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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Julio Orozco, Aachen, DE;
Arnulf Sponheimer, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/56 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.02); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 53/56 (2019.02); B60L 2260/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plug-in hybrid vehicle includes an engine mechanically coupled to at least one wheel and having a turbocharger. A first electric machine is coupled to at least one wheel. A second electric machine is coupled to the turbocharger. An electric store or battery is coupled to the first and second electric machines. A controller is coupled to the second electric machine and a plug configured to connect to an external electric grid. The second electric machine is configured to drive the turbocharger during charging of the battery from the external electric grid via the plug.