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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2018
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seou, KR;
Jeong Sung Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Keun Sang Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoseong Wi, Suwon-si, KR;
Dae Kwang Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling a powertrain of a vehicle may include: controlling, by a controller, an engine of the vehicle to be operated when an ignition key of the vehicle is in an on state; and determining, by the controller, whether the controller generates a command changing a state of a clutch based on an operation state of the vehicle. The clutch connects or disconnects a crankshaft of the engine and a crankshaft pulley including the clutch. The crankshaft pulley is connected to a generator pulley and an air conditioner compressor pulley via a belt.