公开(公告)号：US20180351557A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15607781

申请日：2017-05-30

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Gabriel JIM ,  Jeffrey Raymond MOHR ,  Yukiyasu NAGATA ,  Michael J. IRBY ,  Hanyang B. CHEN ,  Joseph Carl BEISER

IPC分类号： H03K19/173 ,  H04W4/04 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F17/50

摘要： A system includes a processor configured to receive part identification input identifying a newly installed vehicle part. The processor is also configured to transmit part identification data to a cloud server, responsive to the input and receive electronic control unit (ECU) reconfiguration instructions responsive to the transmission. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions to reconfigure a vehicle ECU identified in the instructions.

公开(公告)号：US20210099007A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16589785

申请日：2019-10-01

申请人： Ford Global Technologies, LLC

发明人： Hanyang CHEN ,  Michael J. IRBY

IPC分类号： H02J7/14 ,  F02N11/08 ,  F02D29/06 ,  G01R31/382

摘要： A vehicle includes an engine having a throttle body, a battery, e.g., a 12-volt battery, and a battery-charging system electrically connected to the battery and configured to convert mechanical motion of the engine into electricity to charge the battery. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to, in response to an opening of the throttle body being less than an opening threshold and a state of charge of the battery (battery SOC) being less than a first charge threshold, set the battery-charging system to output a first power, wherein the charge threshold is based on a measured capacity of the battery and a measured key-off load. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the opening being less than the opening threshold and the battery SOC exceeding the first charge threshold but being less than a second charge threshold, set the battery-charging system to output a second power that is less than the first power.

公开(公告)号：US20170254309A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15058328

申请日：2016-03-02

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Hafiz Shafeek KHAFAGY ,  Hanyang B. CHEN ,  David W. LINDEN ,  Michael J. IRBY ,  Karen PRICE

IPC分类号： F02N11/08

CPC分类号： F02N11/084 ,  F02N11/04 ,  F02N11/0803 ,  F02N11/0825 ,  F02N2200/06 ,  F02N2200/061 ,  Y02T10/48

摘要： A stop-start vehicle and a method of controlling a stop-start vehicle include a controller configured to, in response to a power-reset event, inhibit an engine auto-stop function. The controller is additionally configured to, in response to a successful key start event subsequent the power-reset event, cease the inhibiting of the engine auto-stop function.

公开(公告)号：US20170113511A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US14923930

申请日：2015-10-27

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Hafiz Shafeek KHAFAGY ,  Kirk PEBLEY ,  Eric Michael RADEMACHER ,  Michael J. IRBY ,  James C. ROLLINSON

IPC分类号： B60H1/00

CPC分类号： B60H1/00764 ,  B60H1/00007 ,  B60H1/2218 ,  B60H2001/2253 ,  B60H2001/2262

摘要： A vehicle climate control system includes a heat exchanger to heat ambient air using engine waste heat, and a plurality of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements to heat air passed through the heat exchanger. The vehicle also includes a controller programmed to, while the vehicle is driven without engine propulsion, issue a command to sequentially de-energize the PTC heating elements before an upcoming engine activation. The sequential de-energization of the PTC heating elements is performed according to a schedule that is based upon a power surge dissipation time.

公开(公告)号：US20160075324A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-17

申请号：US14487587

申请日：2014-09-16

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Ronald Patrick BROMBACH ,  James Michael WEINFURTHER ,  David J. DAINELIS ,  Michael J. IRBY

IPC分类号： B60W30/045 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/188

CPC分类号： B60W30/045 ,  B60R16/03 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/1886

摘要： An electronic control unit may include input channels configured to receive signals indicative of a power to a steering system and signals indicative of an operating mode of the vehicle, and output channels configured to provide a command to redistribute current from an electrical load to the steering system. The electronic control unit may further include control logic configured to, in response to the power falling below a threshold value and the operating mode being of a pre-defined type, generate the command to increase the power to the steering system to meet the threshold value.

摘要翻译： 电子控制单元可以包括被配置为接收指示转向系统的功率的信号和指示车辆的操作模式的信号的输入通道，以及被配置为提供将电流从电负载重新分配到转向系统的命令的输出通道 。 电子控制单元还可以包括控制逻辑，其被配置为响应于下降到低于阈值的功率并且操作模式是预定义类型，生成用于增加对转向系统的功率以满足阈值的命令 。