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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Anthony Boyko, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Stephen Powell, Troy, MI (US);
Patrick Gordon Collins, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); H02P 6/28 (2016.01); H02P 29/60 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2013.01); H02P 6/28 (2016.02); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/024 (2013.01); F02N 2200/044 (2013.01); H02P 29/60 (2016.02);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to start the engine. The controller is programmed to pre-flux the electric machine with current that has a magnitude that changes as temperature of the engine changes within a predefined range.