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US 7,017,542 B2Granted
Hybrid electric vehicle and method of selectively operating the hybrid electric vehicle
AssigneeTransportation Techniques, LLC
InventorsThomas F. Wilton, Joshua J. Anderson, Robert W. Schmitz
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Abstract
A series type hybrid electric vehicle that controls an internal combustion engine, generator, and electric motor for reducing the load applied to the internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is restarted, lowers the thermal stresses to the internal combustion engine when the engine is turned off and is able to remove excess fuel when turning off the internal combustion engine.
Claims10
A method for adaptively starting an internal combustion engine connected to a generator, comprising
- operating the generator as a motor to start the internal combustion engine;
- raising the oil pressure of the engine to a predetermined oil pressure;
- applying an ignition spark in the engine after the predetermined oil pressure is obtained in the internal combustion engine;
- supplying fuel to the internal combustion engine after a stable ignition spark has been achieved;
- removing the generator as the motor to start the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has reached a predetermined rotation;
- and
- raising the temperature of the internal combustion engine before maximizing an output of the internal combustion engine.
4 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a generator connected to the internal combustion engine;
- and
- a controller that:
- operates the generator as a motor to start the internal combustion engine;
- raises the oil pressure of the engine to a predetermined oil pressure;
- applies an ignition spark in the engine after the predetermined oil pressure is obtained in the internal combustion engine;
- supplies fuel to the internal combustion engine after a stable ignition spark has been achieved;
- removes the generator as the motor to start the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has reached a predetermined rotation;
- and
- raises the temperature of the internal combustion engine before maximizing an output of the internal combustion engine.
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A method for adaptively operating an internal combustion engine connected to a generator, comprising:
- starting the internal combustion engine by:
- operating the generator as a motor to start the internal combustion engine;
- raising the oil pressure of the engine to a predetermined oil pressure;
- applying an ignition spark in the engine after the predetermined oil pressure is obtained in the internal combustion engine;
- supplying fuel to the internal combustion engine after a stable ignition spark has been achieved;
- removing the generator as the motor to start the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has reached a predetermined rotation;
- and
- raising the temperature of the internal combustion engine before maximizing an output of the internal combustion engine;
- and
- stopping the internal combustion engine by:
- activating a cooling system in order to lower a temperature of the internal combustion engine to a first predetermined temperature;
- shutting off the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine is below the first predetermined temperature level;
- turning off an ignition spark in the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has stopped;
- and
- turning off the cooling system after the temperature of the internal combustion engine is lowered to a second predetermined temperature which is lower than the first predetermined temperature.
12 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a generator connected to the internal combustion engine;
- and
- a controller that controls the internal combustion engine, wherein when the controller starts the internal combustion engine, the controller:
- operates the generator as a motor to start the internal combustion engine;
- raises the oil pressure of the engine to a predetermined oil pressure;
- applies an ignition spark in the engine after the predetermined oil pressure is obtained in the internal combustion engine;
- supplies fuel to the internal combustion engine after a stable ignition spark has been achieved;
- removes the generator as the motor to start the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has reached a predetermined rotation;
- and
- raises the temperature of the internal combustion engine before maximizing an output of the internal combustion engine, wherein when the controller stops the internal combustion engine, and
- when the controller stops the internal combustion engine, the controller:
- activates a cooling system in order to lower a temperature of the internal combustion engine to a first predetermined temperature;
- shuts off the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine is below the first predetermined temperature level;
- turns off an ignition spark in the internal combustion engine after the internal combustion engine has stopped;
- and
- turns off the cooling system after the temperature of the internal combustion engine is lowered to a second predetermined temperature which is lower than the first predetermined temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.