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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Burt, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Josh Dewalt, Canton, MI (US);
Ka Wai Kevin So Zhao, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/16 (2016.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60K 6/448 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/11 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/16 (2016.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/448 (2013.01); B60L 2270/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/11 (2016.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a vehicle driveline that includes an engine and an electric machine are described. In one example, an amount of electrical power that is available to electrical consumers that are electrically coupled to a high voltage bus is adjusted responsive to a temperature of a catalyst for the purpose of reducing engine emissions.