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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Tony T. Hoang, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Tony T. Hoang, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine having at least one cylinder and an electric machine that drives the engine during a start-up period. A control module monitors a rotational speed of the engine and regulates torque generated by the electric machine based on the rotational speed during the start-up period and a maximum discharge power available to power the electric machine.