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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Kenneth Jahr, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Hong Jiang, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Deaborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 2510/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/081 (2013.01); B60W 2550/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/02 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/081 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of starting a vehicle may include providing power to a motor to spin the motor at a speed at least equal to a target engine cranking speed while a clutch configured to couple an engine and motor is open. The method may also include cutting power to the motor in response to the motor achieving the speed, and locking the clutch to couple the rotating inertias of the motor and a transmission with the engine to start the engine.