Control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle

Patent · 06 March 2001

OSTI ID:873584

Tamor, Michael Alan ^[1]

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1. Toledo, OH

Several control methods are presented for application in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain including in various embodiments an engine, a motor/generator, a transmission coupled at an input thereof to receive torque from the engine and the motor generator coupled to augment torque provided by the engine, an energy storage device coupled to receive energy from and provide energy to the motor/generator, an engine controller (EEC) coupled to control the engine, a transmission controller (TCM) coupled to control the transmission and a vehicle system controller (VSC) adapted to control the powertrain.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Institute
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093
• Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
• Patent Number(s): US 6196344
• Application Number: 09/394,373
• OSTI ID: 873584
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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