Patent ID: 9657658
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60W,B60Y,F02D,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A method for reducing noise and vibration associated with a throttle valve in a diesel hybrid vehicle, comprising: detecting, by a controller, whether a diesel engine is stopped and a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined speed; operating, by the controller, the throttle valve to be closed when the diesel engine is stopped and the vehicle speed is less than the predetermined speed; closing and then opening again, by the controller, the throttle valve for a predetermined time; detecting, by the controller whether a starting device is off after the throttle valve is closed and then opened again; operating, by the controller, the throttle valve to be closed when the starting device is off; and closing and then opening again, by the controller, the throttle valve for the predetermined time.