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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Chris Glugla, Macomb, MI (US);
Chad Archer, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 37/02 (2006.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 37/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0012 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for starting an engine of a hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, the method uses the engine to generate larger amounts of thermal energy while the engine is rotated under power of an electric machine. The systems and methods described herein may be applied to series and parallel hybrid vehicles.