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Transmission control system in electric vehicle
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-12-07
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2012-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A transmission control system in an electric vehicle in which a battery is used as en energy source for a motor and is charged with an electric power generated through the motor by regenerative braking of driving wheels which are connected to the motor through a transmission. In the transmission control system, a regenerative energy capable of being generated at a current transmission ratio, a regenerative energy capable of being generated when such transmission ratio is increased, and a regenerative energy capable of being generated when such transmission ratio is decreased, are calculated and compared with one another, thereby shift-changing the transmission into a shift position which permits the largest regenerative energy to be provided. This ensures that the efficiency of recovery of the energy can be increased to the maximum to effectively charge the battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Aoki
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Asanuma
- 👤 Atsuo Ohno
- 👤 Takeshi Ohba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-26 21:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/08; B60K; B60K1/00; B60L; B60L7/00; B60L7/10; B60T; B60T1/00; B60T1/02; B60T1/10; B60W10/10; B60W10/11; B60W10/18; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/18009; B60W30/18109; B60W30/18127; B60W30/1819; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/24; B60L2260/00; B60L2260/20; B60L2260/30; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/40; B60T2270/402; B60T2270/60; B60T2270/602; B60T2270/608; B60W2540/00; B60W2540/10; B60W2540/12; B60W2540/18; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0204; F16H61/0213; F16H2061/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A transmission control system in an electric vehicle in which a battery is used as an energy source for a motor and is charged with an electric power generated by said motor through regenerative braking of a driving wheel which is connected to said motor through a transmission, said transmission control system comprising transmission ratio determination means for calculating a regenerative energy capable of being generated at a current transmission ratio, a regenerative energy capable of being generated when said transmission ratio is increased, and a regenerative energy capable of being generated when said transmission ratio is decreased, and comparing results of these calculations to determine a transmission ratio at which a largest regenerative energy can be obtained, and transmission control means for changing said transmission ratio of said transmission into a value permitting said largest regenerative energy to be provided, based on a transmission ratio command signal output from said transmission ratio determination means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A transmission control system in an electric vehicle in which a battery is used as an energy source for a motor and is charged with an electric power generated by said motor through regenerative braking of a driving wheel which is connected to said motor through a transmission, said transmission control system comprising transmission ratio determination means for calculating a regenerative energy capable of being generated at a current transmission ratio, a regenerative energy capable of being generated when said transmission ratio is increased, and a regenerative energy capable of being generated when said transmission ratio is decreased, and comparing results of these calculations to determine a transmission ratio at which a largest regenerative energy can be obtained, and transmission control means for changing said transmission ratio of said transmission into a value permitting said largest regenerative energy to be provided, based on a transmission ratio command signal output from said transmission ratio determination means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A transmission control system in an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said transmission ratio determination means calculates a regenerative energy corresponding to said transmission ratio by a product among a motor efficiency, a motor torque and a motor revolution number.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A transmission control system in an electric vehicle according to claim 1, further including brake control means for discontinuing said regerenative braking and hydraulically braking the driving wheel, when the connection between the driving wheel and the motor is released in order to effect a shifting based on said transmission ratio command signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A transmission control system in an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said transmission ratio determination means discontinues outputting of said transmission ratio command signal during steering of the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus for braking an electric vehicle, comprising means for braking by means of regeneration force; means for determining a preferred transmission ratio for operating said means for braking; and means for altering a transmission ratio for said vehicle in response to said means for determining.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus for braking an electric vehicle, comprising means for braking by means of regeneration force; means for determining a preferred transmission ratio for operating said means for braking; and means for altering a transmission ratio for said vehicle in response to said means for determining.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said means for determining comprises means for calculating a first amount of regeneration force to be provided for a present transmission ratio and a second amount of regeneration force to be provided for at least one other transmission ratio; and means for comparing said first amount of regeneration force and said second amount of regeneration force.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said means for determining comprises means for calculating a first amount of regeneration force to be provided for a first transmission ratio and a second amount of regeneration force to be provided for a second transmission ratio; and means for comparing said first amount of regeneration force and said second amount of regeneration force.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus as in claim 5, wherein said means for determining is responsive to a motor speed sensor.
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