Engine power elevation and active battery charge energy management strategies for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
US8359133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/93
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) having an engine and a battery configured to respectively deliver engine power and battery power to provide a total output power for powering the vehicle includes the following. An elevated engine power which falls within a total output power range where only engine power without battery power may be delivered to power the vehicle in response to a driver demand power and which is greater than the combination of the driver demand power and vehicle powering losses is determined. The engine delivers the elevated engine power in response to the driver demand power. The extra engine power is transferred to the battery for the battery to buffer.
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