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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Applicant:
Thomas Scott Gee, Canton, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Scott Gee, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) manages engine operation in the event of an engine cooling system malfunction by operating the engine with fewer than the total number of engine cylinders, while extracting power, particularly during transient operation, from not only the engine, but also the vehicle's traction motor and battery.