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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Trent Barkdull, Livonia, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 20/50 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/1811 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60L 2210/30 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/429 (2013.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/69 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/13 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/112 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y10S 903/907 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery control module and a controller. The battery control module is configured to issue at regular intervals a message indicative of a state of charge (SOC) of a battery. The controller is configured to, in an absence of receiving the messages at the regular intervals while in a key-on state and a torque demand is present, restrict power flow between the battery and an electric powertrain to a limit that is based on a predicted SOC to provide limited propulsive force.