Patent ID: 9428173
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A system for pre-charging a hybrid vehicle comprising: a battery having a state of charge; a transmission; an engine having an on mode, coupled to the transmission and configured to output torque when in the on mode; a motor-generator having a drive mode and a regeneration mode, coupled to the battery and the transmission and configured to output torque to the transmission when in the drive mode and to convert torque from the transmission to electrical power for recharging the battery when in the regeneration mode; a button configured to receive a user input to activate a pre-charge logic to increase the state of charge of the battery or a user input to deactivate the pre-charge logic; and a hybrid controller coupled to the battery, the motor-generator, the button and the engine and configured to cause the state of charge of the battery to increase in response to the button receiving the user input to activate the pre-charge logic and the state of charge of the battery being less than or equal to an upper state of charge threshold by instructing the motor-generator to operate in the regeneration mode and instructing the engine to operate in the on mode until at least one of: