Method and apparatus for selective operation of a hybrid electric vehicle in various driving modes
First Claim
1. A method for adaptively controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including an energy generation system, a energy storage system receiving electric current at least from the generation system, and at least one electric motor receiving current from the energy storage system, comprising:
- storing an upper energy storage limit and a lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system for each of a plurality of predetermined driving modes;
determining a currently selected driving mode from the plurality of predetermined driving modes;
setting the upper energy storage limit and the lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system based on the currently selected driving mode;
determining parameters for operation of vehicle components within the currently selected driving mode; and
generating command signals to the vehicle components for operation within determined parameters.
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Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle and method that stores an upper energy storage limit and a lower energy storage limit for an energy storage system for each of a plurality of predetermined driving modes, determines a currently selected driving mode from the plurality of predetermined driving modes, sets the upper energy storage limit and the lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system based on the currently selected driving mode, determines parameters for operation of vehicle components within the currently selected driving mode and generates command signals to the vehicle components for operation within determined parameters.
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1. A method for adaptively controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including an energy generation system, a energy storage system receiving electric current at least from the generation system, and at least one electric motor receiving current from the energy storage system, comprising:
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storing an upper energy storage limit and a lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system for each of a plurality of predetermined driving modes; determining a currently selected driving mode from the plurality of predetermined driving modes; setting the upper energy storage limit and the lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system based on the currently selected driving mode; determining parameters for operation of vehicle components within the currently selected driving mode; and generating command signals to the vehicle components for operation within determined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:
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an energy generation system; a energy storage system that receives electric current at least from the generation system; at least one electric motor that receives current from the energy storage system; and a controller that; stores an upper energy storage limit and a lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system for each of a plurality of predetermined driving modes; determines a currently selected driving mode from the plurality of predetermined driving modes; sets the upper energy storage limit and the lower energy storage limit for the energy storage system based on the currently selected driving mode; determines parameters for operation of vehicle components within the currently selected driving mode; and generates command signals to the vehicle components for operation within determined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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