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| 20090065276 | Hybrid Vehicle - A hybrid motor vehicle ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090133946 | Method for operating an internal combustion engine - A method for operating a hybrid drive in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine connected thereto which is in connection with at least one energy storage device including operating the internal combustion engine is operated in overload mode in at least one preferably exceptional operating situation of the hybrid drive in order to avoid power losses at low loading state of the energy storage device. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090145678 | Fuel cell vehicle - A movable body includes a fuel cell, a fuel supply means which supplies fuel containing hydrogen to the fuel cell, a limit means which limits the amount of the supplied fuel, a body which includes a space in which an occupant is housed, a conversion means which converts the supplied electric power from the fuel cell to driving force for driving the body, a control portion which controls the operation of the conversion means, and an operating member. The operating member is disposed at a position where the operating member can be operated by the occupant housed in the body, and provides an instruction to execute a control that limits the amount of the supplied fuel using the limit means, without stopping the operation of the control portion. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090205890 | Energy Supply Device for a Hybrid Vehicle and Method for Operating an Electric High Voltage Energy Storage Device - A method for operating an electric high voltage energy storage device of a hybrid vehicle with an electric drive motor, as well as an energy supply device, is provided. A predetermined working range of the high voltage energy storage device is shifted in the direction of the upper or lower physical charge limit as a function of the vehicle operating parameters and/or as a function of the vehicle environmental parameters. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090211825 | Method for Operating a Combustion Engine - A method for operating a combustion engine, in which at least one electric motor for providing drive assistance is activated at least intermittently in a normal driving mode having a requested drive power. It is provided that the combustion engine is operated selectively in steady-state or dynamic fashion as a function of a selected combustion process. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090211826 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - On condition that a motor temperature is lower than a preset reference temperature and that a vehicle speed is lower than a preset reference speed, a booster circuit is controlled to adjust the voltage level of a high voltage system to be not higher than a certain low voltage. On condition that the motor temperature is lower than the preset reference temperature and that the vehicle speed is not lower than the preset reference speed, the booster circuit is controlled to adjust the voltage level of the high voltage system to be not higher than a maximum input voltage. On condition that the motor temperature is not lower than the preset reference temperature, the booster circuit is controlled to adjust the voltage level of the high voltage system to be not higher than the maximum input voltage, irrespective of the vehicle speed. This arrangement effectively improves the overall energy efficiency in a vehicle where the adjustment of the voltage level of the high voltage system to be not higher than the certain low voltage has the higher energy efficiency than the adjustment of the voltage level of the high voltage system to be not higher than the maximum input voltage. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090229900 | PLUGIN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH V2G OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - In one aspect of the present invention, a vehicle comprises: a consumable fuel powered engine, a battery and an electric motor powered by the battery. The battery is rechargeable both from an external electric power source (such as an electric power grid) and from the consumable fuel powered engine. A computer receives data as inputs and providing outputs, wherein the input data includes an expected state of the electric power source at a time when the vehicle is expected to be coupled to the electric power source. The outputs include control signals to control the state of charge of the battery during the time the vehicle is expected to be coupled to the electric power source. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090242292 | Method and system for operating an electric machine - In a method for operating an electric machine which is coupled to a drive shaft, the electric machine is connected to a high voltage direct-current power supply line (HDVC) by a switch and the rotational speed of the connected electric machine or of the drive shaft coupled with the electric machine is determined and the electric machine is disconnected from the high-voltage direct-current power supply line (HVDC) when the rotational speed of the electric machine or, respectively, the driveshaft is above a predetermined threshold. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090250278 | Power output apparatus and vehicle - The hybrid vehicle includes the engine capable of outputting power to the drive gear; the motors MG | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090260904 | Drive-Control Apparatus for Electric Drive Vehicle - A drive-control apparatus for an electric-drive vehicle drives and controls a vehicle driven by electric power generated from mechanical power produced by an internal combustion engine ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090277705 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a charge mode (YES in S | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090294195 | POWER CONTROL UNIT AND HYBRID VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME - A power control unit which comprises a plurality of semiconductor elements including a plurality of high-potential side semiconductor elements and a plurality of low-potential side semiconductor elements, and each having a first face and a second face, a collector terminal or an emitter terminal provided on the first face, or an emitter terminal and a gate terminal provided on the first face; a plurality of bus bars electrically connected with at least one of the semiconductor elements, and forming a power module together with the semiconductor elements; a terminal block having signal lines and a resin mold which supports the signal lines; and an engaging portion provided on at least one of the bus bars, and engaging with a portion of the terminal block, and also supporting the terminal block, the signal lines directly connected with the gate electrodes through the engaging portion. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090321165 | Speed Control Device and Motor Vehicle Having Such a Speed Control Device - A speed control device for motor vehicles, having a controller and a user interface. A plurality of operating modes is implemented in the controller, which differ in their control strategies and include at least one eco mode, whose control strategy is optimized for a fuel-saving manner of driving. The user interface has an input device for selecting the operating mode. Use of the device is made advantageously in a hybrid vehicle. The control strategy may then be adapted to various parameters of the hybrid vehicle (charge state, power of the electric motor, scope of the regenerative braking). | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100038160 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100089672 | POWER CONFIGURATION SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides a power configuration system for a fuel cell hybrid vehicle and a method for controlling the same, in which a second blocking diode is installed in a main bus terminal at an output terminal of a fuel cell (in front of a first blocking diode) separately from the existing first blocking diode installed in the main bus terminal, the positions of high voltage components for driving the fuel cell are changed from the rear of the first blocking diode to the front of the first blocking diode, and the operations of the high voltage components are appropriately controlled during regenerative braking such that the voltage of the fuel cell may be maintained below that of the supercapacitor. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100108420 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING CLUTCH TRANSFER TORQUE IN HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of controlling clutch transfer torque in a hybrid vehicle comprises estimating clutch characteristics from a relation between a control current for a clutch hydraulic valve and a clutch transfer torque corresponding to the control current for the clutch hydraulic valve. With the method, a clutch friction coefficient can be precisely estimated, thereby reducing/eliminating a shock that can occur in the event of the clutch going on or off. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100140001 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100212981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYST FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A system and control module for controlling an electrically heated catalyst includes a remote start module generating a remote start signal, a catalyst control module controlling the electrically heated catalyst based on the remote start signal and an engine control module starting the engine after preheating and/or when required by the vehicle to honor a request as defined in this document. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100263951 | Drive Control Device For Hybrid Vehicle - Due to the reduction of a discharge amount of a mechanical oil pump by a lowering of the idling rotation speed, a slip in a hydraulic power transmission apparatus and a blow up of an electric motor for running due to a delay of the rising of the oil pressure upon the sudden start and the like are prevented. While avoiding the slip and the blow up, the idling rotation speed is lowered so as to make the engine noise small. When the return determination from the idling state is performed based on the shift operation from P to D, at step S | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100263952 | Method and device for operating a hybrid drive - A method for operating a hybrid vehicle, which has a first and a second drive unit, in which the second drive unit is started by at least a portion of the operating energy generated by the first drive unit. In order to improve the driving comfort of the hybrid vehicle during the startup of the second drive unit while driving, the second drive unit, which is at rest, is started using kinetic energy obtained from a driving movement of the hybrid vehicle, while the hybrid vehicle is driven by the first drive unit. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100270096 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN WITH ASSISTED STARTING AND METHOD OF STARTING AN ENGINE - A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle is provided that includes an engine having a crankshaft and a motor/generator operatively connected to the crankshaft. An elastic member is operatively connected to the crankshaft and configured to be wound by one of the engine or the motor/generator. A one-way torque-transmitting mechanism is operatively connected to a first end portion of the elastic member and configured to overrun prior to winding of the elastic member. The elastic member is configured to be releasable to allow unwinding of the elastic member to rotate the crankshaft to restart the engine. A method of starting an engine on a hybrid vehicle is also provided. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110011660 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM USING FREE PISTON LINEAR ALTERNATOR ENGINES - A hybrid powertrain system includes reciprocating free-piston internal combustion engines, each including a linear alternator device configured to generate electric power. A control module determines mechanical and electrical power demands responsive to an operator torque request and a state of charge of an energy storage device. The control module operates the torque machine to generate an output torque responsive to the mechanical power demands and operates the reciprocating free-piston internal combustion engines to generate electric power responsive to the electrical power demands. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110168469 | TORQUE-FILL DURING GEAR CHANGE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS WITH HYBRID VEHICLES AND VEHICLES WITH DUAL PROPULSION SOURCES - A vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to wheels, a first propulsion source, a second propulsion source, and an interface device. The first propulsion source is connected to at least one wheel via a clutch and it intended for providing a first torque to the wheel. The clutch is intended to selectively remove the first torque from the wheel during the time of a gear change by disengaging the first propulsion source from at least one wheel. The second propulsion source is connected to the wheel. The interface device is used for controlling a provision of a second torque from the second propulsion source to at least one wheel during the gear change. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20150060166 | DRIVE TRAIN - A drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a coupling device. The coupling device includes a first coupling unit allocated to the internal combustion engine and a second coupling unit allocated to the electric motor. By way of the coupling device, the internal combustion engine and/or the electric motor can be connected for drive purposes with a common drive shaft to drive at least one wheel of the motor vehicle. The first coupling unit and the second coupling unit are separate components which can be coupled together automatically by a clutch depending on a difference between a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine and a rotation speed of the electric motor. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160032815 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cooling system for a hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric traction assembly, comprising a main circuit that can be traversed by a coolant in order to cool the internal combustion engine to a first temperature level and a secondary circuit that can be traversed by a coolant to cool the electric traction assembly to a second temperature level, lower than the first level, each of the circuits and comprising a radiator capable of cooling the coolant by means of heat exchange with an air flow, at least one hydraulic pump for circulating the coolant in the coolant circuits, and one electronic control unit capable of controlling the hydraulic pumps. The control unit comprises a module for recovering information on the dynamics of the vehicle and a module for controlling the flow from the hydraulic pumps on the basis of that information. | 02-04-2016 |
