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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin Roy Harpenau, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Kirk Pebley, Novi, MI (US);
David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Sangeetha Sangameswaran, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin Roy Harpenau, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Kirk Pebley, Novi, MI (US);
David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine and at least one controller. The at least one controller periodically determines an estimated current to be demanded by vehicle electrical loads during an auto stop of the engine, compares the estimated current with a threshold current, and inhibits an auto stop of the engine if the estimated current is greater than the threshold current for a predetermined period of time.