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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Ihab S. Soliman, Warren, MI (US);
Deepak Aswani, Westland, MI (US);
Ihab S. Soliman, Warren, MI (US);
Deepak Aswani, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle hybrid propulsion system is described. During a vehicle speed control operation where a speed of the vehicle is maintained at a desired speed, in response to acceleration resulting in vehicle speed beyond the desired speed, the acceleration not caused by vehicle operator input, the torque output of an upstream and/or downstream electric energy conversion device provides brake torque to a drive wheel to decelerate the vehicle to the desired speed. The selection of the electric energy conversion device may be based on an operating condition to achieve improved control and efficiency.