APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVEL OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a driving mode based on a speed of the vehicle and a user-selected driving mode, the determining the driving mode comprising driving the vehicle using power supplied from at least one power supply source of power supply sources, the power supply sources comprising;
first and second engine generators, each configured to generate power by using turning force;
a battery charged by the first or second engine generator; and
an ultra capacitor charged by the first or second engine generator; and
determining an alternative driving mode comprising switching from the at least one power supply source of the power supply sources to another power supply source of the power supply sources to drive the vehicle if a failure occurs in the at least one power supply source of power supply sources.
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Abstract
Provided is a method of controlling a vehicle, the method including: determining a driving mode based on a speed of the vehicle and a user-selected driving mode, the determining the driving mode comprising driving the vehicle using power supplied from at least one power supply source of power supply sources, the power supply sources including: 1) first and second engine generators, each configured to generate power by using turning force; 2) a battery charged by the first or second engine generator; and 3) an ultra capacitor charged by the first or second engine generator; and determining an alternative driving mode comprising switching from the at least one power supply source of the power supply sources to another power supply source of the power supply sources to drive the vehicle if a failure occurs in the at least one power supply source of power supply sources.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a driving mode based on a speed of the vehicle and a user-selected driving mode, the determining the driving mode comprising driving the vehicle using power supplied from at least one power supply source of power supply sources, the power supply sources comprising; first and second engine generators, each configured to generate power by using turning force; a battery charged by the first or second engine generator; and an ultra capacitor charged by the first or second engine generator; and determining an alternative driving mode comprising switching from the at least one power supply source of the power supply sources to another power supply source of the power supply sources to drive the vehicle if a failure occurs in the at least one power supply source of power supply sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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first and second engine generators configured to generate first and second power supplies, respectively, by using turning force of an engine; a battery charged with a third power supply by the first or second engine generator; an ultra capacitor charged with a fourth power supply by the first or second engine generator; and a controller configured to drive the vehicle using at least one of the first, second, third and fourth power supplies based on a speed of the vehicle and a user-selected driving mode, and configured to switch from the at least one of the first, second, third and fourth power supplies to another one of the first, second, third and fourth power supplies, if a failure occurs in the at least one of the first, second, third and fourth power supplies.
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