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7497286 Auxiliary electric drive assembly  
An auxiliary electric drive assembly includes an alternating current induction motor, planetary speed reduction gearing and a differential. The differential may be either active or passive. The...
7493980 Mode transition control system for hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle mode transition control apparatus includes a hybrid drive system having a first clutch disposed between an engine and a motor generator, and a second clutch disposed between the...
7496435 Drive control system for electric vehicle and method of drive control of electric vehicle  
A drive control system for an electric vehicle and a method of drive control of the electric vehicle. The drive control system for the electric vehicle includes a drive motor target torque...
7490685 Hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle is provided that can be made to travel by means of motor generators (MG 1 , MG 2 ) while an engine (E) is stopped, the engine (E), which can reduce pumping loss by running with a...
7489114 Hybrid vehicle drive unit  
A hybrid vehicle drive unit that includes an intermediate shaft, a starting clutch and motor generator that includes a stator that is fixed to an interior portion of a motor casing that is attached...
7487851 Method and apparatus for controlling a hybrid power supply system in a vehicle  
A method and an arrangement for controlling the power supply of a vehicle which has a hybrid power system composed of a fuel cell system and a dynamic power system which contains a storage battery....
7487757 Engine tuned for hybrid electric and continuously variable transmission applications  
An engine tuned for use with a hybrid engine or CVT has a relatively narrow torque curve that is roughly centered at the engine's rated speed, with less than 50% of the maximum torque provided...
7484583 Auxiliary power unit for moving a vehicle  
A power system is provided having at least one traction device and a primary power source configured to power the at least one traction device. In addition, the power system includes an auxiliary...
7481044 Method for operation of an internal combustion engine running on hydrogen  
A method is provided for operating a bivalent internal combustion engine, which may run lean with using a fuel with wide inflammability limits, such as hydrogen, whereby a first lean region close...
7478690 Power train for hybrid electric vehicle  
A power train prevents the decrease in the power efficiency accompanied by the converting process between the kinetic energy and the electrical energy due to the large energy flow through the...
7478691 Hybrid vehicle and control method of same  
A delay time for delaying starting of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle is set to a predetermined time based on an engine coolant temperature and a state of an air conditioner...
7478692 Electric vehicle  
In an electric vehicle driven by a drive motor with electric power generated by an engine-driven generator and with electric power from a battery, the electric vehicle includes a residual battery...
7480562 Method for operating a vehicle  
A method for operating a vehicle, in which the method allows feedback about imminent risks. In this context, the vehicle moves on a predefined route at a current traveling velocity. A value...
7477031 Control device for hybrid electric vehicle  
A hybrid electric vehicle is arranged such that a driving force of an engine and a driving force of an electric motor can be transmitted to driving wheels through a transmission and that the engine...
7475747 Electric or hybrid vehicle with a spare electric motor power source  
A secondary electric power source ( 19 ) for a motor vehicle having one or more electric motors ( 12 ) for driving respective wheels ( 10 a ) of the motor vehicle and having a main electric power...
7475746 Vehicular performance control system and method, and vehicle incorporating same  
A performance control system is provided that is adapted to regulate the output of an engine while maintaining stable combustion whereby the perceived operational feel and exhaust efficiency is...
7474012 Engine starting control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus for a drive system of a hybrid vehicle including (a) an electrically controlled differential portion which has an engine, a first electric motor, and a differential mechanism...
7472769 Hybrid vehicle control system  
A hybrid vehicle control system is configured to improve fuel economy by optimizing a torque transfer capacity of a clutch transmitting drive power from both an engine and a motor/generator while...
7469759 Layout of an electrical power system provided with a fuel cell in an electric vehicle  
The subject matter of the invention is an arrangement of an electrical power generating system in an electrical vehicle. The electrical power generating system has a first module ( 2 ) for...
7469761 Continuously variable transmission system with power boost  
A method is provided of boosting power to a continuously variable transmission having a motor. The continuously variable transmission is powered by an engine. The method includes selectively...
7469778 Drive unit for a hybrid motor vehicle  
In a drive unit for a hybrid motor vehicle for coupling an internal combustion engine and/or a motor-generator to a transmission, wherein an input shaft of the drive unit is connected to the...
7470209 Hybrid powertrain having an electrically variable transmission and engine valve control  
A hybrid powertrain includes an electrically variable transmission and an internal combustion engine. The transmission is operable to provide a continuously variable mode of operation. The engine...
7469169 Method for control of input power distribution in a motor vehicle with hybrid engine drive  
A method for controlling and regulating the input power distribution of prime movers in a power train ( 1 ) of a motor vehicle which has one internal combustion engine ( 2 ), at least one electric...
7467678 Hybrid four-wheel-drive  
A four-wheel drive system for a hybrid vehicle includes at least two motor-generators and a single engine connected to a differential having multiple degrees of freedom. In some embodiments, by...
7464779 All-wheel drive motor vehicle  
An all-wheel drive motor vehicle having at least two wheel axles and comprising an electrical or hydraulic drive unit having a plurality of electric or hydraulic motors connected to an electrical...
7464778 Cargo handling apparatus of cargo handling industrial vehicle  
Provided are an engine 111 , a generator-motor 113 , a clutch 112 connecting/disconnecting power therebetween, a battery 115 , and a loading pump 117 for driving a fork 118 . The...
7464780 System and method for recovering regenerative power in a vehicle, and vehicle using the same  
A system, method and vehicle using the same for increasing regenerative power recovered during vehicle deceleration. The system includes first and second sets of vehicle wheels, a controller, an...
7466091 Brake responsive vehicle electric drive system  
The invention relates to a vehicle electric drive system. There is a need for a brake responsive vehicle electric drive system. A vehicle electric drive system includes an internal combustion...
7461864 Recreational motor vehicle  
A recreational motor vehicle capable of accommodating a driver of varying sizes. Embodiments can also be modified for use on circular or in-line tracks or multiple racing formats. The external...
7463958 Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method  
A vehicle control apparatus which starts an engine to generate electric power, and charges a battery for supplying electric power to a motor with the generated electric power when a state of charge...
7458433 Electric motor and gear drive assembly for driving a vehicle wheel  
A drive unit assembly for a vehicle wheel includes a rigidly mounted electric motor coupled to the vehicle wheel via a gear drive. The gear drive includes a cycloid or epicycloid gear arrangement...
7458203 Hybrid vehicle and method for operating a hybrid vehicle  
A method for operating a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle has a combustion engine and an electric motor each providing a torque for operating the hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle...
7456509 Methods of operating a series hybrid vehicle  
The invention is directed toward methods for operating a series hybrid vehicle in a manner that responds to the operator's demand for power output, while maximizing engine efficiency and minimizing...
7455133 Electric four-wheel drive vehicle and control unit for same  
An electric four-wheel drive vehicle and a control unit for the same, which can be applied to cars of class having larger displacements than the class to which the electric four-wheel drive vehicle...
7448975 Transmission device for a vehicle  
A transmission device ( 3 ) for a vehicle with an electric machine ( 26 ) that is arranged in a housing ( 11 ) is described. The electric machine ( 26 ) can be placed in active connection with a...
7448459 Method for detecting abnormality in a hybrid vehicle  
A method for detecting an abnormality in a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine that can run in a cylinder cut-off state where intake and exhaust valve lifts are made zero, and a...
7448981 Power output apparatus, vehicle equipped with power output apparatus, and control method of power output apparatus  
The drive control of the invention sets a rotation speed Ni for in-cylinder injection according to an operation curve used in operation of an engine with fuel injection from only in-cylinder fuel...
7445065 Motor vehicle with hybrid drive  
Motor vehicle having a hybrid drive and a fuel cell system. When activated, the fuel cell system can be operated continuously in a predetermined operating range or at a predetermined operating...
7445066 Vehicle control device, car having the device, and method of controlling the car  
When a computed torque command value Tr* of a ring gear shaft as a drive shaft exceeds a maximum torque Tmax, skid occurring state control (step S 118 ) triggered by detection of the occurrence of...
7445573 Transmission device of a vehicle  
A transmission device ( 3 ) of a vehicle for distributing a driving torque of a transmission input shaft ( 13 ) to at least two transverse vehicle shafts ( 4; 4 X; 4 Y; 4 Z; 5 ). Between the...
7441616 Generated power control system  
A generated power control system in which the magnetic field of a generator is controlled based on a target generated power so as to perform the appropriate generation control. Preferably, the...
7440827 Method of controlling series hybrid electric vehicle powertrain  
There is provided a method of controlling a power-train of a hybrid electric vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a first electric machine directly driven by the internal combustion...
7434641 Control apparatus of hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle having a first drive unit, a second drive unit, a HV battery, a shift control element, a battery state detection element, and a shifting-time drive control...
7434640 Method for reducing torque required to crank engine in hybrid vehicle  
A method of operating a hybrid powertrain system is provided for a vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine having an engine output to drive the vehicle and a motor having a motor output...
7434636 Power system for electric and hybrid vehicles  
A power system for an electric vehicle, the power system comprising at least one power generating device selected from a group consisting of a solar panel, a wind turbine capable of producing...
7431112 Hybrid motorcycle  
A hybrid motorcycle capable of mounting thereon a hybrid-type drive unit, which does not project in a vehicle width direction and can be mounted even on a motorcycle having a limited vehicle width,...
7431111 Hybrid power output apparatus and control method  
In response to the driver's release of an accelerator, the procedure of the invention sequentially compares an observed charge-discharge electric power Wb of a battery with two reference values Wr...
7426971 Hybrid driving unit and vehicle carrying the same  
A hybrid driving unit in which a first electric motor ( 20 ), a second electric motor ( 23 ), a transmission ( 22 ) and a power splitting planetary gear ( 21 ) are disposed in order from the front...
7426973 Hybrid power unit  
A first reduction section of a hybrid power unit reduces an output of a motor when a transmission is shifted. A charge determining section determines whether charging of a battery is permitted. If...
7426910 Engine system having improved efficiency  
A propulsion system for a vehicle, comprising of an internal combustion engine, a thermoelectric device in thermal communication with the engine, and a control system for controlling the engine and...