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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2012
Applicants:
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Inventors:
William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/11 (2016.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0677 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6269 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for increasing fuel economy of a vehicle such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) having an engine and a battery each configured to supply power to propel the vehicle includes supplying power from the battery and operating the engine below peak efficiency to supply from the engine only the difference in power between a demanded power and the power which the battery can deliver when the demanded power exceeds the power which the battery can deliver.