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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffery R. Grimes, Canton, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ryan Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian Gillespey, Brownstown, MI (US);
Joseph Stanek, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffery R. Grimes, Canton, MI (US);
William David Treharne, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ryan Skaff, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brian Gillespey, Brownstown, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a motor that is configured to provide drive torque and to facilitate regenerative braking. The vehicle also includes a controller that is configured to receive input that is indicative of a vehicle speed and a battery state of charge (BSOC), and to disable the drive torque when the BSOC is less than a maximum discharge limit. The controller is also configured to activate regenerative braking when the BSOC is less than the maximum discharge limit and the vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed.