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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brendan F. Diamond, Naples, FL (US);
Alec Bolthouse, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes a powertrain having an engine, an electric machine, and a disconnect clutch configured to selectively couple the engine and the electric machine. The vehicle further includes a controller programmed to, for a given operating point defined by a powertrain speed and a driver-demanded torque, command a torque split between the engine and the electric machine that depends on a duration of time of the powertrain having been at the given operating point in a previous drive cycle such that for consecutive drive cycles, as the durations of time decrease, torque commanded to the engine decreases and torque commanded to the electric machine increases.