发明名称 |
Vehicle Initiated Remote Engine Start for Battery Charge Maintenance and Driver Initiated Remote Engine Start for Vehicle Preconditioning Having Battery Charge Maintenance Priority |
摘要 |
One method for remotely starting an engine of a vehicle includes notifying, from the vehicle, a remote user of the vehicle that a battery of the vehicle has a charge level below a predetermined threshold. This method includes remotely starting the engine to charge the battery with energy from the engine upon receiving from the user a confirmation to start the engine. Another method includes remotely starting the engine in response to a command, from the user, to start the engine for preconditioning the vehicle. This method assesses charge level of the battery following engine start and adjusts engine-on time and vehicle settings to prioritize battery charge maintenance versus preconditioning based on the charge level. |
申请公布号 |
US2014379174(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.12.25 |
申请号 |
US201414476044 |
申请日期 |
2014.09.03 |
申请人 |
Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
发明人 |
Holub Patrick Kevin;Van Wiemeersch John Robert |
分类号 |
F02N11/08;H02J7/00;G01R31/36 |
主分类号 |
F02N11/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for remotely starting an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
notifying, from the vehicle, a remote user of the vehicle that a battery of the vehicle has a charge level below a predetermined threshold; and remotely starting the engine to charge the battery with energy from the engine upon receiving from the user a confirmation to start the engine. |
地址 |
Dearborn MI US |