Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control of a rolling stop-start vehicle engine
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Application No.: US15200461Application Date: 2016-07-01
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Publication No.: US09964090B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy , Daniel Benjamin Kok , Ahmed Awadi , Raed Younis , Mohannad Hakeem
- 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 B. Kelley
- Main IPC: F02N11/08
- IPC: F02N11/08 ; F02D41/04 ; F02D41/12 ; B60L1/00 ; B62D5/04

Abstract:
A vehicle includes electric brakes, an engine with a starter, a battery and a controller. The battery has a voltage and is configured to power the starter, the electric brakes, and the controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a speed of the vehicle falling within a specified range without propulsive demand and while the voltage is greater than an upper voltage that varies based on a charge needed to engage the brakes to stop the vehicle, stop the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180003143A1 CONTROL OF A ROLLING STOP-START VEHICLE ENGINE Public/Granted day:2018-01-04
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