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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
David Hancock, Flat Rock, MI (US);
David Lew, Canton, MI (US);
James M. Basile, Dundee, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0866 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0888 (2013.01); F02N 2200/021 (2013.01); F02N 2200/022 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/024 (2013.01); F02N 2200/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle that includes a DC/DC converter is described. In one example, the method includes adjusting an output voltage of the DC/DC converter to increase torque of a belt integrated starter/generator. The output voltage of the DC/DC converter may be adjusted before and during engine cranking.