Engine shut off system for a hybrid electric vehicle
OwnerGurinder S. Kahlon, Ning Liu +1inventors
InventorsGurinder S. Kahlon, Ning Liu, Robert Mohan
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Abstract
An engine shut off system for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, and a controller. The internal combustion engine is located in the hybrid electric vehicle and is coupled to the electric motor. The vehicle system controller is coupled to the internal combustion engine and may automatically shut off or start the internal combustion engine. When the hybrid electric vehicle is completely stopped the controller shuts the internal combustion engine off after a configurable period of time.
Claims16
An engine shut off system for a hybrid electric vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine located in the hybrid electric vehicle;
- an electric motor located in the hybrid electric vehicle and coupled to said internal combustion engine;
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- a vehicle system controller located in the hybrid electric vehicle and coupled to said internal combustion engine, said vehicle system controller receiving one or more inputs from the vehicle which are fed to control logic contained in said controller, said control logic being operative to automatically shut off said internal combustion engine after a configurable period of time based on said one or more inputs when said hybrid electric vehicle is stopped.
A method for controlling engine shut off for a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:
- locating an internal combustion engine in the hybrid electric vehicle;
- coupling an electric motor to said internal combustion engine;
- receiving one or more inputs regarding vehicle operation at a vehicle system controller in the hybrid electric vehicle;
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- determining a configurable period of time to shut off the internal combustion engine after the hybrid electric vehicle has been stopped, said period of time being based on one or more of said inputs;
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- automatically shutting off said internal combustion engine based on said determined configurable period of time.
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