Patent ID: 9738282
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,Y02T

Claim:
1. A method for improving startability of a vehicle, the vehicle being provided with a prime mover and a kinetic energy recuperation system, such that the prime mover is adapted to propel the vehicle either alone or in combination with the kinetic energy recuperation system which is operably coupled to the prime mover and to wheels of the vehicle and is adapted to store energy at times when there is an abundance of energy and to use energy at times when there is a demand for energy, the method comprising the steps of: a. determining that the vehicle is standing still, b. detecting a take-off assistance condition, c. detecting a level of energy in the kinetic energy recuperation system, d. determining that a level of energy is insufficient and connecting the prime mover to the kinetic energy recuperation system and running the prime mover such that energy from the prime mover is stored in the kinetic energy recuperation system, and e. requesting the vehicle to take off and running the prime mover and consuming energy from the kinetic energy recuperation system such that the wheels of the vehicle initiate propelling thereof.