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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Dearborn, MI (US);
Naginder Gogna, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Joseph Thomas, Holt, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/06 (2006.01); F16H 63/40 (2006.01); H02P 101/25 (2016.01); F02B 67/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/06 (2013.01); F16H 63/40 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/19 (2013.01); F02B 67/06 (2013.01); H02P 2101/25 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving shifting of a transmission are described. The systems and methods may be applied to automatic or manual transmissions, but the systems and methods may be particularly suited for automatic transmissions. In one example, electrical input to an alternator and electrical output from the alternator is adjusted in response to a request to upshift a transmission.