IPC Main Group
B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles
Introduced: January 2006
Last revised: January 2016
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
Additional Content
Hybrid vehicle design Electric vehicles
Related Keywords
CONTROL(S) of hybrid vehiclescontrol of HYBRIDS vehiclescontrol of HYDRIDES vehiclescontrol of hybrid VEHICLES
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60W 20/1 Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
- B60W 20/2 Control strategies involving selection of hybrid configuration, e.g. selection between series or parallel configuration
- B60W 20/3 Control strategies involving selection of transmission gear ratio
- B60W 20/4 Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers
- B60W 20/5 Control strategies for responding to system failures, e.g. for fault diagnosis, failsafe operation or limp mode
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
- AUDI DE 10,806
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336