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Engine-motor hybrid vehicle control apparatus and method having engine performance Lessening compensation

US6269290A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1999
Grant dateJul 31, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/19014
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an engine-motor hybrid vehicle, vehicle drive regions are divided into a plurality of groups specified by a plurality of operation state variables. A learning variable set for each drive region is updated according to an amount of a power state of an engine, when the vehicle is in a steady state running. The learning variable indicates a change in the power state amount with age. When an engine power demand value is determined, it is corrected by using the learning variable of a selected drive region to calculate a corrected engine power demand value compensating a change in the engine with age. In this manner, the engine power is controlled.

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