Hybrid electric vehicle system
CA 2361471 A1 · Owner: Boggs, David Lee · Inventors: Boggs, David Lee; Kotre, Stephen John; Burke, Stephen Richard
Overview
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A method of determining an operating state of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid electric vehicle drive system comprising an internal combustion engine having an output shaft which is coupled to a generator. The engine includes a fuel injector responsive to a fuel command. The method comprises the steps of determining an ON/OFF status of the fuel command and determining the generator torque. The generator torque provides an indication of the actual engine torque. An engine running flag is set ON when the fuel command is ON and tie generator torque value is greater than a predetermined value. Otherwise the engine running flag is set OFF.
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- Filed November 8, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 8, 2021.
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