Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system for a clutch during a regenerative braking event
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Application No.: US15342386Application Date: 2016-11-03
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Publication No.: US10336316B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Ming Lang Kuang , Bernard D. Nefcy , Yanan Zhao , Daniel Scott Colvin
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman, P.C.
- Agent David Kelley
- Main IPC: B60W10/02
- IPC: B60W10/02 ; B60W20/40 ; B60K6/387 ; F16D48/06 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W20/00 ; B60W30/18 ; B60K6/46

Abstract:
A vehicle includes an electric machine, battery, torque converter bypass clutch, drive wheel, and controller. The electric machine is configured to recharge the battery via regenerative braking. The torque converter bypass clutch is disposed between the electric machine and the drive wheel. The controller is programmed to, in response to a negative drive wheel torque command during a regenerative braking event, adjust a closed-state torque capacity of the torque converter bypass clutch based on the torque command.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180118194A1 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CLUTCH DURING A REGENERATIVE BRAKING EVENT Public/Granted day:2018-05-03
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