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US 12,110,002 B2Granted
Method and system for hybrid vehicle power generation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStephen Thomas Powell, Samuel Johnson, Garrett Carlson, Craig Lechlitner
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Abstract
Responsive to a user request, a controller operates an engine of a vehicle while parked to charge a traction battery to a target state of charge that exceeds a maximum state of charge limit, used during drive of the vehicle by an electric machine, in advance of a predefined period of time.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising
- an engine;
- an electric machine;
- a traction battery configured to provide power to the electric machine;
- and
- a controller programmed to, while the vehicle is in PARK and before a predefined period of time during which engine starts will be prohibited, operate the engine to charge the traction battery to a target state of charge that exceeds a maximum state of charge limit permitted during drive of the vehicle by the electric machine.
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A method comprising:
- responsive to a vehicle being in PARK and before a predefined period of time during which engine starts will be prohibited, operating the engine to charge a traction battery of the vehicle to a target state of charge that exceeds a maximum state of charge limit permitted during drive of the vehicle by an electric machine.
A power system for a vehicle comprising:
- a traction battery;
- a power outlet;
- and
- a controller programmed to, while the vehicle is parked and before a predefined period of time during which engine starts will be prohibited, charge the traction battery to a target state of charge that exceeds a maximum state of charge permitted during drive of the vehicle and to permit power flow from the traction battery to the power outlet without starting the engine of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.