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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Maruthi Ravichandran, Dearborn, MI (US);
Calvin Trescott, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Rajit Johri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey 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 5/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0859 (2013.01); F02N 5/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 2200/105 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01); F02N 2200/124 (2013.01); F02N 2200/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for starting an engine of a hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, the method selects one or more electric machines to start an engine. The method may reference a data structure, such as a matrix or table, and the matrix or table outputs which of the one or more electric machines is applied to start the engine.