Hybrid vehicle

Details Hybrid vehicle Hybrid vehicle

1998-11-17

2000-02-01

Camby, Richard M.

Motor vehicles

With fluid or mechanical means to accumulate energy to power...

180 652, 180 653, 180 654, B60K 100

Patent

active

06019183&

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid vehicle has an engine for propelling the hybrid vehicle, a power transfer mechanism for transferring an output power of the engine from an output shaft thereof to drive wheels of the hybrid vehicle, an electric motor for supplying an assistive output power to assist the output power of the engine through the power transfer mechanism to the drive wheels, and an electric energy storage unit for storing electric energy for energizing the electric motor. The hybrid vehicle also has a controller for controlling operation of the hybrid vehicle with the engine and the electric motor. If the amount of electric energy stored in the electric energy storage unit is greater than a predetermined quantity, the controller controls the electric motor to generate the assistive output power to start the hybrid vehicle with the electric energy supplied from the electric energy storage unit to the electric motor while the engine is idling or stopped. If the amount of electric energy stored in the electric energy storage unit is smaller than the predetermined quantity, the controller controls the engine to generate an output power to start the hybrid vehicle while the electric motor is being de-energized.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5806617 (1998-09-01), Yamaguchi
patent: 5931249 (1999-08-01), Ellis et al.
patent: 5934396 (1999-08-01), Karita

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Hybrid vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Hybrid vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Hybrid vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-930841