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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2011
Hai Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan Mcgee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph G. Supina, Saline, MI (US);
Johannes G. Kristinsson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fazal U. Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Hai Yu, Canton, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan McGee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph G. Supina, Saline, MI (US);
Johannes G. Kristinsson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fazal U. Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A plugin hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a battery, an electric machine, and a controller. The vehicle is operable in a primary electric vehicle driving mode (EV mode) and in a hybrid electric vehicle driving mode (HEV mode). The controller is programmed to receive input from the driver representing a desired operating mode and a desired energy reservation. If the desired operating mode is HEV mode, then a state of charge (SOC) offset is established as the smaller of a maximum SOC offset and an allowable SOC offset, otherwise, the SOC offset is established based on the desired energy reservation. The vehicle is operated based on the SOC offset.