Engine spin-up control with natural torque smoothing
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1. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- an engine having at least one cylinder;
an electric machine that drives said engine during a start-up period;
a control module that monitors a rotational speed of said engine and that regulates torque generated by said electric machine based on said rotational speed and a maximum discharge power available to power said electric machine during said start-up period; and
a driver input device, wherein said control module determines said maximum discharge power based on said driver input device.
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine having at least one cylinder and an electric machine that drives the engine during a start-up period. A control module monitors a rotational speed of the engine and regulates torque generated by the electric machine based on the rotational speed during the start-up period and a maximum discharge power available to power the electric machine.
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26 Claims
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1. A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
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an engine having at least one cylinder; an electric machine that drives said engine during a start-up period; a control module that monitors a rotational speed of said engine and that regulates torque generated by said electric machine based on said rotational speed and a maximum discharge power available to power said electric machine during said start-up period; and a driver input device, wherein said control module determines said maximum discharge power based on said driver input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of launching a hybrid vehicle from rest, comprising:
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monitoring a driver input from a drive input device; determining a start-up schedule based on said driver input; determining a maximum discharge power from said start-up schedule; and regulating a torque generated by an electric machine to drive an engine during a start-up period based on said maximum discharge power and a rotational speed of said engine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of spinning up an engine of a hybrid vehicle to an idle speed during a start-up period, comprising:
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determining a start-up schedule including a maximum discharge power; regulating a torque generated by an electric machine to drive said engine during said start-up period based on said maximum discharge power and a rotational speed of said engine; monitoring a driver input from a driver input device; and determining said start-up schedule based on said driver input. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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