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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Douglas Raymond Martin, Canton, MI (US);
Ted Haladyna, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/16 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0026 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/182 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/1882 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/52 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain that includes an engine and a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods provide different ways to transition engine operating conditions between two low engine fuel consumption operating regions that are separated by a higher engine fuel consumption operating region. In one example, engine torque is increased at a higher rate in a fuel economy mode to increase an amount of time an engine operates in one of the two low fuel consumption operating regions.