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US 11,187,287 B2Granted
Method for controlling engagement of engine clutch of hybrid electric vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsChun Hyuk Lee, Kwon Chae Chung, Seong Ik Park
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for controlling engagement of an engine clutch in a hybrid electric vehicle in which an engagement control method of the engine clutch is accurately determined so as to minimize a determination error and a sense of discontinuity caused by conversion of the engagement control method resulting therefrom.
Claims12
A method for controlling engagement of an engine clutch in a hybrid electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining whether or not driving of the hybrid electric vehicle using power of a motor and power of an engine is required during driving using the power of the motor alone;
- determining whether or not at least one of two or more conditions for execution of a synchronization engagement control of the engine clutch is satisfied, when driving of the hybrid electric vehicle using the power of the motor and the power of the engine is required;
- executing the synchronization engagement control, when the at least one of the two or more conditions for execution of the synchronization engagement control is satisfied;
- and
- executing a launch slip engagement control of the engine clutch, when all of the two or more conditions for execution of the synchronization engagement control are not satisfied.
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