US5345155A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Control system for electric vehicle
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
•
Filing: 1992-03-25
•
Granted: 1994-09-06
•
Expires: 2012-03-25
Abstract
Abstract An electric vehicle control system, according to the present invention, comprises at least two electric motors for independently driving left and right wheels of the vehicle, power supply unit for supplying power to the motors, unit for detecting command entered by a driver of the vehicle and driving operational amount provided for the vehicle, unit for detecting output torques of the two motors, unit for calculating a motor speed difference command signal for making the two output torques consistent with each other, unit for calculating a vehicle speed command signal for the vehicle on the basis of detected command and the driving operational amount, unit for calculating motor speed command signals for respective of the motors on the basis of calculated motor speed difference command signal and the vehicle speed command signal, unit for detecting actual speeds of the two motors, and control unit for voltage controlling supply power from the power supply unit to the motors so that the detected actual speeds of the motors become consistent with the motor speed commands for respective motors.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoso Masaki
- 👤 Yuusuke Takamoto
- 👤 Sanshiro Obara
- 👤 Hirohisa Yamamura
- 👤 Hiroyuki Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 02:21
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60L; B60L15/00; B60L15/20; B60L15/2036; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/51; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/64; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A control system for an electric vehicle, comprising: at least two electric motors for independently driving left and right wheels of the vehicle; power supply means for supplying power to said motors; means for detecting command entered by a driver of the vehicle and driving operational amount provided for said vehicle; means for detecting output torques of said two motors; means for calculating a motor speed difference command signal for making said two output torques consistent with each other; means for calculating a vehicle speed command signal for said vehicle on the basis of detected command and said driving operational amount; means for calculating motor speed command signals for respective of said motors on the basis of calculated motor speed difference command signal and said vehicle speed command signal; means for detecting actual speeds of said two motors; and control means for voltage controlling supply power from said power supply means to said motors so that the detected actual speeds of said motors become consistent with said motor speed commands for respective motors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A control system for an electric vehicle, comprising: at least two electric motors for independently driving left and right wheels of the vehicle; power supply means for supplying power to said motors; means for detecting command entered by a driver of the vehicle and driving operational amount provided for said vehicle; means for detecting output torques of said two motors; means for calculating a motor speed difference command signal for making said two output torques consistent with each other; means for calculating a vehicle speed command signal for said vehicle on the basis of detected command and said driving operational amount; means for calculating motor speed command signals for respective of said motors on the basis of calculated motor speed difference command signal and said vehicle speed command signal; means for detecting actual speeds of said two motors; and control means for voltage controlling supply power from said power supply means to said motors so that the detected actual speeds of said motors become consistent with said motor speed commands for respective motors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electric vehicle control system as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises means for reducing said motor speed command for making the output torques of said motors consistent to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
An electric vehicle control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means calculates motor torque commands on the basis of said motor speed command, a difference of motor speeds obtained from said motor speed detecting means, and voltage commands being derived by said control means on the basis of said motor torque command, and said voltage command being determined so that the motor torques of left and right motors of said two motors become consistent with each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
An electric vehicle control system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said motors are alternating motors and said control means derives torque current commands from a difference between said motor speed commands and said actual motor speed provided by said motor speed detecting means, and a magnetic flux current command obtained from said actual motor speed, and whereby derives output voltage commands from vector sum of said torque current command and said magnetic flux current command.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
226 words
A control system for an electric vehicle, comprising: at least two electric motors for independently driving left and right wheels of the vehicle; power supply means for supplying power to said motors; means for detecting command entered by a driver of the vehicle and driving operational amount provided for said vehicle; means for detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle; means for detecting a steering angular position; means for calculating torque difference command signals of said left and right motors on the basis of the detected vehicle speed and said steering angular position; means for detecting output torques of said two motors and calculating a difference therebetween; means for calculating a motor speed difference command signal for making the difference of said two output torques consistent with said torque difference command signals; means for calculating a vehicle speed command signal for said vehicle on the basis of detected command and said driving operational amount; means for calculating motor speed command signals for respective of said motors on the basis of calculated motor speed difference command signal and said vehicle speed command signal; means for detecting actual speeds of said two motors; and control means for voltage controlling supply power from said power supply means to said motors so that the detected actual speeds of said motors become consistent with said motor speed commands for respective motors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
226 words
A control system for an electric vehicle, comprising: at least two electric motors for independently driving left and right wheels of the vehicle; power supply means for supplying power to said motors; means for detecting command entered by a driver of the vehicle and driving operational amount provided for said vehicle; means for detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle; means for detecting a steering angular position; means for calculating torque difference command signals of said left and right motors on the basis of the detected vehicle speed and said steering angular position; means for detecting output torques of said two motors and calculating a difference therebetween; means for calculating a motor speed difference command signal for making the difference of said two output torques consistent with said torque difference command signals; means for calculating a vehicle speed command signal for said vehicle on the basis of detected command and said driving operational amount; means for calculating motor speed command signals for respective of said motors on the basis of calculated motor speed difference command signal and said vehicle speed command signal; means for detecting actual speeds of said two motors; and control means for voltage controlling supply power from said power supply means to said motors so that the detected actual speeds of said motors become consistent with said motor speed commands for respective motors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electric vehicle control system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said torque difference command signal calculating means derives said torque difference command signal on the basis of a difference of motor speeds of said left and right motors of said two motors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electric vehicle control system as set forth in claim 5, which further comprises torque difference calculation means for increasing said torque difference command signal according to increasing of the steering angular offset from a neutral position.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3584276A
Cited
US3756335A
Cited
US3845372A
Cited
US3911340A
Cited
US4292531A
Cited
US4363999A
Cited
US4461988A
Cited
US4418301A
Cited
US5164903A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-09-05 | 1998-03-07 | 1998-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-09-05 | 2002-03-07 | 2002-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-09-05 | 2006-03-07 | 2006-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |