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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a traction battery, and a controller configured to, responsive to a transition from deplete mode to sustain mode during a first drive cycle, maintain a state of charge (SOC) of the battery within a range defined by a first maximum threshold, and responsive to initiation of a next drive cycle in the sustain mode, maintain the SOC within a range defined by a second maximum threshold greater than the first.