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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaohong Nina Duan, Canton, MI (US);
Chi Paik, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Jianrong Huang, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/10 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/10 (2019.02); H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H02J 7/0081 (2013.01); H02J 7/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a vehicle comprises, by a controller, responsive to charge current for a battery exceeding a threshold, inhibiting further charging of the battery. The method further includes, responsive to the vehicle achieving a predefined state following the charge current exceeding the threshold, discharging the battery for a predetermined time at a predetermined current both defined by an amount and duration that the charge current exceeded the threshold to deplate lithium from an anode of the battery.