Method for learning upwards friction coefficient of engine clutch of hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017166201-A1
Application number	US-201615258945-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 7, 2016
Priority date	Dec 14, 2015
Publication date	Jun 15, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for learning an upwards friction coefficient of an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle includes: after the engine clutch is engaged, disengaging, by a controller, the engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor; when the engine clutch is disengaged, comparing, by the controller, a temperature of the engine clutch with a threshold value; and when the temperature of the engine clutch is less than the threshold value, increasing, by the controller, a friction coefficient of the engine clutch up to a certain value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for learning an upwards friction coefficient of an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
after the engine clutch is engaged, disengaging, by a controller, the engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor; when the engine clutch is disengaged, comparing, by the controller, a temperature of the engine clutch with a threshold value; and when the temperature of the engine clutch is less than the threshold value, increasing, by the controller, a friction coefficient of the engine clutch up to a certain value.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
when the temperature of the engine clutch is not less than the threshold value, maintaining, by the controller, the friction coefficient of the engine clutch.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the engine clutch includes a dry type engine clutch.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before the engine clutch is disengaged after the engine clutch is engaged, determining, by the controller, whether the engine clutch is broken, wherein when the engine clutch is broken, the controller fixes the friction coefficient as a minimum value.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein when the engine clutch is not broken, the controller initializes the friction coefficient.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
after the friction coefficient is initialized, determining, by the controller, whether an amount of slip which is a torque difference that occurs due to a difference between a friction coefficient of the engine clutch that the controller recognizes and a friction coefficient that is generated in the engine clutch is greater than a minimal amount of slip for learning a downwards friction coefficient of the engine clutch, wherein when the amount of slip is greater than the minimal amount, the controller lowers the friction coefficient.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that, after an engine clutch is engaged, disengage the engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor; program instructions that, when the engine clutch is disengaged, compare a temperature of the engine clutch with a threshold value; and program instructions that, when the temperature of the engine clutch is less than the threshold value, increase a friction coefficient of the engine clutch up to a certain value.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Yeon Bok
• Eo Jeong Soo
• Chang Young Joon

Classifications

• B60W20/50 Primary

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• B60W20/40

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• Y10S903/914

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• B60K6/387

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• B60W2710/025

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