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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Hans Pehrson, Torslanda, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/442 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60K 6/442 (2013.01); B60Q 1/503 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 2520/04 (2013.01); B60W 2540/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/182 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system, a switch and a control method for a hybrid vehicle, the vehicle operable in a hybrid mode where a combustion engine and an electric motor can be used, and in an electric mode where only the electric motor can be used. The control system includes a propulsion mode control module configured to control the vehicle to operate in one of the hybrid mode and the electric mode. The propulsion mode control module is further configured to verify that the vehicle has been in an off-state for a predetermined period of time before switching from the hybrid mode to the electric mode.