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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/10 (2006.01); B60L 7/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/102 (2013.01); B60L 7/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/126 (2013.01); B60L 11/1805 (2013.01); B60L 11/187 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); B60L 11/1874 (2013.01); B60L 11/1875 (2013.01); B60L 11/1877 (2013.01); B60L 11/1879 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60L 15/2018 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/465 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/642 (2013.01); B60L 2240/647 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/28 (2013.01); B60L 2260/56 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a battery pack supplying power to propel a vehicle are disclosed. One example method includes, increasing a battery pack state of charge window in response to a negative grade of a section of road a vehicle is traveling. The method also includes decreasing the battery pack state of charge window in response to the vehicle transitioning from traveling down a section of road having a negative grade to traveling down a section of road that has a positive or zero grade.