Patent ID: 11952971
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 8:
9. A system, comprising:
an engine;
an electric machine;
an electric power source; and
a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that cause the controller to:
reduce an amount of electric current that is supplied from the electric power source to the electric machine and rotate the engine via the reduced amount of electric current in response to an indication that a vehicle is in a flooded area so that the engine is rotated using a cranking torque that is lowered due to the reduced amount of electric current, the lowered cranking torque for allowing the engine to stop rotating before an engine rod and/or piston is degraded due to water ingested into the engine.