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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yanan Zhao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kyle Culek, Birmingham, MI (US);
Guopeng Hu, Northville, MI (US);
Matthew Shelton, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Yang Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Zhengyu Dai, Canton, MI (US);
Ashok Rodrigues, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 2220/42 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/647 (2013.01); B60L 2240/662 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system are described for allocating power to two electric machines when closing of a disconnect clutch is requested. In one example, the allocation of power may be based on a level of urgency for closing the disconnect clutch. Priority for supplying power to a secondary drive unit may be increased in response to a high urgency level.