PRODUCING RECORDS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO OPTIMIZE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE

摘要

A method and apparatus for producing a record for use in controlling a supply of power from an electric generator powered by a prime mover in a hybrid electric vehicle. A set of operating characteristics of the vehicle known to occur when the vehicle is operated under certain operating conditions is associated with respective power values approximately equal to the actual power produced by the generator when the generator is operated under operating conditions approximately equal to such certain operating conditions, to facilitate lookup of an optimal set of operating conditions that optimizes operating characteristics of the vehicle in response to a power value.