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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Farmington, MI (US);
Francis Thomas Connolly, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 20/50 (2016.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); H02P 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); H02P 31/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/081 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/08 (2013.01); B60W 2710/242 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/13 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/112 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/43 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/60 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric motor and an engine selectively coupled to the electric motor. The vehicle has an electric motor controller configured to, in response to (i) an absence of receiving a motor command signal within a predetermined time, (ii) a battery voltage being below a first threshold and (iii) a motor speed exceeding a second threshold, restrict operation of the electric motor to a limited operating mode and control the electric motor to generate a charging torque for a battery.