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| 8116924 | Drive control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A drive control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle which has an engine selectively set in one of a normal fuel-consumption operation mode and a low fuel-consumption operation mode for obtaining a lower fuel consumption; a generator selectively used for one of being driv... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116926 | Motor power control A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a traction battery, and a hybrid electric powertrain including an electric motor powered by the traction battery. A method of controlling the vehicle includes determining a desired motor torque, and c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116925 | Dynamic hysteresis evaluation method for hybrid vehicles based on optimal power loss control strategy A hybrid control system comprises a power loss (PL) determination module, a hysteresis estimation module, and a mode determination module. The PL determination module determines a power loss of a hybrid drivetrain based on an engine speed, a motor speed, and a vehic... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116927 | Dynamic traction control A vehicle in which propulsion can be distributed between first and second axles includes: a first electric motor coupled to the first axle and a second electric motor coupled to the second axle. An electric control unit (ECU) coupled to the motors causes electrical ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112191 | System and method for monitoring the effectiveness of a brake function in a powered system A system is provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. The system includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter related to the operation of the powered system. Additionally, the system includes a processor coupled to t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112192 | Method for managing electric power within a powertrain system A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring output power of the energy storage device, modifying a preferred electric power limit when the output power of the energy storage device transgresses a trigger power limit, and determining the power co... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108089 | Vehicle and control method thereof When the engine being in an idling operation and it is in a running state (S410, S420), a value 1 is set to a learning-determination flag F1 (step S460) and the learning of the idling control value is performed when the transmission is in... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103396 | Electric powered vehicle and its control method A shift position of an electric powered vehicle is selected by operating a shift lever and a P position switch. A power source position is selected by operating a power switch. When any of switching elements forming an inverter device is short-circuited, selection o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103394 | Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof During execution of an auto cruise function, in response to selection of a power mode, when an measured accelerator opening Acc is less than a preset opening Accref, a hybrid vehicle of the invention sets a power mode cancellation flag Fpmc to 1 and a power mode ena... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103397 | Method for optimizing powertrain efficiency for a vehicle A vehicle powertrain includes an engine, an electric machine operable to output torque to at least one vehicle wheel, and an electric power source operable to provide electric power to the electric machine. A method for optimizing powertrain efficiency includes gene... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103395 | Hybrid electric vehicle traction motor driven power take-off control system A hybrid electric work vehicle having an electric traction motor driven power take off used in conjunction with a control system that monitors the hydraulic system for pressure deltas and trend vectors, and that has learning capabilities, is provided for use with a ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096375 | Vehicle and control method thereof In a hybrid vehicle 20, when the ECO switch 88 is turned on, an intermittent permissive ceiling speed Vref for permitting an intermittent operation of an engine 22 is set to a second vehicle speed more than a first vehicle speed used on a turn-o... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099203 | Method to autostart an internal combustion engine in a hybrid powertrain system Internal combustion engine autostarting includes selecting from among several autostart processes in accordance with desired input torque from the engine to the transmission, cranking the engine, and fueling the engine during the engine cranking based upon the selec... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099204 | Method for controlling electric boost in a hybrid powertrain A powertrain system includes an engine coupled to an input member of a transmission operative to transmit power between the input member, a torque machine and an output member. The torque machine is connected to an energy storage device. The engine is selectively op... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095255 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle In a hybrid vehicle provided with a power dividing mechanism comprising a clutch mechanism, an ECU performs speed-change control. In the control, the ECU performs an engage preparing process if it is necessary to engage clutch plates of the clutch mechanism with eac... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095254 | Method for determining a power constraint for controlling a powertrain system A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring operating conditions of an engine, a transmission device, and an energy storage device. The method further includes determining a first power constraint, filtering the first power constraint utilizing ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090487 | On/off control method for air blower of fuel cell vehicle On/off times of the air blower of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle equipped with a fuel cell as a main power source and a supercapacitor as an auxiliary power source are controlled to vary according to supercapacitor voltage, motor current, stack voltage and/or stack volt... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086364 | System and method for operation of electric and hybrid vehicles A system for operating an electric or hybrid-electric vehicle includes a computer programmed to identify a location of a vehicle, access a map and identify a plurality of links therein, pre-screen the plurality of links to identify if any of the plurality of links i... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086363 | Drive control device for vehicle, and vehicle A vehicle is mounted with a drive device provided with a plurality of rotating electrical machines, and a drive unit driving the plurality of rotating electrical machines. A drive control device for the vehicle includes an electrical leak detector detecting electric... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083015 | Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle which can determine slope ascending and slope descending without using GPS radio waves. The hybrid vehicle includes a control unit determines a slope ascending state or a slope descending state of the vehicle by making use of an inclination sensor w... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082072 | Control apparatus for electric vehicles A motor control unit controls the input electric power of a MG unit to thereby suppress variations of a system voltage and stabilize the system voltage. The torque control of an AC motor and the input electric power control of the MG unit are executed independently ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8082073 | Electric vehicle control device A loss reduction module of an electric vehicle control device has a function to limit a torque to not exceed a constant loss characteristic and issue a torque instruction if a requested torque exceeds the constant loss characteristic when an ecology switch is turned... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078348 | Electric vehicle and regeneration control method for electric vehicle An electric vehicle includes a device which determines, on the basis of the gradient of a road surface, a target acceleration of the vehicle in the case where the operational states of an accelerator (gas) pedal and a brake pedal of the vehicle are an OFF state when... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073583 | Apparatus and method for controlling energy feedback for electric vehicle An apparatus and method for controlling energy feedback for electric vehicles includes acquiring an accelerator-pedal travel value, a brake-pedal travel value and a current vehicle speed value, and determining whether the brake-pedal travel value is equal to 0%. Fee... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068948 | Method for controlling multiple EVT shifts in a multi-mode hybrid transmission A method of performing shifts includes determining whether a multiple-shift maneuver is needed, whether a single-staged input profile is needed, and creating the single-staged input speed profile. The profile is matched to first or second multiple-shift patterns, ne... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068946 | Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof A hybrid vehicle is provided with means for setting a four-wheel drive condition which is a condition for switching from two-wheel drive to four-wheel drive, and an EV switch which, when turned on by an occupant of the vehicle, places the vehicle in an EV driving mo... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068947 | Range maximization of a hybrid vehicle operating in an electric vehicle operating state A vehicle has a powertrain including an engine and at least one electric machine. A method for maximizing range capability of the vehicle while operating in an electric vehicle operating state includes determining an incipient electric vehicle operating state of the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065047 | Control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same Disclosed herein are embodiments of a control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of suppressing overheating of the second clutch. Control is switched between engine-used slip drive control and motor drive control on a basis of a temperature of the second... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060267 | Method for controlling power flow within a powertrain system A method for operating a powertrain system includes monitoring a state of charge of an energy storage device and determining an effective state of charge based upon the monitored state of charge of the energy storage device and a range of available power from the en... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060268 | Control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of suppressing overheating of the second clutch is taught herein. Control is switched between engine-used slip drive control and motor drive control on a basis of a vehicle load such as weight or a road inclin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060266 | Mode changeover control device for a hybrid vehicle A mode changeover control device for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor/generator and at least one driving wheel. A changeover between an electric drive mode using only the electric motor to power the at least one driving wheel and a hybrid drive mode usin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055399 | Control systems and methods for electric motors of utility vehicles Electronic control systems and related control methods for controlling electric auxiliary motors for performing work, such as electric deck motors for mower blades. The apparatus is shown in use with a vehicle that includes a mowing deck. Features of the control sys... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055398 | Method of reducing current consumption of electric hydraulic power steering system for vehicle A method of reducing current consumption of an electric hydraulic power steering system for a vehicle includes determining whether or not a steering wheel is manipulated after an engine is started, and activating a sleep mode if it is determined that the steering wh... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050810 | Method of controlling hybrid vehicle A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle with an engine, a battery, and at least one motor generator. System efficiencies of each of several candidate driving states are calculated. Calculating efficiency when the battery is discharged uses power of the engine P | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046124 | Control apparatus and control method for electric vehicle A control apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a road surface condition detection portion, a slip determination portion, a torque reduction device, and a voltage control device. The electric vehicle includes a motor that generates drive power for the electric ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046123 | Control apparatus for electric vehicles In an electric vehicle having a plurality of MG units each including an AC motor and an inverter, a control apparatus executes system voltage stabilization control to suppress variations in a system voltage by adjusting an input power of a first MG unit or a second ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046125 | Method for determining optimal operation point with respect to state of charge in hybrid electric vehicle The present invention provides a method for determining an optimal operation point with respect to SOC in a hybrid electric vehicle, in which, as a conversion factor (fuel equivalent factor) that can quantitatively compare the amount of fuel consumed by an engine wi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041474 | Method and vehicle electric system for a motor vehicle with a pre-emptive temporary load reduction of the vehicle electric system A method is provided for reducing the energy consumption of a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle electric system, to which at least a first electric consumer is connected. In order to achieve an efficient vehicle electric system, which, in addition, contribut... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036785 | Hybrid vehicle powertrain control method A method for controlling a powertrain of a hybrid vehicle having an engine, a motor/generator, a battery that is rechargeable using at least one of the engine and the motor/generator, and a powertrain control module (PCM) includes determining a current location of t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027759 | Fuel cell vehicle system A fuel cell vehicle system includes: a propulsion motor capable of driving a vehicle; a fuel cell which generates electric power by supplying a reactant gas to give an electrochemical reaction; an energy storage device which is charged by a generated output of the f... | 09/27/2011 |
