US 11,953,085 B2
Method for operating a powertrain of a motor vehicle, in particular a truck, and motor vehicle
Andreas Kopp, Kösching (DE)
Assigned to AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
Appl. No. 17/056,115
Filed by AUDI AG, Ingolstadt (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/065930
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 17, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/025217, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 213 067.1 (DE), filed on Aug. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0190198 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 57/0413 (2013.01) [F16H 57/0401 (2013.01); F16H 57/0415 (2013.01); F16H 57/0475 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02043 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a powertrain of a motor vehicle, the powertrain comprising: at least one drive motor and at least one gearbox, such that the motor vehicle is driven by the at least one drive motor via the at least one gearbox, the method comprising:
transferring heat from the at least one drive motor to the at least one gearbox to heat the at least one gearbox in a targeted manner,
wherein heat is transferred from the at least one drive motor to the at least one gearbox based on predictive data describing at least one future state of the motor vehicle, and
wherein the predictive data comprises information describing an upcoming, temporary switch-off phase of the drive motor.