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Method and control apparatus for operating a hybrid electric vehicle

US11198424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Vogt · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Alexander Kruse · Ingolstadt, DE
Stefan Appel · Munich, DE
Christopher Hohm · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 12, 2019
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60W2710/244
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a hybrid electric vehicle including an electric machine, a battery and an internal combustion engine, the load point of which is shifted upward to drive the electric machine for charging the battery in the generator mode, wherein a target state of charge of the battery is specified; a required target charging capacity is determined; the load point of the internal combustion engine initially is only shifted upward within an engine-map range of the internal combustion engine.

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