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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoguang Chang, Northville, MI (US);
Josephine S. Lee, Novi, MI (US);
Xu Wang, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chuan He, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 2260/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for extending the life cycle of a battery includes receiving a storage mode status signal at a battery controller and incrementally adjusting a state of charge window over a period of time in response to receiving the storage mode status signal.