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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Ming Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Fazal Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Prabhakar Patil, Southfield, MI (US);
Ming Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Fazal Syed, Canton, MI (US);
Eric Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Prabhakar Patil, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling engine torque in a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes comparing an engine speed command to a maximum engine speed command, comparing an engine speed value to the engine speed command, and adjusting the engine torque command if the engine speed command is within a predetermined threshold to the maximum engine speed command and the engine speed exceeds the engine speed command by at least a predetermined amount.