Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Daimler Ag

Chrysler Corporation

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Chrysler Group LLC

Fca US LLC

Zhenxing Fu

Dumitru Puiu

Laszlo Hideg

Lars Weinschenker

Xiaodong Liu

James Raymond Winkelman

Karienne Ann Yockey

Marcus Heller

Jingchuan Li

Frank J Haas

Frank Joseph Aiello

Robert Inderka

A start-up method for a hybrid powertrain in which hydraulic pressure is generated in a casual start-up by an electric oil pump motor where certain predetermined conditions are satisfied and the casual start-up is abandoned and hydraulic pressure is generated by an engine where the predetermined conditions are not satisfied. The casual start-up is also abandoned where a vehicle operator seeks propulsion shortly after start-up and before an oil pump is rotating within a predetermined threshold of an oil pump target RPM.

Start-up strategy for hybrid powertrain

A method for assisting a transmission oil pump in a hybrid electric powertrain to generate transmission oil pressure rapidly during vehicle start. An electric motor is initially utilized to provide momentary torque to rotate an oil pump and rapidly generate transmission oil pressure. After initial assistance is provided by the electric motor, an oil pump electric motor powers the oil pump and maintains oil pressure within the hybrid powertrain.

Electric motor assist for transmission electric oil pump

A pump drive for a vehicle transmission pump. A transmission input torque member is operable to carry prime mover torque. A source of pump torque includes a pump input torque member circumscribing the transmission input torque member to apply torque to the transmission pump. An overrunning clutch is interposed between the pump input torque member and the transmission input torque member to carry the prime mover torque from the transmission input torque member to the pump torque output member.

Transmission pump drive

A method for testing electric motor shut-off including injecting current into an electric motor, applying at least one of a short or an open to the electric motor for a predetermined length of time, calculating the rate of decay of the current and comparing rate of the decay with a predetermined decay criteria. In one implementation, a predefined sequence of opening and short circuiting the electric motor is used, and the shut-off path tests for the motor three phases can be verified with one test.

Testing inverter driven electric motor shut-off path

A method of controlling a brushless direct current motor without a position sensor. The motor includes a plurality phase windings adapted to be energized by an active inverter circuit that synchronously applies drive voltages through a plurality of phases to produce drive currents in the phase windings. Back electromotive force voltages are detected when the inverter circuit is inactive for sensorless detection of motor position.

Sensorless position detection for a brushless direct current motor during inverter standby

An apparatus for determining angular positions of DC motor includes a capacitor connected in parallel with the DC motor. The current flowing through the capacitor, at any given time, is an AC ripple current responsive to a commutation event of the DC motor. The capacitor partially sources the motor current ripples during commutation and recharges itself during the off-commutation period. Since the number of commutation events per mechanical revolution is pre-determined once the DC motor is designed, the frequency of the AC ripple currents through the capacitor corresponds to the frequency of commutation, and thus a motor position of the DC motor.

Apparatus for DC motor position detection with capacitive ripple current extraction

Available torque output from a battery-powered traction motor system in a vehicle is estimated, wherein the system includes a high-voltage battery coupled to a traction motor by an inverter, wherein the inverter is controlled in response to a torque/speed command within an inverter controller, and wherein the system further includes a DC-to-DC converter coupled to the high-voltage battery to provide a reduced voltage to charge a low-voltage battery. Battery operating conditions of the high-voltage battery are determined including available battery power and battery voltage. Traction motor operating conditions including a flux linkage and other electrical parameters are determined. The battery information including voltage, current, and internal resistance is transformed into synchronous coordinates. An available quadrature current corresponding to the maximum available torque is determined in response to the traction motor operating conditions and the battery voltage in the synchronous coordinates. The available quadrature current is clamped in response to predetermined clamping limits. A first estimated available torque is determined in response to the clamped available quadrature current and the traction motor operating conditions. A high-voltage power usage is determined including power consumed in the DC-to-DC converter, power loss in the DC-to-DC converter, and power loss in the traction motor and inverter. An angular speed of the traction motor is measured. A second estimated available torque is determined in response to the available battery power, the high-voltage power usage, and the angular speed. A lesser one of said first and second estimated available torques is selected as the available torque output from the battery-powered traction motor system.

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