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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Ford, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Corey Blue, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0685 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1066 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30806 (2013.01); Y10S 903/914 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain that includes an engine and a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods provide a way of prepositioning an engine to improve a range of driveline disconnect clutch transfer function adaptation. In one example, an engine is positioned at a location where its torque to turn exceeds a threshold torque.