US 12,110,003 B2
Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof
Jeewook Huh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,678.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0090773 (KR), filed on Jul. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009058 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 20/13 (2016.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01)
CPC B60W 20/13 (2016.01) [B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02)] 20 Claims
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11. A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
determining, by a controller, a travelling path of the hybrid vehicle from a departure of the hybrid vehicle to a destination of the hybrid vehicle and an expected vehicle speed of the travelling path;
dividing, by the controller, the travelling path into one or more travelling sections based on the expected vehicle speed of the travelling path or a speed limit of the travelling path;
determining, by the controller, an average vehicle speed of each travelling section and an average vehicle speed of an entire travelling path by averaging the average vehicle speed of each travelling section;
determining, by the controller, an expected State Of Charge (SOC) profile of a battery based on travelling energy of the hybrid vehicle in each travelling section; and
determining, by the controller, a charge mode of the battery based on the average vehicle speed of the entire travelling path and an initial SOC value of the expected SOC profile.