Patent ID: 9260004
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F16H,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A method for checking a drive torque applied by an electric machine in a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle being propelled by at least one of the electric machine and an internal combustion engine, the method comprising: setting at least one of the electric machine and the combustion engine to a predetermined overall speed; closing a separating clutch situated between the electric machine and the combustion engine; shifting the combustion engine into a state of fuel cutoff to generate a drag torque; determining a drive torque applied by the electric machine during the fuel cutoff of the combustion engine; and checking if the drive torque applied by the electric machine is determined accurately by comparing the drive torque to the drag torque.