Hybrid vehicle energy management methods and apparatus
US8234031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A parallel hybrid vehicle launches from rest or near rest with its electric motor and blends in its internal combustion engine at a vehicle speed such that the electrical energy provided to the motor from an energy storage device is only as much energy as can be recovered during deceleration of the vehicle to rest or near rest.
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