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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine for providing driving power of the vehicle through combustion of a fuel, a motor for providing driving power of the vehicle by electric energy, a battery connected to the motor, and providing electric energy to the motor, an engine clutch for selectively connecting the engine and a driving shaft, and a control unit for measuring a real-time engine torque, revising a predetermined release delay time of the engine clutch according to a change rate of the real-time engine torque, and maintaining a lock-up of the engine clutch for the revised release delay time of the engine clutch when a hybrid travelling mode is switched to an electric travelling mode.