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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
David Hancock, Flat Rock, MI (US);
William Taylor, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mark E. Shields, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60L 58/20 (2019.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0866 (2013.01); B60L 58/20 (2019.02); B60L 50/16 (2019.02); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0885 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0888 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0896 (2013.01); F02N 2200/063 (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 after the DC/DC converter is used to crank an engine. The output voltage of the DC/DC converter may be adjusted responsive to a state of charge of an ultra-capacitor.