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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 10/113 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/113 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 30/18027 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/081 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01); Y10T 477/675 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a powertrain in a hybrid vehicle includes driving a drive motor through a power supply device including electric energy, recognizing when drive power of an engine is necessary, comparing a speed of the drive motor with a predicted output of the engine, and determining whether to start the engine and couple the engine clutch according to a result of the comparison.