Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine with a cylinder head, at least one outlet for exhaust gas which is formed in the cylinder head, a device for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, a spark-ignition device for igniting the directly injected fuel in the combustion chamber, at least one electric drive and an exhaust gas control system which is connected downstream of the combustion chamber and has at least one catalytic converter in at least one exhaust tract. The catalytic converter which is closest to the engine in each exhaust tract is positioned in the exhaust gas control system in such a way that a length of an exhaust pipe between the outlet for exhaust gas in the cylinder head and an end face of this catalytic converter that faces the cylinder head is at least 500 mm.

Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine is provided. At least one of the electric machines supplies a varying torque to the internal combustion engine such that cyclic irregularities of the internal combustion engine during idling are reduced and, at the same time, the internal combustion engine is operated during idling with an ignition angle and a volumetric efficiency optimized for this operating state and without retarding the ignition angle for building up a torque reserve.

Abstract: A method is for controlling the torque of a hybrid drive unit, which includes a combustion engine and at least one electric machine capable of being operated alternatively as a motor or as a generator. The electric machine, when operated as a motor, is powered by an energy storage device and supplies a positive electric motor torque which together with a combustion engine torque of the combustion engine produces a total drive torque of the hybrid drive unit. A hybrid drive unit includes a respective torque control. In the event that a desired torque is greater than a consumption-optimized combustion engine maximum torque, the electric machine is operated as a motor having an electric motor torque. An electric motor maximum torque is specified as a function of at least one state parameter of the energy storage device.

Abstract: In a method and a device for engine stop/engine start of hybrid vehicles, which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric machine which is coupled to the internal combustion engine and is selectively able to be operated regeneratively or motively, the engine speed can be detected and compared to a limit speed to initiate the stopping of the engine in a hybrid vehicle using an automatic start/stop mechanism, and if the engine speed drops to the threshold speed, the engine is stopped, the electric machine being switched over into the motive or the regenerative operation when the limit speed is reached; the electric machine assuming the limit speed, whereas the fuel supply of the internal combustion engine is shut down or remains shut down and the electric machine initiates the stopping of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine coupled to an electric motor having at least one inlet and one outlet valve per cylinder, a variable valve control, and a fuel injection device, with a first partial power, from the overall drive power provided to the vehicle, it is provided that upon request a cylinder that can be switched off is deactivated and filled with fresh gas, and upon request for activating the cylinder in the temporally next suction and/or compression phase of the cylinder a predetermined amount of fuel and an ignition of the mixture occurs by no later than the end of the compression phase and/or that in order to adjust the momentum during the activation of a cylinder that had been switched off a multiple injection of fuel occurs, preferably a dual injection, in a homogenous split mode of operation.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, in which at least one electric motor converts kinetic energy into electricity in a generator mode and can provide a generator-created braking momentum MG or a respective braking power PG. When braking is requested with a target value MSoll at a time t1, a total braking momentum M is provided according to the following formula: MSoll=MG, if MSoll?MSchwell MSoll=MG+MF, if MSoll>MSchwell. A value MOffset>0 is selected for the braking momentum MG at the time t1, wherein MF>0 is a braking momentum provided by a vehicle brake or when braking is requested with a target value PSoll at a time t1, the vehicle is provided with a total braking power P according to the following formula: PSoll=PG, if PSoll<PSchwell PSoll=PG+PF, if PSoll>PSchwell. A value POffset>0 is selected for the braking power PG at the time T1, wherein PF>0 is a braking power provided by the vehicle brakes.

Abstract: In a method for controlling the torque of a motor vehicle having a hybrid drive unit (10), with the electric engine (14) providing a positive and/or negative torque (M_EM), when a requested torque (M_W) is given, that is stronger than an actually provided total driving torque (M_Fzg), (a) in an initial boost phase (B) a dynamic, positive torque (M_EM) of the electric engine is impressed on the torque (M_VM) of the internal combustion engine, which passes through a maximum during the boost phase (B), and (b) in a second phase (S, L) for a predetermined duration a predetermined, essentially constant, positive or negative torque (M_EM) of the electric engine is impressed on the torque (M_VM) of the internal combustion engine so that the resulting total driving torque (M_Fzg) is at least almost equivalent to the requested torque (M_W), with the algebraic signs and/or the strength of the torque (M_EM) of the electric engine being preset depending on the requested torque (M_W).

Abstract: A hybrid drive unit (10) for a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine (12) and at least one electric machine (14) optionally operable as a motor or as a generator, has a charge air compressor (22) for compression of combustion air supplied to the internal combustion engine (12) and a charge air cooler (32) for cooling the combustion air. The hybrid drive unit (10) has a low-temperature cooling circuit (38) carrying a liquid coolant and is designed separately from a high-temperature cooling circuit of the internal combustion engine (12) and has a heat exchanger (42) for cooling the coolant, whereby the low-temperature cooling circuit (38) includes the charge air cooler (32) and the electric machine (12) and/or electronic components (34, 36) allocated to the electric machine (14).

Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine is provided. When turning off the internal combustion engine and/or when starting the internal combustion engine, a torque characteristic of the electric machine for starting the internal combustion engine or turning off the internal combustion engine is feedforward-controlled.

Abstract: In a method for the individual shutdown and restart of cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having at least one intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder, a variable valve control, and a fuel injection system, according to the requirement of its shutdown, a deactivateable cylinder is filled with fresh gas and according to the requirement of its restart, an injection of a predetermined quantity of fuel as well as an ignition of the mixture takes place in the chronologically next intake phase or compression phase of the cylinder before the end of the compression phase at the latest. Furthermore, for the individual shutdown and restart of cylinders, the mass of fresh air present in the deactivateable cylinder in the deactivated operating state and/or the mixture parameters are determined and consulted for determining a fuel quantity to be injected when restarting said cylinder.

Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine is provided. At least one of the electric machines supplies a varying torque to the internal combustion engine such that cyclic irregularities of the internal combustion engine during idling are reduced and, at the same time, the internal combustion engine is operated during idling with an ignition angle and a volumetric efficiency optimized for this operating state and without retarding the ignition angle for building up a torque reserve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for at least temporarily increasing an exhaust gas temperature of a spark-ignition, direction injection internal combustion engine (10) involving at least one measure, which is executed by the engine, whereby this at least one measure consists of a spark retarding and of a multiple injection (ME). During the multiple injection (ME), at least two fuel injections into the cylinder (12) are carried out within an induction cycle and compression cycle of a cylinder (12) of the internal combustion engine (10), and the latest of these injections ensues during a compression cycle of the cylinder (12). The invention also relates to the utilization of the method.

Abstract: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with an electric motor coupled with a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder that can be switched off, with a first partial momentum, from an overall momentum provided to the vehicle, being provided by the internal combustion engine and a second partial momentum from the electric motor, and the second partial momentum is used specifically for dampening a cyclic irregularity of the internal combustion engine. Further, means are provided in a hybrid vehicle control, by which the second partial momentum can be used specifically to dampen the cyclic irregularity of the internal combustion engine when one or, if necessary, several cylinders are switched off.

Abstract: In a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine coupled to an electric motor having at least one inlet and one outlet valve per cylinder, a variable valve control, and a fuel injection device, with a first partial power, from the overall drive power provided to the vehicle, it is provided that upon request a cylinder that can be switched off is deactivated and filled with fresh gas, and upon request for activating the cylinder in the temporally next suction and/or compression phase of the cylinder a predetermined amount of fuel and an ignition of the mixture occurs by no later than the end of the compression phase and/or that in order to adjust the momentum during the activation of a cylinder that had been switched off a multiple injection of fuel occurs, preferably a dual injection, in a homogenous split mode of operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for heating up at least one catalytic converter (34) that is disposed in an exhaust gas duct (28) of an internal combustion engine, especially an NOx storage catalytic converter (34) which is mounted upstream of a precatalytic converter (30, 32). According to the invention, at least one chemical heating measure causing a temperature increase in the catalytic converter (34) that is to be heated substantially by means of chemical energy which is fed into the exhaust gas duct (28) in addition to the energy supplied at an original engine operation point, and at least one thermal heating measure causing an increase in the temperature of the catalytic converter especially by means of thermal energy that is supplied in addition to the energy supplied at an original engine operation point, are combined in such a way that a main portion of chemical energy is supplied before a main portion of thermal energy.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for controlling fuel injection in an internal combustion engine (10) having at least one electric machine (26), wherein a direct injection system (18) for direct injection of fuel into at least one combustion chamber (54) of the internal combustion engine (10) is associated with the internal combustion engine (10), the direct injection system (18) including a mechanically driven high-pressure fuel pump (22) for generating a fuel pressure in an accumulator volume (20) upstream of the at least one combustion chamber (54).

Abstract: In a method for the individual shutdown and restart of cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine having at least one intake and one exhaust valve per cylinder, a variable valve control, and a fuel injection system, according to the requirement of its shutdown, a deactivateable cylinder is filled with fresh gas and according to the requirement of its restart, an injection of a predetermined quantity of fuel as well as an ignition of the mixture takes place in the chronologically next intake phase or compression phase of the cylinder before the end of the compression phase at the latest. Furthermore, for the individual shutdown and restart of cylinders, the mass of fresh air present in the deactivateable cylinder in the deactivated operating state and/or the mixture parameters are determined and consulted for determining a fuel quantity to be injected when restarting said cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a temperature of a catalyst system (14, 16) located in an exhaust duct (12) of an internal combustion engine (10) in a motor vehicle. Said system comprises at least one primary catalyst (16), in particular an NOx storage catalyst and optionally one or more pre-catalysts (14). According to the invention, at one point during operation, at which the torque desired by the driver is less than an overrun torque of the vehicle (overrun phase ?s), an overrun shut-off can be suppressed by supplying the internal combustion engine (10) with an air-fuel ratio (?) that is less than or equal to 1.1.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine with a cylinder head, at least one outlet for exhaust gas which is formed in the cylinder head, a device for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, a spark-ignition device for igniting the directly injected fuel in the combustion chamber, at least one electric drive and an exhaust gas control system which is connected downstream of the combustion chamber and has at least one catalytic converter in at least one exhaust tract. The catalytic converter which is closest to the engine in each exhaust tract is positioned in the exhaust gas control system in such a way that a length of an exhaust pipe between the outlet for exhaust gas in the cylinder head and an end face of this catalytic converter that faces the cylinder head is at least 500 mm.

Abstract: An electrical energy system (1) in a hybrid car comprises an electrical motor (3), a capacitor (4) and a battery (5). The capacitor (4) is connected electrically to the electrical motor (3) and the capacitor (4) is switched in parallel with the battery (5) and the capacitor (4) has a rated voltage greater than 60V and the battery (5) has a rated voltage of less than 60V.