Motor vehicle having a hybrid drive and method for selecting an electric machine and/or a starter for starting a combustion engine

US9102328B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102328-B2
Application numberUS-201113883212-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 27, 2011
Priority dateNov 3, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive includes a combustion engine, an electric machine, which can be operated as a motor and used for starting the combustion engine, a control unit, and a starter which can be used for starting the combustion engine. When startup of the combustion engine is imminent, the control unit is designed to select the electric machine and/or the starter for starting the combustion engine depending on at least one operating parameter of the motor vehicle which describes the drive dynamics requirement and/or the torque requirement for the hybrid drive and/or a requirement of a controller of the motor vehicle.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive, the motor vehicle comprising: a combustion engine, an electric machine configured to be operated as a motor and to start the combustion engine, a starter configured to start the combustion engine, and a control unit configured to select, in an impending startup of the combustion engine, at least one of the electric machine and the starter to start the combustion engine, said selection depending on at least one…

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What does patent US9102328B2 cover?
A motor vehicle with a hybrid drive includes a combustion engine, an electric machine, which can be operated as a motor and used for starting the combustion engine, a control unit, and a starter which can be used for starting the combustion engine. When startup of the combustion engine is imminent, the control unit is designed to select the electric machine and/or the starter for starting the c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Werner Martin, Schneider Michael, Audi Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60W20/40. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).