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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sang Kook Woo, Seongnam-si, KR;
Won Bin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo Bang Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seul Gi Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, a first motor directly connected to the engine, an engine clutch, a second motor selectively connected to the first motor through the engine clutch, a transmission directly connected to the second motor, a transmission controller configured to determine whether the transmission needs to be shifted, and a hybrid controller configured to compare a target torque reduction with intervention limits of the first and second motors when the engine clutch is in a locked-up state, to set torque reduction amounts of the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, respectively, and to output a torque command for controlling the torques of the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, respectively.