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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brock Dunlap, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karin Lovett, Novi, MI (US);
Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, a traction battery, a generator coupled to the engine and battery, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to a current flowing from a battery charge station to the battery being less than a maximum charge current, a selection of a fast charge mode, and a temperature of the engine being less than a predetermined temperature, operate the engine to generate a supplemental current to charge the battery.