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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Nadirsh Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ashish Krupadanam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mengyang Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Nadirsh Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ashish Krupadanam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mengyang Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling first and second electric motors of a vehicle having an electrically variable transmission during an engine start/stop operation. The system and method determine a type of shift being performed, determine if a first clutch is being applied or released during the shift, determine if a second clutch is being applied or released during the shift, determine an acceleration limit based on the shift being performed and which clutch is being applied and/or released, determine acceleration and speed profiles based on the shift being performed, which clutch is being applied and/or released and the acceleration limit, determine a first electric motor torque and a second electric motor torque based on the acceleration and speed profiles, and set the torques of the first and second electric motors to the determined first and second electric motor torques.