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Engine start/stop function management

  • US 10,385,817 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2019
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling, by a controller of a vehicle system that includes an internal combustion engine and a power storage device, automatic starting and automatic stopping of the operation of the internal combustion engine, the method comprising:

  • automatically shutting down the operation of an engine based on the occurrence of one or more conditions;

    initiating a timer upon the automatic shutdown of the operations of the engine;

    monitoring, by the controller, the timer to determine whether a threshold time limit has expired, the threshold time limit corresponding to a predicted amount of time that the power source device is to supply a threshold load of electrical power; and

    automatically starting the operation of the engine upon expiration of the threshold time limit.

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