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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hanyang B. Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Michael J. Irby, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0862 (2013.01); F02N 11/0859 (2013.01); F02N 11/108 (2013.01); H02J 7/1446 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/045 (2013.01); F02N 2200/046 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01); F02N 2200/062 (2013.01); F02N 2200/063 (2013.01); F02N 2200/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle charge control for protection against cold crank failure. An example vehicle includes a battery and a body control module. The body control module is to obtain state of charge information of the battery, obtain temperature information, and estimate a next crank time based on the state of charge information and the temperature information.