Hybrid powertrain controller
Abstract
A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle comprising a diesel engine and an electric motor in a parallel arrangement with a multiple ratio transmission located on the torque output side of the diesel engine, final drive gearing connecting drivably the output shaft of transmission to traction wheels of the vehicle, and an electric motor drivably coupled to the final drive gearing. A powertrain controller schedules fuel delivered to the diesel engine and effects a split of the total power available, a portion of the power being delivered by the diesel and the balance of the power being delivered by the motor. A shifting schedule for the multiple ratio transmission makes it possible for establishing a proportional relationship between accelerator pedal movement and torque desired at the wheels. The control strategy for the powertrain maintains drivability of the vehicle that resembles drivability of a conventional spark ignition vehicle engine powertrain while achieving improved fuel efficiency and low exhaust gas emissions.
- Inventors:
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- Birmingham, MI
- Belleville, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873456
- Patent Number(s):
- 6164400
- Application Number:
- 09/095374
- Assignee:
- Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- hybrid; powertrain; controller; vehicle; comprising; diesel; engine; electric; motor; parallel; arrangement; multiple; ratio; transmission; located; torque; output; final; drive; gearing; connecting; drivably; shaft; traction; wheels; coupled; schedules; fuel; delivered; effects; split; total; power; available; portion; balance; shifting; schedule; makes; establishing; proportional; relationship; accelerator; pedal; movement; desired; control; strategy; maintains; drivability; resembles; conventional; spark; ignition; achieving; improved; efficiency; exhaust; gas; emissions; ratio transmission; diesel engine; output shaft; electric motor; exhaust gas; control strategy; improved fuel; vehicle comprising; vehicle engine; achieving improved; parallel arrangement; torque output; final drive; total power; engine power; fuel efficiency; gas emissions; drive gearing; hybrid powertrain; /180/
Citation Formats
Jankovic, Miroslava, and Powell, Barry Kay. Hybrid powertrain controller. United States: N. p., 2000.
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@article{osti_873456,
title = {Hybrid powertrain controller},
author = {Jankovic, Miroslava and Powell, Barry Kay},
abstractNote = {A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle comprising a diesel engine and an electric motor in a parallel arrangement with a multiple ratio transmission located on the torque output side of the diesel engine, final drive gearing connecting drivably the output shaft of transmission to traction wheels of the vehicle, and an electric motor drivably coupled to the final drive gearing. A powertrain controller schedules fuel delivered to the diesel engine and effects a split of the total power available, a portion of the power being delivered by the diesel and the balance of the power being delivered by the motor. A shifting schedule for the multiple ratio transmission makes it possible for establishing a proportional relationship between accelerator pedal movement and torque desired at the wheels. The control strategy for the powertrain maintains drivability of the vehicle that resembles drivability of a conventional spark ignition vehicle engine powertrain while achieving improved fuel efficiency and low exhaust gas emissions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2000},
month = {12}
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