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Hybrid electric vehicle control strategy while traveling in reverse
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Filing: 2001-05-24
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Granted: 2003-08-05
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Expires: 2021-05-24
Abstract
Abstract A method for reverse drive mode operation of a hybrid electric vehicle includes determining an output power of the internal combustion engine, determining a power circulation loss between a generator and a motor, determining a benefit power based on the difference between the output power of the internal combustion engine and the power circulation loss, and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine during the reverse drive mode operation of the vehicle if the benefit power is less than a predetermined threshold power value.
Inventors
- 👤 Ming Lang Kuang
- 👤 Prabhakar B Patil
- 👤 James Paul McCarthy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 08:21
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W20/00; B60W20/10; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/42; B60K6/44; B60K6/445; B60L; B60L15/00; B60L15/20; B60L15/2063; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B60L50/61; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60W10/24; B60W10/26; B60K1/00; B60K1/02; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/40; B60L2240/42; B60L2240/421; B60L2240/423; B60W2510/00; B60W2510/08; B60W2510/081; B60W2510/24; B60W2510/242; B60W2510/244; B60W2710/00; B60W2710/08; B60W2710/083; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/18009; B60W30/18036; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/64; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T10/72; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for reverse drive mode operation of a hybrid electric vehicle, the hybrid electric vehicle having a traction motor and an operating internal combustion engine and operating generator mechanically coupled via a power transmission device, the method comprising: determining an output power of the internal combustion engine; determining a power circulation loss between the generator and the motor; determining a benefit power based on the difference between the output power of the internal combustion engine and the power circulation loss; and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine during the reverse drive mode operation of the vehicle if the benefit power is less than a predetermined threshold power value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for reverse drive mode operation of a hybrid electric vehicle, the hybrid electric vehicle having a traction motor and an operating internal combustion engine and operating generator mechanically coupled via a power transmission device, the method comprising: determining an output power of the internal combustion engine; determining a power circulation loss between the generator and the motor; determining a benefit power based on the difference between the output power of the internal combustion engine and the power circulation loss; and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine during the reverse drive mode operation of the vehicle if the benefit power is less than a predetermined threshold power value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
197 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein if the benefit power is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold power value, the method further comprises: determining a driver torque request at the motor; determining a generator torque reflected at the motor; summing the driver torque request and the generator torque reflected at the motor; comparing the sum of the driver torque request and the generator torque reflected at the motor to a maximum motor torque; determining a new generator torque request if the sum of the driver torque request and the generator torque reflected at the motor is greater than the maximum motor torque, the new generator torque request being based at least in part on a difference between a maximum motor torque and the driver torque request at the motor; and determining a new motor torque request if the sum of the driver torque request and the generator torque reflected at the motor is less than or equal to the maximum motor torque, the new motor torque request being based at least in part on a sum of the driver torque request at the motor and a requested generator torque reflected at the motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 2 , further comprising: comparing the new generator torque request to a generator torque request minimum; and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine if the new generator torque request is less than the generator torque request minimum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
The method according to claim 2 , further comprising: comparing the new generator torque request to a generator torque request minimum; calculating a generator speed based at least on a speed of the internal combustion engine and a speed of the vehicle; comparing the calculated generator speed to a maximum generator speed; and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine if the calculated generator speed is greater than the maximum generator speed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 4 , further comprising the step of determining the new traction motor torque request if the calculated generator speed is less than or equal to the maximum generator speed.
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