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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ram Sudarsan Devendran, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01); F16H 59/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0021 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/66 (2013.01); F16H 59/68 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01); F16H 2059/663 (2013.01); F16H 2059/683 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0034 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to the vehicle traveling at a constant speed for a predetermined time, hydraulically charge the accumulator, and responsive to a pressure of the accumulator exceeding a first threshold that is defined by a road grade, cease charging the accumulator, and satisfy transmission line pressure demand with the pressure to deplete the accumulator.