Method to Condition a Battery on Demand While Off Charge

A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, conditioning a battery of an electrified vehicle while off charge in response to an operator request for improved performance as a tradeoff for decreased range. An electrified vehicle system according t...

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Main Authors Blatchley, Timothy Noah, Dhillon, Jaswant S, Ochocinski, Christopher Adam, Porras, Angel Fernando
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.11.2018
Subjects
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, conditioning a battery of an electrified vehicle while off charge in response to an operator request for improved performance as a tradeoff for decreased range. An electrified vehicle system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a battery, an electric machine configured to receive electric power from the battery to drive vehicle wheels, and a system control that generates a control signal to condition the battery while off charge in response to an operator request for improved performance as a tradeoff for decreased range.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715602194