US 11,724,687 B2
Systems and methods for providing towing acceleration assistance during in-flight charging of electrified vehicles
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Ryan J. O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US); Michael Blischke, Northville, MI (US); Katherine Howard-Cone, Canton, MI (US); Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US); and Hussein Berry, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,165.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324433 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 20/19 (2016.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 20/19 (2016.01) [B60D 1/24 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle-to-vehicle in-flight energy transfer system, comprising:
a towing vehicle;
a towed vehicle; and
a control module programmed to request a torque assistance from the towed vehicle for assisting with acceleration of the towing vehicle in response to a predefined torque condition in which a torque output of an electric machine of the towing vehicle exceeds a predefined maximum torque threshold, or in response to a wheel slip condition in which a wheel of the towing vehicle is slipping while the towing vehicle is either stopped or operating on a graded portion of a roadway.