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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Kumaraswamy V. Hebbale, Troy, MI (US);
Farzad Samie, Franklin, MI (US);
Kumaraswamy V. Hebbale, Troy, MI (US);
Farzad Samie, Franklin, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining initial or starting temperatures for a dry dual clutch mechanism at vehicle start-up includes as determining a time lapse from shut-down to start-up. The method determines a housing air start temperature of the housing air within a bell housing case of the dry dual clutch mechanism at vehicle start-up, reads a first clutch stop temperature of a first clutch at vehicle shut-down, reads a housing air stop temperature of the housing air at vehicle shut-down, and determines a heat transfer coefficient between the first clutch and the housing air. The method includes determining a first clutch start temperature from, at least: the heat transfer coefficient between the first clutch and the housing air; a temperature differential between the first clutch stop temperature and the housing air stop temperature; and the housing air start temperature.