DYNAMIC HYBRID VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING THE ROTARY POSITION INDEPENDENT OF MOTOR MOUNT

1 . A computing device implemented method comprising:

receiving one or more signals that represent an angular speed of a permanent magnet electric motor of a hybrid electric vehicle, the one or more signals being provided by an angular sensor connected to the electric motor;

receiving a signal representing a voltage from the electric motor, the voltage being a direct axis voltage component of a three-phase motor model;

determining if the angular speed is within a predetermined threshold;

calculating an error angle representing a correction factor for an alignment of the electric motor based on a ratio of the voltage and the angular speed,

determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct or an incorrect orientation; and

adding an orientation correction factor to the error angle.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct orientation comprises determining if the error angle is within a predefined range.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the predefined range is ±15°.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the orientation correction factor is ±120°.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the signals are received with zero current supplied to the electric motor and a motion of the vehicle is supplied by an internal combustion engine.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the correction angle is calculated using an averaged ratio of the voltage and the angular speed over more than one rotation of the electric motor.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the one or more signals that represent the angular speed of the motor is implemented by receiving a trigger signal sent to a performance manager of the vehicle when a performance parameter of the vehicle is determined to be outside of acceptable operation.

8 . One or more computer readable storage devices storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving one or more signals that represent an angular speed of a permanent magnet electric motor of a hybrid electric vehicle, the one or more signals being provided by an angular sensor connected to the electric motor;

receiving a signal representing a voltage from the electric motor, the voltage being a direct axis voltage component of a three-phase motor model;

determining if the angular speed is within a predetermined threshold;

calculating an error angle representing a correction factor for an alignment of the electric motor based on a ratio of the voltage and the angular speed,

determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct or an incorrect orientation; and

adding an orientation correction factor to the error angle.

9 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 8 , wherein determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct orientation comprises determining if the error angle is within a predefined range.

10 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 9 , wherein the predefined range is ±15°.

11 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 8 , wherein the orientation correction factor is ±120°.

12 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 8 , wherein the signals are received with zero current supplied to the electric motor and a motion of the vehicle is supplied by an internal combustion engine.

13 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 8 , wherein the correction angle is calculated using an averaged ratio of the voltage and the angular speed over more than one rotation of the electric motor.

14 . The computer readable storage devices of claim 8 , wherein receiving the one or more signals that represent the angular speed of the motor is implemented by receiving a trigger signal sent to a performance manager of the vehicle when a performance parameter of the vehicle is determined to be outside of acceptable operation.

15 . A system comprising:

a computing device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor to execute the instructions to perform instructions comprising:

receiving one or more signals that represent an angular speed of a permanent magnet electric motor of a hybrid electric vehicle, the one or more signals being provided by an angular sensor connected to the electric motor;

receiving a signal representing a voltage from the electric motor, the voltage being a direct axis voltage component of a three-phase motor model;

determining if the angular speed is within a predetermined threshold;

calculating an error angle representing a correction factor for an alignment of the electric motor based on a ratio of the voltage and the angular speed,

determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct or an incorrect orientation; and

adding an orientation correction factor to the error angle.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein determining if the error angle indicates that the motor is installed in a correct orientation comprises determining if the error angle is within a predefined range.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the predefined range is ±15°.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the orientation correction factor is ±120°.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the signals are received with zero current supplied to the electric motor and a motion of the vehicle is supplied by an internal combustion engine.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the correction angle is calculated using an averaged ratio of the voltage and the angular speed over more than one rotation of the electric motor.