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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kendrick Morrison, Wayne, MI (US);
Andrew E. Burt, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Christopher A. Lear, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/023 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain or driveline that includes an engine and an integrated starter/generator are described. In one example, the integrated starter/generator may rotate a torque converter during a vehicle activation process if a vehicle soak time exceeds a threshold. The integrated starter/generator may not rotate the torque converter during a vehicle activation process if a vehicle soak time is less than the threshold.