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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:

Xl Hybrids, Boston, MA (US);

Inventor:

Edward Lovelace, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

XL Hybrids, Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60K 6/485 (2007.10); F02B 37/12 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); F02D 17/02 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60K 6/485 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); F02B 37/12 (2013.01); F02D 17/02 (2013.01); F02D 23/00 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0625 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01); F02D 2200/606 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computing device-implemented method includes receiving data representative of one or more operational parameters for a vehicle, calculating the fuel rate required for an internal combustion engine of the vehicle to respond to the operational parameters, determining if the required fuel rate exceeds a threshold which would cause a state change in the performance of the internal combustion engine, if the required fuel rate exceeds the threshold, calculating an amount of assistance required for an electric hybrid traction motor to provide to a drivetrain of the vehicle to implement the received operational parameters of the vehicle, and providing the amount of assistance to the drivetrain of the vehicle, thereby preventing the state change in the performance of the internal combustion engine.


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