Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for controlling clutch of hybrid vehicle
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Application No.: US14546092Application Date: 2014-11-18
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Publication No.: US09610939B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Joonyoung Park
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company , Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul
- Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul KR Seoul
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Agent Peter F. Corless
- Priority: KR10-2014-0067185 20140602
- Main IPC: B60W10/02
- IPC: B60W10/02 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W20/00 ; B60W10/08 ; B60K6/48 ; F16H61/688 ; B60W20/40 ; B60W50/00

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling a clutch of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The method includes: setting, by a controller, a limited torque to a motor torque and comparing an input speed of the transmission and a minimum speed of the engine when converting from an EV driving mode to an HEV driving mode. The controller is configured to start the engine when the input speed of the transmission is equal to or greater than a minimum threshold point and is equal to or less than a minimum speed of the engine. Further, the method includes increasing the motor torque to exceed the preset limited torque, coupling the first clutch when the engine speed and a motor speed are synchronized, and coupling the second clutch when the input speed of the transmission exceeds the minimum speed of the engine by the controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150344025A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLUTCH OF HYBRID VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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