Hybrid electric vehicle and a driving control method therefor
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJee Wook Huh
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Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle and a driving control method therefor are disclosed. The hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine clutch connected at one end of the engine clutch to a first motor, which is directly connected to an engine, and connected at the other end of the engine clutch to a second motor. The hybrid electric vehicle also includes a battery electrically connected to the first motor and the second motor. The hybrid electric vehicle also includes a controller configured to determine an operating point of the second motor, an operating point of the engine, and an operating point of the first motor.
Claims5
A hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
- an engine clutch connected at one end of the engine clutch to a first motor and connected at another end of the engine clutch to a second motor, the first motor being directly connected to an engine;
- a battery electrically connected to the first motor and the second motor;
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- a controller configured, when the engine is driven in a disengaged state of the engine clutch, to:
- determine an operating point of the second motor based on requested driving power,
- determine an operating point of the engine based on output efficiency of each of the engine and the first motor and charging efficiency of the battery, and
- determine an operating point of the first motor based on an amount of discharge of the battery according to output of the second motor and torque of the engine according to the operating point of the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.