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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6998727 | Methods of operating a parallel hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a secondary power source The invention is directed toward methods for operating a parallel hybrid vehicle in a manner that responds to the operator's demand for power output, while maximizing engine efficiency and minimizing disruptions in vehicle drivability. According to principles of the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932176 | Control system for hybrid vehicle A control system for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of absorbing an inertial force which is generated during shifting of a stepped transmission. During shift control of the stepped transmission by a shift control device and before the shift control is completed, a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6651436 | Hybrid vehicle control apparatus A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle of the present invention determines whether a brake switch flag F_BKSW is "1" or not (step S101), and in the case where the brake is on ("yes"), obtains a deceleration regeneration computation value DECRGN by table... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629027 | Control device and control method for hybrid vehicle A control device and control method for a hybrid vehicle is disclosed having an electric storage detecting section 13 which detects a state of charge (SOC) of an electric storage device 10. A target running efficiency calculating section 14 serves as a un... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6390214 | Control device of hybrid drive vehicle An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as driving sources for the vehicle, in which when it is detected that an air-fuel ratio of a supply air-fuel mixture to the engine changed to the lean... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6173574 | Hybrid electric vehicle control apparatus for maximizing vehicle engine operating efficiency A control apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle that minimizes vehicle fuel-consumption. A fuel consumption coefficient relating to overall efficiency of a hybrid engine is calculated. An engine operating point whereat this fuel-consumption coefficient ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5771860 | Automatic power balancing apparatus for tandem engines and method of operating same A power balancing control to balance power output from a first and second engine that mutually drive a load is disclosed. The control includes an electronic control module electrically connected to a control panel. A first and second inlet manifold pressu... | 06/30/1998 |
| 4809506 | Engine plant comprising a plurality of turbo-charged combustion engines The engine plant comprises a plurality of turbocharged combustion engines (1, 2), the charging air systems of which are interconnected by means of a closeable conduit (14). Conduit (14) is adapted to supply supplementary charging air from the charging air... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4787207 | Multi-engine plant including turbocharged combustion engines The multi-engine consists in one embodiment of a relatively large turbocharged ship's diesel engine and three smaller turbocharged auxiliary or stand-by diesel engines. The main engine is primarily adapted for propelling the ship while the auxiliary engin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4702082 | Load sharing apparatus and method for multiple engines A load sharing apparatus and method for coupled master and slave engines having respective throttle actuators to receive initial throttle signals, and load transmitters for transmitting load signals reflecting load on the particular engine. Apparatus has ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4344364 | Apparatus and method for conserving fuel in the operation of a train consist The apparatus includes a master control unit associated with a first locomotive and a slave control unit associated with a second locomotive. Each of the control units is identically constructed to include an electronic processor and memory. The memory in... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4277945 | Control system for equalizing the torques of multiple engines driving a common load A control system equalizes the torques of a lead and a slave engine driving a common load by comparing the throttle settings of the engines and controlling the slave engine throttle with a speed signal equal to the algebraic sum of the lead engine speed s... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4258552 | Load sharing system for multiple engine power plants A load sharing arrangement for a multiple engine power plant operating to supply power to a common load wherein the power output of each engine is proportional to the amount of fuel supplied thereto. A pneumatic speed setting designated by the power plant... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4038526 | Optimizing control system for aircraft The disclosure of this invention pertains to a system for optimizing fuel consumption in an aircraft having two engines, wherein a computer is programmed to increase the fuel flow to the engine which, consequent upon a fuel flow perturbation, shows itself... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3982399 | Fuel degassing method The method of purging entrained air or vapor from fuel stored in two or more tanks in an aircraft, and more particularly in multi-engine aircraft during crossfeed fuel delivery when the aircraft is climbing to altitude, which method consists of reversing ... | 09/28/1976 |
