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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Philippe Lutz, Le Vesinet, FR;
Damien Fournigault, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, FR;
Dominique Boutrot, Chatou, FR;
Philippe Lutz, Le Vesinet, FR;
Damien Fournigault, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, FR;
Dominique Boutrot, Chatou, FR;
Valeo Systemes de Controle Moteur, Cergy Saint Christophe, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for managing the power of a hybrid vehicle selectively driven by an electric motor and a heat engine, the electric motor being supplied with power by a power storage unit capable of being recharged by the heat engine, wherein according to the method the level of charge of the power storage unit is monitored so as to select the mode in which the vehicle is driven by the heat engine or that in which the vehicle is driven by the electric motor, said method including the steps of: determining a travelling profile of the vehicle associated with a path of said vehicle; and determining (), according to said travelling profile, a threshold level of charged (S2), referred to as authorized threshold, below which the mode in which the vehicle is driven by the heat engine is activated.