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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hee Han, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jong Il Park, Seoul, KR;
Hyunjin Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Heechang Oh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jonghyeok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwanhee Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeheun Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Jaun Ku, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungwoo Hong, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle may include: an engine including a plurality of cylinders for generating power required for driving the hybrid vehicle by combustion of fuel; a first motor starting the engine and selectively operating as a generator to generate electrical energy; a second motor generating power required for driving the hybrid vehicle; a clutch provided between the engine and the second motor; and a controller configured for synchronizing a velocity of the second motor and an engine velocity and for coupling the clutch, in a transition section in which the engine moves from a stop state to an optimal operation point area as an operation area of the engine, and gradually decreasing a torque of the second motor and gradually adjusting the number of combusted cylinders among the plurality of combustion chambers to gradually increase the engine torque.