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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Alan Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig H. Stephan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Alan Tamor, Toledo, OH (US);
Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Craig H. Stephan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Environment conditions expected to be encountered by a vehicle are used as inputs in determining operating modes of a motive power system of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A vehicle operating in charge depleting mode may transition to operate in charge sustaining mode if the vehicle is expected to encounter circumstances where it is desirable to allow the vehicle to more quickly respond to sudden requests for torque.