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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Michael J. Kipley, Saline, MI (US);
Matthew Simpson, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Ryan O'gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Peter Phung, Windsor, CA;
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are proposed for coordinating and providing assistive traction drive forces during towing events between a motor vehicle and one or more charging trailers. The assistive traction drive forces may be provided in the form of a propulsive torque applied by an electric machine of the charging trailer. Electrical energy for powering the electric machine may be supplied by a powertrain system of the towing vehicle or an energy storage device of an electrified recreational/industrial vehicle that is operably connected to the charging trailer. Energy expended by the energy storage device for powering the electric machine may be replenished during the towing event by regenerative braking.