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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Maruthi Ravichandran, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ravikumar Tumu, Westland, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 2200/022 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0802 (2013.01); F02N 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, a torque reserve for starting an engine via an electric machine is adjusted responsive to vehicle operating conditions. The torque reserve may set aside a portion of torque that an electric machine may produce for cranking and starting an engine.