HYBRID POWERTRAINS AND METHODS OF OPERATING
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1. A hybrid powertrain for use in a vehicle including an engine coupled to a motor, wherein the motor includes a plurality of gears and a plurality of cylinders, the hybrid powertrain comprising:
- a battery pack configured to supply power to the motor;
a temperature sensor in communication with the battery pack and configured to sense a temperature of the battery pack;
an electrically variable transmission module configured to provide commands to damp vibrations from the engine; and
a hybrid control module configured to communicate with the temperature sensor to determine whether the sensed temperature of the backpack is above or below a first threshold and to communicate with the electrically variable transmission module such that when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold, the hybrid control module provides commands to the electrically variable transmission module to limit a gear shift command between a first mode or a second mode.
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Abstract
Hybrid powertrains and methods of operating the hybrid powertrains are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes determining whether a temperature of a battery pack in a battery pack module is above or below a first threshold, and providing a command to an electrically variable transmission module to select either a first mode or a second mode in which to operate, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold.
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1. A hybrid powertrain for use in a vehicle including an engine coupled to a motor, wherein the motor includes a plurality of gears and a plurality of cylinders, the hybrid powertrain comprising:
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a battery pack configured to supply power to the motor; a temperature sensor in communication with the battery pack and configured to sense a temperature of the battery pack; an electrically variable transmission module configured to provide commands to damp vibrations from the engine; and a hybrid control module configured to communicate with the temperature sensor to determine whether the sensed temperature of the backpack is above or below a first threshold and to communicate with the electrically variable transmission module such that when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold, the hybrid control module provides commands to the electrically variable transmission module to limit a gear shift command between a first mode or a second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a hybrid powertrain including a hybrid control module configured to supply commands to an electrically variable transmission module, the electrically variable transmission module configured to supply gear shift commands to a plurality of gears of a vehicle and to receive power from a battery pack module, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a temperature of a battery pack in the battery pack module is above or below a first threshold; and providing a command to the electrically variable transmission module to limit a gear shift command to a first mode and a second mode in which to operate, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a hybrid powertrain including a hybrid control module configured to supply commands to an electrically variable transmission module and an engine control module, the electrically variable transmission module configured to supply gear shift commands to a plurality of gears of a vehicle and to receive power from a battery pack module and an engine and comprises a torque damper configured to receive commands to damp vibrations from the engine, and the engine control module configured to provide commands to an actuator to supply fuel to a plurality of cylinders, the actuator configured to selectively supply fuel to (i) all of the cylinders of the plurality of cylinders, (ii) a portion of the cylinders of the plurality of cylinders, or (iii) none of the cylinders of the plurality of cylinders, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether a temperature of the battery pack of the battery pack module is above or below a first threshold; limiting the gear shift commands of the electrically variable transmission module between a first mode and a second mode, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold; providing a command to the torque damper to decrease an amount of damping supplied to the engine, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold; and supplying a command to the engine control module to command the plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into all of the cylinders of the plurality of cylinders, when the determination is made that the temperature of the battery pack is below the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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