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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Ashish Krupadanam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nadirsh Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ashish Krupadanam, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nadirsh Patel, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Goro Tamai, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/105 (2013.01); B60W 20/102 (2013.01); Y02T 10/56 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10S 903/945 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mode selection control system and method for controlling an electrically variable transmission. The system and method calculate respective costs for operating the vehicle in a plurality of operating modes based on a battery discharge penalty and the costs associated with operating the electrical and mechanical portions of the transmission. The method selects an operating mode having the lowest calculated cost.