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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Jude Berthault, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Palic, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60P 3/06 (2006.01); B60L 50/15 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60P 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 50/15 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60P 1/64 (2013.01); B60P 3/064 (2013.01); B60L 2200/42 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric machine, a detachable lift, and a controller. The detachable lift has a lift battery that is electrically connected to the electric machine. The controller is programmed to, responsive to the vehicle traveling on a predetermined route, transfer power between the electric machine and lift battery such that a lift battery charge is within a desired range at an end of the route.