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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Qing Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Fazal Urrahman Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 28/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/52 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0666 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle and method of control are provided. An engine raw power command is quantized. The quantized power command is set to one of a plurality of quantized power steps. A step size between the quantized power steps varies based on the raw power command. The engine of the hybrid vehicle is operated based on the set quantized power command.