Title: Method and system for determining a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle expected drive range

Abstract

A vehicle may include an engine and electric machine each configured to generate motive power for the vehicle, a battery configured to store energy for the electric machine, and a tank configured to store fuel for the engine. The vehicle may further include one or more controllers configured to determine a vehicle drive range based on an amount of fuel in the tank and an available charge depletion energy in the battery.

Inventors:

Grider, Duane M.; Blakemore, Bruce Carvell

Issue Date:

2018-10-09

Research Org.:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1485296

Patent Number(s):

10093303

Application Number:

12/858,112

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

Y02T10/62 - Hybrid vehicles

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION

B60W10/08 - including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
B60W10/06 - including control of combustion engines
B60W20/11 - using model predictive control [MPC] strategies, i.e. control methods based on models predicting performance {
B60W2510/244 - Charge state
B60W20/00 - Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles {
B60W2050/146 - {Display means}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

Y02T90/14 - Plug-in electric vehicles

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60W - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION

B60W2530/209 - Fuel quantity remaining in tank

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DOE Contract Number:  

FC26-08NT04384

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2010 Aug 17

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

25 ENERGY STORAGE; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS