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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Edward D. Tate, Jr., Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Mark A. Theobald, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Edward D. Tate, Jr., Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Mark A. Theobald, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine management system for a hybrid vehicle may include a hybrid vehicle controller that selects a power source to be one of an electric propulsion system and a combustion engine. The hybrid vehicle controller may include an engine operation module configured to determine when operation of the combustion engine is required based on a predetermined set of operating parameters associated with the combustion engine.