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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hanyang Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Irby, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0825 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/192 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a vehicle are presented. In one example, a minimum battery state of charge (SOC) threshold for automatic engine stopping is adjusted responsive to a temperature of a battery. An engine of the vehicle may be automatically started responsive to a battery SOC discharge amount that is greater than a threshold. The approach may allow a battery to discharge a greater number of times so that battery life may be extended.