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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Rakesh Gupta, Saratoga, CA (US);
Deepak Ramachandran, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam C. Vogel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Antoine Raux, Cupertino, CA (US);
Rakesh Gupta, Saratoga, CA (US);
Deepak Ramachandran, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam C. Vogel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Antoine Raux, Cupertino, CA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A powertrain of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is controlled. A first value αand a second value αare determined. αrepresents a proportion of an instantaneous power requirement (P) supplied by an engine of the HEV. αcontrols a recharging rate of a battery of the HEV. A determination is performed, based on αand α, regarding how much engine power to use (P) and how much battery power to use (P). Pand Pare sent to the powertrain.