US Patent Issued to FCA US on Feb. 18 for "Model-based engine speed profiling techniques for improved hybrid powertrain synchronization" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,163, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Model-based engine speed profiling techniques for improved hybrid powertrain synchronization" was invented by Nadirsh D Patel (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Christian Rostiti (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Ameya Basutkar (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Abdulquadri Banuso (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for synchronizing shaft speeds of a hybrid powertrain of a hybrid vehicle include, during a first phase of a synchronization process, starting an engine using a first electric motor and increasing a speed of an output shaft of the engine to a first speed tha...