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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Christian Kuhmann, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Falko Platzer, Ravensburg, DE;
Tobias Brand, Eching, DE;
Florian Hannemann, Munich, DE;
Alexander Jungaberle, Schlier, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a hybrid vehicle includes, determining a shift element to be utilized for decoupling of slip and a decoupling differential speed depending on whether a starting process is carried out, depending on whether the transmission is transferred from a torque-transmitting state into a non-torque-transmitting state or from a non-torque-transmitting state into a torque-transmitting state, depending on whether a gear ratio change is carried out, and depending on whether the hybrid vehicle includes a hydrodynamic starting component.