Patents by Inventor David Ramiro

David Ramiro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230391314
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for electrical power control of a hybrid vehicle. A change in an electrical load of an ancillary component of the vehicle is determined. In response to determining the change in the electrical load of the ancillary component, an electrical load of an electrically heated catalyst of the vehicle is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Dashwood Crisp, David Ramiro Garcia, David Cox, Matthew Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11708065
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for electrical power control of a hybrid vehicle. A change in an electrical load of an ancillary component of the vehicle is determined. In response to determining the change in the electrical load of the ancillary component, an electrical load of an electrically heated catalyst of the vehicle is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Dashwood Crisp, David Ramiro Garcia, David Cox, Matthew Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11498547
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and a controller. The electric machine is rotatably coupled to the engine and is configured to deliver electrical power to electrical accessories. The controller is programmed to, in response to a control signal loss between the electric machine and the controller, limit torque output of electric machine to less than a torque threshold that corresponds to the power threshold. The controller is further programmed to, in response an accessory power demand being greater than the power threshold, control the engine to power the electric machine to increase the torque output of electric machine to greater than the torque threshold to meet the accessory power demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Ball, David Cox, Matthew Mitchell, David Hesketh, Jonathan Thombs, David Ramiro Garcia
  • Publication number: 20220332196
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for electrical power distribution. In one example, a system includes plurality of electric consumers comprising one or more operating modes with different levels of power consumption, an energy storage and an electric machine arranged in the vehicle and configured to provide energy to the energy storage device or power to the electric consumers and torque to wheels of the vehicle, a power allocating device coupled to the energy storage device and the plurality of electric consumers, and a controller configured to maintain two indices for allocating power to the plurality of electric consumers, wherein a first index comprises a first power allocation strategy based on power from only the energy storage device and a second index comprises a second power allocation strategy based on power from the energy storage device and the electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Urs Christen, David Ramiro, Handian Chen, Fazal U. Syed, Sassan Farahmand, Brendan Jenkins, Douglas Michael Smith
  • Publication number: 20220266815
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for electrical power control of a hybrid vehicle. A change in an electrical load of an ancillary component of the vehicle is determined. In response to determining the change in the electrical load of the ancillary component, an electrical load of an electrically heated catalyst of the vehicle is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Dashwood Crisp, David Ramiro Garcia, David Cox, Matthew Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20220024442
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, and a controller. The electric machine is rotatably coupled to the engine and is configured to deliver electrical power to electrical accessories. The controller is programmed to, in response to a control signal loss between the electric machine and the controller, limit torque output of electric machine to less than a torque threshold that corresponds to the power threshold. The controller is further programmed to, in response an accessory power demand being greater than the power threshold, control the engine to power the electric machine to increase the torque output of electric machine to greater than the torque threshold to meet the accessory power demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Ball, David Cox, Matthew Mitchell, David Hesketh, Jonathan Thombs, David Ramiro Garcia