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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2019
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventors:

Craig D. Herring, Pinckney, MI (US);

Aaron M. France, Westland, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for presenting in a hybrid electric vehicle display, proximate to or in some relation to each other, engine power usage, motor-generator power usage, and battery state of charge information. By combining the display of engine power usage, motor-generator power, and battery state of charge information, power distribution and related information may be presented to the operator of a vehicle to explain the vehicle's performance from a power split output and usage perspective. This can provide reassurance or confirmation that the vehicle is operating as it should, identify a problematic condition, etc. Sometimes, the motor-generator power usage may be presented as boost power, where motor-generator power can augment engine power.


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