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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2020
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Tobias Kranepuhl, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a hybrid vehicle that includes a prime mover () with an internal combustion engine (), an electric machine (), a transmission () connected between the prime mover () and a driven end (), and multiple shift elements, including a separating clutch () connected between the internal combustion engine () and the electric machine (), and a starting component (), is provided. After release of a brake pedal () or together with the release of the brake pedal () for a driving start or an crawling start, an engagement speed threshold () for the starting component () is established below an idling speed of the prime mover () and a previously disengaged starting component () is engaged. A control unit () for carrying out such a method is also provided.