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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Shields, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew Thomas Loiselle, LaSalle, MI (US);
Brian Keyse, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Josephine S. Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H02J 9/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/1446 (2013.01); B60L 50/10 (2019.02); B60L 50/50 (2019.02); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 9/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a starter motor having a dedicated power source, an electric machine, and a controller configured to, responsive to a command for the motor to start an engine, open a switch to isolate the motor and source from a network electrically connected with the machine, and responsive to voltages on both sides of the switch falling within a predetermined range, close the switch to charge the source.