Engine control system for torque management in a hybrid powertrain system

US8000866B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US
• Daimler AG · DE
• Chrysler Group LLC · US
• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Anthony H. Heap · Ann Arbor, US
• Jy-Jen F. Sah · Beverly Hills, US
• Lawrence A. Kaminsky · Sterling Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/64
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An engine is coupled to an input member of a hybrid transmission, the hybrid transmission operative to transfer power between the engine and a second torque machine and an output member. A method for controlling the engine includes monitoring an operator torque request, commanding operation of the hybrid transmission in a continuously variable operating range state, determining engine commands comprising a first engine torque request and a second engine torque request based upon the operator torque request and the operation of the hybrid transmission, determining an engine torque constraint comprising a maximum engine torque based upon a capacity of the hybrid transmission to react the engine torque, and controlling engine operation based upon the first engine torque request only when the second engine torque request exceeds the engine torque constraint.