Patent ID: 9352739
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating a hybrid vehicle having a primary power source and an auxiliary power source, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a propulsion request while the primary power source is activated and the auxiliary power source is not activated, the propulsion request is in response to an aggressive engagement of an accelerator pedal by the driver; (b) predicting if the auxiliary power source will be activated in response to the propulsion request; and (c) if step (b) predicts that the auxiliary power source will be activated in response to the propulsion request, then determining if a delay timer has expired and delaying activation of the auxiliary power source until the expiration of the delay timer so that there is a decoupling between the propulsion request that is in response to an aggressive engagement of the accelerator pedal by the driver and activation of the auxiliary power source, wherein delaying activation of the auxiliary power source includes waiting until the delay timer has expired and the driver is no longer aggressively engaging the accelerator pedal before cranking an internal combustion engine.