Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Il-Kwon Park

Hoon Hee Han

Jae-Yun Shim

In-Eok Cho

Dong-Jun Shin

Dong-Su Ha

Kyung-Taek Lee

Jae-Mun Lee

A method for identifying a driving pattern for fuel economy improvement of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes allocating priorities in accordance with influences exerted on fuel economy based on a heating load and an electric load. A current driving pattern is then selected in the order of a high heating load driving pattern, a high electric load driving pattern, an aggressive driving pattern, a high speed driving pattern, and a city driving pattern.

Method for identifying driving pattern of hybrid vehicle

A method for controlling a water pump for a vehicle includes: determining whether an engine is on; measuring a coolant temperature of the engine and an RPM of the engine when the engine is determined to be operated; determining whether the measured coolant temperature is equal to or greater than a predetermined coolant temperature; determining an RPM of a water pump, which adjusts a coolant flow rate, from the measured coolant temperature and the measured RPM of the engine, when the measured coolant temperature is determined to be equal to or greater than the predetermined coolant temperature; and controlling the water pump such that the water pump is operated according to the determined RPM of the water pump.

Method and apparatus for controlling water pump for vehicle

Method for controlling water pump for vehicle

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Il-Kwon Park