J Coupar

Edward Vann Decker

Leon Bogdanov

John Alfred Kundrot

Dale Michael Gilman

James Douglas Taylor

John W Albright

A hybrid or electric vehicle includes a lithium-ion battery and a controller. The controller is programmed to discharge the battery through an electrical load to a predetermined voltage less than a voltage associated with zero state of charge such that relative degrees of lithiation associated with the electrodes of the battery change for at least one state of charge resulting in an increase in battery maximum capacity. The controller may be on-board or off-board of the vehicle. The electrical load may be part of the vehicle or external to the vehicle.

Method for revitalizing and increasing lithium ion battery capacity

A vehicle is disclosed that includes a battery and a controller programmed to calculate a battery voltage characteristic from previously measured charge and discharge data. The battery voltage characteristic is based on differences between the previously measured values when state of charge falls in a range in which the differences are approximately equal. Outside of the range, the charge and discharge voltage data are corrected based on a square root of time to obtain the battery voltage characteristic. The characterization may be performed with a high-rate continuous charge and discharge cycle. Also disclosed is an apparatus for generating the battery characteristic that includes a bi-directional power supply. The battery voltage characteristic is obtained based on the differences of the charge and discharge voltage data and corrected data based on the square root of time. A method is also disclosed based on the same.

Method to estimate battery open-circuit voltage based on transient resistive effects

A torque sensor for magnetically detecting torque transmitted to a rotatable shaft without directly contacting the shaft comprises a magnetic alloy and one or more sensing elements about the magnetic alloy to measure a magnetic field emanating from the magnetic alloy without being affected by anomalies in magnetic alloy.

Magnetoelastic torque sensor for mitigating non-axisymmetric inhomogeneities in emanating fields

An apparatus and method for magnetizing a shaft in a circumferential direction is provided in which electrical current is applied to one or more electrical current conduction tubes and is directed through the tube to at least one coupler having an internal diameter sized so as to circumferentially contact the exterior diameter of a part of the shaft to be magnetized. An electric current pulse is applied to the electrical current conduction tube and radially enters the shaft from the coupler associated with the tube at a substantially 90&deg; degree angle to the axis of the shaft. The current is forced axially along the length of the shaft in the direction of at least a second coupler to magnetize one or more bands along the shaft in a circumferential direction. The current exits the shaft by way of the second coupler and a second electrical conduction tube.

Fixtures and processes for magnetizing magnetoelastic shafts circumferentially

In one embodiment of the present invention, a fuel sensor for a motor vehicle includes a pressure transducer integrated into an end cap for a fuel rail of the vehicle's engine. Further, a temperature transducer can also be included. Fuel sensors according to the present invention facilitate improvements in vehicle packaging and cost.

Fuel sensor

Method of treating veterinary or human patients for relief of dermal or sub-dermal pain and inflammation by topical application of a therapeutic agent comprising propylene carbonate.

Therapeutic method to reduce pain and inflammation

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

William T Moore