Patent ID: 9221458
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an engine; a power inverter module; a transmission having a stationary member, a gearbox, and an electric traction motor connected to the gearbox and controlled via pulse width modulation of the power inverter module; an engine brake that selectively connects the engine to the stationary member in an electric vehicle drive mode of the transmission; and a control system in communication with the engine and the electric traction motor, wherein the control system is programmed to detect a requested autostart of the engine during the electric vehicle drive mode, to disconnect the engine from the stationary member, via the engine brake in response to the detected requested autostart, to determine a driver-requested output torque and a maximum output torque of the transmission, and to execute: