Motor assistance for a hybrid vehicle based on user input
AssigneeKPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.
InventorsS.B. (Ravi) Pandit, Tejas Krishna Kshatriya
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Abstract
A method of providing assistance for an internal combustion engine in providing driving power for a vehicle using an electric motor coupled to the engine is provided. The method comprises selectively operating the motor to provide assistance to the engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine. The assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on one of a plurality of motor assistance profiles. The motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle.
Claims28
A method of providing assistance to an internal combustion engine for a vehicle using an electric motor coupled to the engine, the method comprising:
- selectively operating the motor to provide assistance to the engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine, wherein the assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on one of a plurality of motor assistance profiles, wherein the motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle.
A motor controller, comprising:
- one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored on one or more computer-readable media, wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to selectively operate an electric motor to provide assistance to an internal combustion engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine, wherein the assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on one of a plurality of motor assistance profiles, and wherein the motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle.
A hybrid drive system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an electric motor configured to provide assistance to an internal combustion engine to provide driving power for the vehicle;
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- a controller configured to control an operation of an electric motor, wherein the controller comprises one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored on one or more computer-readable media;
- wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to selectively operate an electric motor to provide assistance to an internal combustion engine at predetermined operating conditions of the engine;
- wherein the assistance provided to the engine at one or more of the predetermined operating conditions is determined based on one of a plurality of motor assistance profiles;
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- wherein the motor assistance profile upon which the assistance is determined is selected from among the plurality of motor assistance profiles based on an expected driving range provided by a user of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.