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Regenerative braking system for car
Assignee: Isuzu Motors Ltd
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Filing: 1989-10-20
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Granted: 1991-06-18
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Expires: 2009-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A regenerative braking system for a car in which braking torque corresponding to the position of a brake pedal is determined and the pumping capacity of a pump/motor is also determined from the braking torque and the pressure of a hydraulic oil circuit. While the engine of the car is decoupled, an electromagnetic clutch is coupled to a PTO unit and the pump/motor, and the hydraulic oil circuit is closed, with the pump/motor being controlled to have the determined pumping capacity in the braking mode of the car.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Tanaka
- 👤 Takashi Shima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 06:41
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T1/00; B60T1/02; B60T1/10; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/08; B60K6/12; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/92; Y10; Y10S; Y10S188/00; Y10S188/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A regenerative braking system for a car having a brake pedal, a power take-off unit, and an engine, comprising: a hydraulic oil circuit formed of: a high pressure accumlator; a pump/motor; a circuit valve coupled to said pump/motor and said high pressure accumulator; and a low pressure accumulator coupled to said circuit valve; an electromagnetic clutch, coupled to said pump/motor, for connecting or disconnecting said pump/motor to or from the power take-off unit; means for sensing the position of the brake pedal; means for sensing the pressure of said hydraulic oil circuit; control means for determining a braking torque corresponding to the sensed position of the brake pedal, and for determining a pumping capacity of said pump/motor from the determined braking torque and the sensed pressure of said hydraulic oil circuit, said control means decoupling the engine of the car, coupling said electromagnetic clutch, and closing said hydraulic oil circuit in which said pump/motor is controlled to obtain the determined pumping capacity in the braking mode of the car.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A regenerative braking system for a car having a brake pedal, a power take-off unit, and an engine, comprising: a hydraulic oil circuit formed of: a high pressure accumlator; a pump/motor; a circuit valve coupled to said pump/motor and said high pressure accumulator; and a low pressure accumulator coupled to said circuit valve; an electromagnetic clutch, coupled to said pump/motor, for connecting or disconnecting said pump/motor to or from the power take-off unit; means for sensing the position of the brake pedal; means for sensing the pressure of said hydraulic oil circuit; control means for determining a braking torque corresponding to the sensed position of the brake pedal, and for determining a pumping capacity of said pump/motor from the determined braking torque and the sensed pressure of said hydraulic oil circuit, said control means decoupling the engine of the car, coupling said electromagnetic clutch, and closing said hydraulic oil circuit in which said pump/motor is controlled to obtain the determined pumping capacity in the braking mode of the car.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes a stored map for defining the relationship of the position of the brake pedal and braking torque.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 2, wherein said control means further includes a stored map defining the relationship of braking torque, oil pressure, and pumping capacity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 2, wherein said control means calculates the pumping capacity of said pump/motor based on the equation V.sub.p =200πT/P where V p indicates the pumping capacity, T indicates the required braking torque, and P indicates the sensed pressure of said hydraulic circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 3, wherein said pump/motor is of a swash plate type and has a displacement angle, and wherein said control means controls the displacement angle of said pump/motor to have the determined pumping capacity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 1, wherein said control means switches over said circuit valve, so that said hydraulic circuit may have therein the hydraulic flow from said low pressure accumulator to said high pressure accumulator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A regenerative braking system for a car according to claim 1, wherein the engine has an engine clutch and wherein said control means controls the engine clutch to decouple the engine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
137 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle having a brake pedal, an engine, and a power take-off unit, comprising: a hydraulic circuit including a pump/motor; an electromagnetic clutch, coupled to said pump/motor, for connecting or disconnecting said pump/motor to or from a power take-off unit; means for sensing the position of the brake pedal; means for sensing the pressure of said hydraulic circuit; and control means for determining a braking torque based on the sensed position of the brake pedal, and for determining a pumping capacity of said pump/motor based on the determined braking torque and the sensed pressure of said hydraulic circuit, said control means decoupling the engine of the car, coupling said electromagnetic clutch to said pump/motor, and actuating said hydraulic circuit to obtain the determined pumping capacity in the braking mode of the vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle having a brake pedal, an engine, and a power take-off unit, comprising: a hydraulic circuit including a pump/motor; an electromagnetic clutch, coupled to said pump/motor, for connecting or disconnecting said pump/motor to or from a power take-off unit; means for sensing the position of the brake pedal; means for sensing the pressure of said hydraulic circuit; and control means for determining a braking torque based on the sensed position of the brake pedal, and for determining a pumping capacity of said pump/motor based on the determined braking torque and the sensed pressure of said hydraulic circuit, said control means decoupling the engine of the car, coupling said electromagnetic clutch to said pump/motor, and actuating said hydraulic circuit to obtain the determined pumping capacity in the braking mode of the vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said control means include means for storing a map defining the relationship of the position of the brake pedal and braking torque.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said control means further includes means for storing a map defining the relationship between braking torque, oil pressure and pumping capacity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said control means include means for calculating the pumping capacity of said pump/motor based on the equation V.sub.p =200πT/P where V P indicates the pumping capacity, T indicates the required braking torque, and P indicates the sensed pressure of said hydraulic circuit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein said pump/motor is of a swash plate type and has a displacement angle, and wherein said control means controls the displacement angle of said pump/motor to have the determined pumping capacity.
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