Patent ID: 9233686
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,F16D,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method of setting a learning period of an engine clutch that controls connection of power between an engine and a motor of a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: detecting and accumulating a launch slip time of the engine clutch; detecting and accumulating a launch slip entry number of times of the engine clutch; detecting and accumulating a time in which a temperature of the engine clutch exceeds a setting temperature; detecting and accumulating a number of times in which the temperature of the engine clutch exceeds the setting temperature; and setting a learning period of the engine clutch based on at least one of: the launch slip accumulation time, the launch slip entry accumulation number of times, the setting temperature exceeding accumulation time, and the setting temperature exceeding accumulation number of times, wherein the setting of the learning period of the engine clutch further comprises the steps of: