公开(公告)号：US20220072975A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17014641

申请日：2020-09-08

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Ryan J. O'GORMAN ,  Devang Bhalchandra DAVE ,  Farshad HARIRCHI

IPC: B60L58/13 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L15/20 ,  G01C21/34

Abstract: A vehicle comprising includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller, responsive to an interval exceeding a predefined threshold and a predicted net loss in energy, charges the traction battery such that the traction battery acquires energy in an amount at least equal to the predicted net loss in energy. The interval defines a confidence level that a predicted net change in energy stored by the traction battery will occur as a result of use of the vehicle between a current charge location of the vehicle and a next charge location of the vehicle. The amount is based on the interval such that the amount increases as the interval decreases.

公开(公告)号：US20220324433A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17224165

申请日：2021-04-07

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Stuart C. SALTER ,  Ryan J. O'GORMAN ,  Michael BLISCHKE ,  Katherine HOWARD-CONE ,  Paul Kenneth DELLOCK ,  Hussein BERRY

IPC: B60W20/19 ,  B60D1/24 ,  B60L15/20

Abstract: Systems and methods for coordinating and providing towing acceleration assistance between towing vehicles and towed vehicles during vehicle towing events are disclosed. The towing acceleration assistance may be provided by the towed vehicle in the form of an assistive propulsive torque to assist the towing vehicle with acceleration during the towing event when one or more vehicle conditions indicate a need for the towing acceleration assistance. The towing acceleration assistance may end when the one or more vehicle conditions no longer indicate the need for the towing acceleration assistance.