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Method of controlling a vehicle drivetrain and controller in the drivetrain

US12227167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Vitesco Technologies Germany GmbH · DE

Inventors

Artemis Kostarigka · Nuremberg, DE
Ruben König · Hemsbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/62
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a vehicle drivetrain by an electric motor, in order to synchronize the speed of an internal combustion engine and the speed of gears in the drivetrain, wherein if a speed synchronization error esync(t) is controlled to remain within a prespecified region for a specific period of time, the synchronization is finished, and a gear may be engaged.

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