Fca US LLC

Mckenzie Walsh

Nadirsh Patel

Ashay Sharma

Zachary L Tuller

Christoph Tischendorf

Rama Rohit Varma Sagi

Sezai Osman Oder

A control method for an electrified powertrain of an electrified vehicle having a first electric motor before a transmission and a second electric motor after the transmission includes receiving, by a control system and from a set of sensors, a set of operating parameters of the electrified powertrain, each operating parameter of the set of operating parameters relating to a torque split between the first and second electric motors, determining, by the control system, first and second optimal torque splits between the first and second electric motors for a transmission shift event by solving a torque split optimization problem based on the set of operating parameters, and controlling, by the control system, the first and second electric motors based on the first optimal torque split followed by the second optimal torque split relative to the transmission shift event.

Optimum shifting of electrified powertrain systems having electric motors before and after a transmission

A torque control system for a multi-motor range-extended electrified vehicle (REEV) having an electric all-wheel drive (eAWD) system includes a control system configured to utilize an unfiltered driver demand for engine torque determination and for predicting a front/rear axle torque split of an electrified powertrain of the REEV, the unfiltered driver demand being indicative of a torque request to be satisfied by the electrified powertrain, obtain a filtered driver demand that is damped or delayed compared to the unfiltered driver demand, and utilize the filtered driver demand for controlling a front/rear axle torque split by actuating electric motors of the electrified powertrain, wherein an engine torque delay is mitigated or eliminated thereby increasing the electrical energy to a battery system for increased availability in actuating the electric motors to control the front/rear axle torque split.

Predictive torque split for engine torque determination in multi-motor electrically all-wheel drive vehicles

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