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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark Ferrel, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 9/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 9/00 (2013.01); B60H 1/2218 (2013.01); B60H 1/2226 (2019.05); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); F01N 2900/08 (2013.01); F01N 2900/104 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1602 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, electric current may be supplied to or withheld from a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater and an electrically heated catalyst. In particular, electric current may be delivered to the PTC heater and withheld from the electrically heated catalyst, or vice-versa, in response to a catalyst temperature and battery state of charge.