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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441616 | Generated power control system A generated power control system in which the magnetic field of a generator is controlled based on a target generated power so as to perform the appropriate generation control. Preferably, the generated power control system is used in a hybrid vehicle having a gener... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431111 | Hybrid power output apparatus and control method In response to the driver's release of an accelerator, the procedure of the invention sequentially compares an observed charge-discharge electric power Wb of a battery with two reference values Wr1 and Wr2, which are set on the basis of an input restri... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389838 | Hybrid powered vehicle Load sharing rates of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor of a hybrid powered vehicle are definitely controlled to improve fuel efficiency of the vehicle during an auxiliary running with using power of the electric motor together with power of the in... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381146 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the vehicle A controller (10) of a hybrid vehicle determines an engine torque at a point on an engine torque high efficiency line at the current engine rotation speed as a target engine torque, and determines the current engine torque from the current engine rotation spe... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374509 | Method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle is described, the hybrid drive including as propulsion motors an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor/generator, and the output shafts of the propulsion motors being operatively linkable to a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370715 | Vehicle and method for controlling engine start in a vehicle A vehicle includes a motor/generator, a disconnect clutch disposed between the engine and the motor/generator, and a transmission disposed between the motor/generator and the vehicle drive wheels. The transmission includes an input clutch which is selectively engaga... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367414 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same In a constant speed drive (in an auto cruise), the procedure of the invention executes proportional control to set an accelerator opening Acc corresponding to an observed vehicle speed and a target vehicle speed. When the accelerator opening Acc is less than a prese... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7340330 | Hybrid type vehicle driving controller, hybrid type vehicle driving control method and its program The invention has an engine maximum torque calculating processor for calculating plural engine maximum torques showing a maximum value of engine torque, and an engine limit torque calculating processor for calculating a minimum value of the respective engine maximum... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329204 | Regenerative control apparatus for vehicles equipped with a lock-up clutch For regenerative generation at deceleration of a vehicle, a regenerative control apparatus for vehicles equipped with a lock-up clutch comprises a control unit for controlling rotary electric machine and the lock-up clutch. When the clutch is in a complete disengage... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328096 | Driving force switching control apparatus A driving force switching control apparatus in a vehicle which runs by two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive in accordance with the running state. The apparatus includes a device for determining whether the vehicle runs at a constant speed; and a device for determinin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7258183 | Stabilized electric distribution system for use with a vehicle having electric assist A stabilized electric distribution system for use in a vehicle having electric assist. The system electrically couples an electric assist bus to an accessory load bus while protecting the first electrical bus from electric assist and regenerative braking induced vol... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256514 | Device and method for operating an electrical machine for a motor vehicle Device and method for operation of at least one electrical machine for a motor vehicle. In order to coordinate torque requirements for the propulsion system and voltage requirements for the vehicle power supply system and at least one battery for the vehicle power s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243748 | Startup interlock for vehicle electric drive system A vehicle electric drive system has an internal combustion engine which drives an electric generator. The generator powers a motor which drives the wheels. The system has operator controls including a speed control member movable from a zero speed position to a high... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243011 | Hybrid transmission launch algorithm A launch system for a hybrid vehicle includes a pump, an electronic throttle, a sensor, and a hybrid control module. The pump is driven by an internal combustion engine and provides pressurized fluid to a transmission. The electronic throttle selectively adjusts air... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231284 | Controller for hybrid vehicle In a controller unit for a hybrid vehicle, a generation controller controls the quantity of electric power generated by a motor generator, and a fuel cut controller stops fuel supply to the engine if a predetermined fuel cut condition is satisfied. The generation co... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228926 | Apparatus for controlling hybrid vehicle A control unit for a vehicle including a controller that determines whether shifting of a stepped transmission is necessary, and increases output torque of a first drive unit and decreases output torque of a second drive unit in correspondence with an increase of th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219497 | Hybrid car and control method of the same A hybrid car capable of stably ensuring the bad road running property, obtaining large acceleration in a satisfactory road surface state, and simultaneously when no large acceleration is required, running with fuel consumption kept unchanged is provided. The hybrid ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219757 | Mode transfer control apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle In mode transfer control apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle, in a state in which the vehicle is in at least one of a start state and a travel state and in one steady-state mode of a continuously variable transmission gear ratio mode and a fixed transmission g... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219756 | Method for setting an operating point of a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for setting an operating point of a hybrid drive of a vehicle is provided, the hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and at least two electric motors/generators as propulsion engines, and the output shafts of the propulsion engines being oper... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201244 | Vehicle for materials handling and other industrial uses A heavy duty wheeled vehicle for an industrial environment is electrically driven by one or more switched reluctance motor traction drive system connected to the wheels. The switched reluctance motors are powered by an electrical generator that is driven by an engin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191857 | Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same A running motor for assisting an engine in driving a vehicle or singly driving the vehicle and an auxiliary unit motor for driving a compressor for an air conditioner are controlled by a common inverter via a changeover switch. According to this construction, the ru... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179195 | Driving force control apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle A driving force control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes a section for determining a target driving torque based on an accelerator opening degree and a vehicle speed a section for calculating a compensating toque for compensating for decrease in a vehicle dri... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174980 | Method for controlling the operating response of a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method of controlling the operating response of a hybrid drive of a vehicle is described, the hybrid drive having an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor as the drive motors, and the drive shafts of the drive motors being mechanically linkabl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160223 | Method for inhibiting engine stalling in a hybrid vehicle A method for inhibiting stalling of an engine of a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes determining whether the engine is running, determining whether a gear ratio of a power transfer unit is selected, starting a timer, and implementing a stall mitigation st... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160224 | Single motor recovery for an electrically variable transmission A vehicular powertrain includes operatively coupled engine, electrically variable transmission and driveline. During normal operation when all motors are operating as expected, the engine is operated in a torque control mode in accordance with a torque command provi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140460 | Vehicle driving force control apparatus A driving force control apparatus is provided for a vehicle capable of preventing a shock from being generated by disengaging a clutch disposed between a subordinate drive source and subordinate drive wheels during vehicle travel. When a transition determination is ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134516 | Method for setting a desired operating condition of a hybrid drive for a vehicle A method is described for adjusting a setpoint operating state of a hybrid drive in a motor vehicle, the hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and at least two electric motors as the drive motors, and the output shafts of the drive motor being capable... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117965 | Control apparatus and method for taking failure countermeasure for hybrid vehicular drive system In control apparatus and method for taking failure countermeasure for a hybrid vehicular drive system, on a lever diagram of a planetary gear mechanism, a revolution speed order is a first motor/generator, an engine, the output member, and a second motor/generator, ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096099 | Controller with motor output torque limiter for hybrid vehicle A controller for a hybrid vehicle in which the torque is output from an engine and/or an electric motor and is transmitted to drive wheels through a fluid torque converter and a transmission. The controller includes a motor output torque limiter to restrict the outp... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090613 | Method of providing electric motor torque reserve in a hybrid electric vehicle A method of operating a vehicle powertrain system comprising an electric motor and transmission where the electric motor is operably and selectively coupled to the transmission and adapted to provide an output torque contribution thereto, and the electric motor has ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077224 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same When a starter switch is switched from OFF to ON, a hybrid ECU determines that a driver intends to start driving a vehicle, reads a temperature of each of items (engine coolant, injectors, lubricating oil, and the like), and makes a determination on the necessity of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070537 | Combination of cylinder deactivation with flywheel starter generator An engine control system and method incorporates an FSG to reduce engine speed variation for a displacement on demand engine. The control system transitions between a normal operating mode wherein all cylinders of the engine are operating and a cylinder deactivation... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059435 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle An object is to improve fuel consumption efficiency while maintaining a desired driving force. Accordingly, in a case where an assisting possibility of a motor M is increased accompanying a relatively high state of charge SOC of a battery (YES side in step S02 | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054726 | Control apparatus for vehicle-use electric power generator It is desirable prevent the speed of an engine, that is driving an electric-power generator, from abruptly increasing when electric power generation by the electric power generator, which supplies electric power to a wheel-driving motor, is stopped. Thus, a control ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021410 | Method and system for determining the torque required to launch a vehicle having a hybrid drive-train A method and system are provided for determining the torque required to launch a vehicle having a hybrid drive-train that includes at least two independently operable prime movers. The method includes the steps of determining the value of at least one control parame... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000717 | Output power split hybrid electric drive system A power split hybrid wheel drive system of the present invention comprises a planetary gear train (16) coupled to the output shaft of a driving engine (12). A primary motor or generator (18) is coupled to an output shaft of the planetary gear tr... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6704622 | Vehicle stability control Stability is an important factor in vehicle safety. Yaw rate error can be used to improve stability. Yaw rate is measured through a yaw rate sensor. Desired yaw rate can be determined from vehicle conditions and driver input. The yaw rate error is calcula... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701880 | Method and apparatus for starting a motor vehicle 15 A method and an assembly 61 for use with a vehicle 10 having a high voltage battery 42 and an internal combustion engine 12 of the type having a selectively rotatable crankshaft 13 After the high voltage battery 42 receives a donor charge, the assembly... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702052 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicles A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle is provided, capable of charging the battery device when the state of charge of the battery device tends to decrease and the initial state of charge of the battery device is reduced by a predetermined amount. The pr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6702053 | Hybrid car By a lean burn operation, a highly efficient operation region is enlarged, the proportion of engine operation in a low torque condition is increased, and the proportion of motor operation using a battery is decreased. It is possible to provide a hybrid ca... | 03/09/2004 |
