Electrified vehicle configured to selectively deactivate restricted power mode based on acceleration request

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023094310-A1
Application number	US-202117485912-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 27, 2021
Priority date	Sep 27, 2021
Publication date	Mar 30, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to selectively deactivate a restricted power mode based on an acceleration request, such as an imminent or current acceleration request. A corresponding method is also disclosed. An example electrified vehicle includes a battery and a controller configured to apply a restricted power mode when a state of health of the battery is below a predefined lower threshold. Further, when in the restricted power mode, the controller is configured to limit an amount of power drawn from the battery. Additionally, the controller is configured to selectively deactivate the restricted power mode in response to a signal indicating a current or imminent request for acceleration of the electrified vehicle requiring power to be drawn from the battery above an upper limit of the restricted power mode.

First claim

1 . An electrified vehicle, comprising:
a battery; and a controller configured to apply a restricted power mode when a state of health of the battery is below a predefined lower threshold, wherein, when in the restricted power mode, the controller is configured to limit an amount of power drawn from the battery, and wherein the controller is configured to selectively deactivate the restricted power mode in response to a signal indicating a current or imminent request for acceleration of the electrified vehicle requiring power to be drawn from the battery above an upper limit of the restricted power mode.

2 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller receives the signal when the vehicle is in a driving mode permitting acceleration requiring power to be drawn from the battery above the upper limit.

3 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 2 , wherein the controller receives the signal when the vehicle is in a sport driving mode.

4 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller receives the signal when the vehicle is currently or imminently driving at a location known to correspond to a request for acceleration of the electrified vehicle requiring power to be drawn from the battery above the upper limit.

5 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 4 , wherein the location is a highway on-ramp.

6 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller receives the signal when movement of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle exceeds a pedal travel threshold.

7 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller receives the signal when a rate of movement of an accelerator pedal exceeds a pedal rate threshold.

8 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine that the state of health of the battery is below the predefined lower threshold based on a current health of the battery at a mileage compared to an expected health of the battery at the mileage.

9 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine that the state of health of the battery is below the predefined lower threshold based on a current health of the battery at a time compared to an expected health of the battery at the time.

10 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine that the state of health of the battery is below the predefined lower threshold based on a current health of the battery at a mileage and a time compared to an expected health of the battery at the mileage and the time.

11 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein, when in the restricted power mode, the controller is configured to determine an adjustment ratio, and the upper limit is proportional to the adjustment ratio.

12 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 11 , wherein the adjustment ratio is based on at least one of (i) a difference between a present battery state of health and an expected battery state of health, (ii) a difference between a rate of change of a present battery state of health and a rate of change of an expected battery state of health, (iii) a proximity to a predefined mileage threshold or a predefined time threshold, and (iv) a present temperature of the battery.

13 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 12 , wherein the predefined mileage threshold and the predefined time thresholds are based on a manufacturer warranty.

14 . The electrified vehicle as recited in claim 1 , wherein the electrified vehicle is a battery electric vehicle.

15 . A method, comprising:
applying a restricted power mode in which an amount of power drawn from a battery of an electrified vehicle is limited when a state of health of the battery is below a predefined lower threshold; and deactivating the restricted power mode in response to a signal indicating a current or imminent request for acceleration of the electrified vehicle requiring power to be drawn from the battery above an upper limit of the restricted power mode.

16 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the signal is received when the vehicle is in a driving mode permitting acceleration requiring power to be drawn from the battery above the upper limit.

17 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the signal is received when the vehicle is currently or imminently driving at a location known to correspond to a request for acceleration of the electrified vehicle requiring power to be drawn from the battery above the upper limit.

18 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the signal is received when movement of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle exceeds a pedal travel threshold.

19 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the signal is received when a rate of movement of an accelerator pedal exceeds a pedal rate threshold.

20 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the state of health of the battery is determined based on a current health of the battery at a mileage or time compared to an expected health of the battery at the mileage or the time.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Zhao Yanan
• Duan Xiaohong Nina
• Kuang Ming Lang

Classifications

• B60L2240/14

  Acceleration · CPC title

• B60L58/16 Primary

  responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH] · CPC title

• B60L2250/28

  Accelerator pedal thresholds · CPC title

• B60L2240/645

  Type of road · CPC title

• B60L58/14

  Preventing excessive discharging · CPC title