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US 2021/0197673 A1Published application
218-0779 battery charging by towed regenerative braking
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarkus Espig, David van Bebber, Markus Espig
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for recharging a battery of a vehicle. In one example, a method includes activating a recuperative brake during a tow operation of a vehicle. The vehicle is an electric vehicle replenishing a state of charge of a battery thereof without transferring electrical energy from a towing vehicle to the vehicle.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- activating a recuperative brake of a first vehicle in response to the vehicle being towed via a second vehicle.
A system, comprising:
- a first vehicle comprising a towing device;
- a second vehicle comprising a battery and an electric motor;
- and
- a controller comprising computer-readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory thereof that when executed enable the controller to:
- determine a second vehicle tow request;
- autonomously driving the second vehicle to the first vehicle;
- coupling the first vehicle to the second vehicle via the towing device;
- and
- activating a recuperative brake of the second vehicle during an entirety of a towing operation.
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A method, comprising:
- signaling a vehicle towing request of an electric vehicle;
- comparing conditions of the electric vehicle to a conditions of a plurality of towing vehicles;
- selecting a towing vehicle from the plurality of towing vehicles;
- coupling the towing vehicle to the electric vehicle via a tow coupling during a tow operation;
- and
- activating a recuperative brake of the electric vehicle during all of the tow operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.