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US 10,377,389 B2Granted
Load management to extend electric vehicle range
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSeth Anthony Bryan, Bryan Michael Bolger, Robert David Hancasky, Angel Fernando Porras
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a controller that prompts a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range by a user selected amount. The controller further operates a propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range responsive to user confirmation of the willingness.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a propulsion system;
- and
- a controller configured to,
- responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range by a user selected amount, prompt a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed, and
- responsive to user confirmation of the willingness, operate the propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range.
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A method comprising:
- by a controller,
- responsive to user confirmation of a desire to increase an electric drive range of a vehicle by a user selected amount, prompting a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum power for a climate system;
- and
- responsive to user confirmation of the willingness to accept the reduced maximum power, operating the climate system with the reduced maximum power to increase the electric drive range.
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A control system for an electric vehicle comprising:
- a propulsion system including a propulsion motor;
- and
- a controller configured to,
- receive a user-requested target miles increase;
- responsive to the target miles increase, prompt a user to confirm a willingness to accept a reduced maximum acceleration or speed, and
- responsive to user confirmation of the willingness, operate the propulsion system with the reduced maximum acceleration or speed to increase the electric drive range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.