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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Tae Soo Kim, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01); B60L 2240/642 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 90/161 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and a method for controlling a battery SOC of a hybrid vehicle that utilizes a 3D map database navigation system includes: checking a gradient condition of a road ahead and soliciting feedback from the driver as to an intended driving direction, and determining whether to control to charge or discharge a battery of the hybrid vehicle in accordance with the gradient condition of the road ahead so that the predictive energy management control of the hybrid vehicle is performed even when the driver does not set the driving route using the navigation.