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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph William Anthony, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 ;
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle having a propulsion system which includes an internal combustion engine , a generator/motor and an electric motor or a “traction inverter module” which cooperatively provide power to the drive train of vehicle . Vehicle includes a controller which is effective to detect whether any faults are present within any of the torque providing subsystems (e.g., in engine , generator/motor and/or motor ), and if one or more faults is. present, to provide a limited operation strategy which allows the vehicle to be driveable by use of the remaining operational subsystem(s).