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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;
Riccardo Fracchia, Coventry, GB;
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
A method for starting a hybrid vehiclecomprising an internal combustion engine, an electric motorcoupled to a driveline of the hybrid vehicle, a traction batteryconfigured to supply energy to the electric motor, and an open clutchdecoupling the internal combustion engine from the driveline, the method comprising: determining s, swhether a temperature-dependent parameter associated with the traction battery satisfies a first condition; starting sthe electric motor; monitoring ssatisfaction of a second condition while internal combustion engine speed is greater than zero; and attempting sto close the clutch to couple the internal combustion engine to the driveline if the second condition is satisfied.