US5384522A
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Braking control system for an electric vehicle
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-04-09
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2012-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A regenerative braking control system consumes energy generated in a period corresponding to an angle θ 1 which starts in a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in a drive motor during the braking of the drive motor. The regenerative braking control system also consumes energy generated in a period corresponding to an angle θ 2 that ends at the end of a half of a period of the AC voltage. The regenerative rate of braking control system utilizes a current induced in the driving coils of the drive motor at the end of the period corresponding to the angle θ 1 to recharge a battery. By utilizing two periods to carry out the regenerative braking process, the recharging energy and the braking force can be controlled individually. Moreover, a controller monitors the electric control system to determine whether a malfunction is present. If a malfunction is detected, an electrical brake electrically brakes the drive motor. This electrical braking after the detection of a malfunction in the electrical system provides satisfactory controllability of the electric vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Toriyama
- 👤 Kenji Tamaki
- 👤 Satoshi Honda
- 👤 Shoji Motodate
- 👤 Yoshihiro Nakazawa
- 👤 Takaaki Fujii
- 👤 Shigemi Sasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60L; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/52; B60L7/00; B60L7/10; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: braking period setting means for setting a braking period, said braking period starting and ending within a half of a period of an AC voltage generated in said coils of the electric motor when a speed of said electric vehicle is decreasing; regenerative means for directing an induced current corresponding to energy accumulated in the coils at the end of said braking period to the battery; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during said braking period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: braking period setting means for setting a braking period, said braking period starting and ending within a half of a period of an AC voltage generated in said coils of the electric motor when a speed of said electric vehicle is decreasing; regenerative means for directing an induced current corresponding to energy accumulated in the coils at the end of said braking period to the battery; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during said braking period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 1, wherein said braking period setting means decreases said braking period gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor until the motor speed reaches a predetermined value, and said braking period setting means lengthens said braking period gradually with an increase in motor speed after the motor speed has exceeded the predetermined value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 1, wherein a starting time of said braking period is determined according to a required braking force.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 1, wherein an ending time of said braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 3, wherein an ending time of said braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 2, wherein an ending time of said braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
(Amended) A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: first braking period setting means for setting a first braking period during an initial half of a half period of an AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor when a speed of said electric vehciel is decreasing; second braking period setting means for setting a second braking period during a latter half of said half period of the AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor; regenerative means for directing an induced current corresponding to energy accumulated at an end of said first braking period to the battery; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated in said first braking period and energy generated in said second braking period.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
141 words
(Amended) A regenerative braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: first braking period setting means for setting a first braking period during an initial half of a half period of an AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor when a speed of said electric vehciel is decreasing; second braking period setting means for setting a second braking period during a latter half of said half period of the AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor; regenerative means for directing an induced current corresponding to energy accumulated at an end of said first braking period to the battery; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated in said first braking period and energy generated in said second braking period.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein a sum of said first and second breaking periods is decreased gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor until the motor speed reaches a predetermined value, and wherein said sum of said first and second braking periods is increased gradually with an increase in motor speed after the motor speed has exceeded said predetermined value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein a starting time of said second braking period is determined according to a required braking force.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
67 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein the first braking period starts from a zero voltage of the AC voltage and is ended within said initial half of said half period of the AC voltage, and the second braking period ends at a zero voltage of the AC voltage and is started within said latter half of said half period of the AC voltage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein an ending time of said first braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
86 words
A braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: braking period setting means for setting a braking period, said braking period starting from a predetermined voltage during a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils and ending at a zero voltage of the AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated in said braking period.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
86 words
A braking control system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said control system comprising: braking period setting means for setting a braking period, said braking period starting from a predetermined voltage during a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils and ending at a zero voltage of the AC voltage generated in the coils of the electric motor; and braking means for braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated in said braking period.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 9, wherein an ending time of said first braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 10, wherein an ending time of said first braking period is determined according to a required recharging energy.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein said first braking period is ended within an initial half of the half of the period of the AC voltage.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The braking control system as in claims 7 or 12, wherein said braking period setting means short circuits the coils of the motor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein said first braking period is decreased gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein said first braking period is decreased with a rise in battery voltage.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The regenerative braking control system as in any one of claims 1-6 further comprising: chopping means for chopping said braking period so that said braking period consists of a plurality of intermittent short braking periods.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, further comprising: chopping means for chopping said first braking period so that said first braking period consists of a plurality of intermittent short braking periods.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The regenerative braking control system as in claim 7, wherein said first braking period starts at a start of braking and said second braking period ends at an end of braking.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for controlling a braking system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said method comprising the steps of: (a) setting a braking period which starts and ends within a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (b) recharging the battery using an induced current corresponding to energy stored in the coils at the end of said braking period established in step (a); and (c) braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during said braking period.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for controlling a braking system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said method comprising the steps of: (a) setting a braking period which starts and ends within a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (b) recharging the battery using an induced current corresponding to energy stored in the coils at the end of said braking period established in step (a); and (c) braking the electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during said braking period.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
58 words
The control method as in claim 22, wherein said step (a) decreases the braking period gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor until the motor speed reaches a predetermined value, and said step (a) increases the braking period gradually with an increase in motor speed after the motor speed has exceeded said predetermined value.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
The control method as in claim 22, wherein a starting time of said braking period is established in said step (a) according to a magnitude of a required braking force.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
29 words
The control method as in claim 22, wherein an ending time of said braking period is established in said step (a) according to an amount of required recharging energy.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
The control method as in claim 22, further comprising the step of: (d) chopping the braking period established by said step (a) so that the braking period consists of a plurality of intermittent short braking periods.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for controlling a regenerative braking system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said method comprising the steps of: (a) setting a first braking period which starts within a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (b) setting a second braking period which ends within said half of a period of the AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (c) recharging the battery using an induced current corresponding to energy stored in the coils at an end of the first braking period; and (d) braking said electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during the second braking period.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for controlling a regenerative braking system for an electric vehicle having an electric motor with coils and a battery, said method comprising the steps of: (a) setting a first braking period which starts within a half of a period of an AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (b) setting a second braking period which ends within said half of a period of the AC voltage produced in the coils of the electric motor; (c) recharging the battery using an induced current corresponding to energy stored in the coils at an end of the first braking period; and (d) braking said electric vehicle by consuming energy generated during the second braking period.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
62 words
The control method as in claim 27, wherein a sum of said first braking period and said second braking period is decreased gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor until the motor speed reaches a predetermined value, and the sum is increased gradually with an increase in motor speed after the motor speed has exceeded the predetermined value.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
The control method as in claim 27, wherein a starting time for said second braking period is established according to a required braking force.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control method as in claims 27 or 29, wherein an ending time for said first braking period is established according to an amount of required recharging energy.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
49 words
The control method as in claim 30, wherein said first braking period is ended with an initial half of said half of a period of an AC voltage, and the second braking period is started within a latter half of said half of a period of an AC voltage.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control method as in claims 27 or 28, wherein said first braking period is decreased gradually with an increase in motor speed of the electric motor.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
25 words
The control method as in claims 27 or 28, wherein said first braking period is decreased with an increase in a voltage of the battery.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
25 words
The control method as in claims 27 or 28, wherein said second braking period is increased with an increase in a voltage of the battery.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
38 words
The control method as in claim 27, further comprising the step of: (e) chopping the first braking period established by said step (a) so that said first braking period consists of a plurality of intermittent short braking periods.
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