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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Satish B. Chikkannanavar, Canton, MI (US);
Cheng Tan, Romford, GB;
Jonathan Tao, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Allan Alimario, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Debborah Callicoat, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert K. Taenaka, Plymouth, MI (US);
Donatus Andreas Josephine Kees, Billericay, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller that is configured to, while a battery temperature exceeds a threshold and state of charge (SOC) is above an SOC threshold, enable an electric machine to provide torque assistance at a power limit, and responsive to the temperature dropping below the threshold, increase the power limit and enable the electric machine to provide torque assistance while the SOC is above a cold SOC threshold less than the SOC threshold.