US5939848A
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Control system for hybrid vehicle
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-09-16
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2018-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A control system controls a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage unit for supplying electric energy to the electric motor. The control system includes a demand drive power calculating unit for calculating a demand drive power for the hybrid vehicle depending on operating conditions of the hybrid vehicle, an engine output power calculating unit for calculating an output power of the engine which corresponds to the demand drive power, a remaining capacity detecting unit for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage unit, an electric motor output power calculating unit for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on the demand drive power and the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage unit, and an engine corrective quantity calculating unit for calculating a corrective quantity to reduce the output power of the engine in order to equalize the sum of the calculated output power of the electric motor and the calculated output power of the engine to the demand drive power. An output control unit controls a drive power of the electric motor based on the calculated output power of the electric motor and reducing the output power of the engine based on the calculated corrective quantity.
Inventors
- 👤 Toru Yano
- 👤 Yutaka Tamagawa
- 👤 Yoshikazu Oshima
- 👤 Motoshi Ishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:28
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60L; B60L58/00; B60L58/10; B60L58/12; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/42; B60K6/46; B60K6/48; B60K6/485; B60K6/50; B60K6/54; B60K6/547; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L3/003; B60L3/0084; B60L50/00; B60L50/10; B60L50/16; B60L50/40; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60W10/10; B60W10/24; B60W10/26; B60W20/00; B60W20/10; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/36; B60W2510/00; B60W2510/24; B60W2510/242; B60W2510/244; B60W2530/00; B60W2530/16; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0204; F16H61/0213; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/40; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/905; Y10S903/915; Y10S903/917; Y10S903/919; Y10S903/945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A control system for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage means for supplying electric energy to the electric motor, comprising: demand drive power calculating means for calculating a demand drive power for the hybrid vehicle depending on operating conditions of the hybrid vehicle; engine output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the engine which corresponds to the demand drive power; remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; electric motor output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on said demand drive power and the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; engine corrective quantity calculating means for calculating a corrective quantity to reduce the output power of the engine in order to equalize the sum of the calculated output power of the electric motor and the calculated output power of the engine to said demand drive power; and output control means for controlling a drive power of the electric motor based on the calculated output power of the electric motor and reducing the output power of the engine based on the calculated corrective quantity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A control system for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage means for supplying electric energy to the electric motor, comprising: demand drive power calculating means for calculating a demand drive power for the hybrid vehicle depending on operating conditions of the hybrid vehicle; engine output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the engine which corresponds to the demand drive power; remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; electric motor output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on said demand drive power and the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; engine corrective quantity calculating means for calculating a corrective quantity to reduce the output power of the engine in order to equalize the sum of the calculated output power of the electric motor and the calculated output power of the engine to said demand drive power; and output control means for controlling a drive power of the electric motor based on the calculated output power of the electric motor and reducing the output power of the engine based on the calculated corrective quantity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein said electric motor output power calculating means comprises means for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on a running status quantity determined by said demand drive power, said remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means, a vehicle speed of the hybrid vehicle, and a running resistance to the hybrid vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein said output control means comprises means for generating said demand drive power solely with said electric motor when the calculated demand drive power is at most the calculated output power of the electric motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
89 words
A control system according to claim 1, further comprising: an intake air control valve for controlling an amount of intake air supplied to the engine; and an actuator for electrically controlling the opening of said intake air control valve; said output control means comprising means for controlling said actuator to control the opening of said intake air control valve to increase the amount of intake air when the output power of the electric motor is reduced by a reduction in the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein said remaining capacity detecting means comprises means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means based on a charged quantity integrated value and a discharged quantity integrated value which are determined by integrating an output current and a charging current, respectively, of the electric energy storage means at each periodic interval.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A control system according to claim 1, further comprising: speed reduction ratio control means for controlling the speed reduction ratio of a transmission mechanism of the hybrid vehicle, said speed reduction ratio control means comprising means for changing the speed reduction ratio of the transmission mechanism to a lower speed reduction ratio when the output power of the electric motor is reduced by a reduction in the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A control system according to claim 1, wherein said electric motor is operable in a regenerative mode for converting kinetic energy of the hybrid vehicle into electric energy, said output control means comprising decision means for instructing the electric motor to operate in the regenerative mode and means for increasing the output power of the engine based on the corrective quantity calculated by said engine corrective quantity calculating means when the electric motor operates in the regenerative mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
252 words
A control system for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage means for supplying electric energy to the electric motor, comprising: demand drive power calculating means for calculating a demand drive power for the hybrid vehicle depending on operating conditions of the hybrid vehicle; engine output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the engine which corresponds to the demand drive power; operating parameter detecting means for detecting an operating parameter of the engine; remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; running status quantity establishing means for establishing a running status quantity depending on a running load on the hybrid vehicle; electric motor output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on said demand drive power, said operating parameter, said remaining capacity, and said running status quantity; engine corrective quantity calculating means for calculating a corrective quantity for the output power of the engine in order to equalize the sum of the calculated output power of the electric motor and the calculated output power of the engine to said demand drive power; electric motor output control means for controlling a drive power of the electric motor based on the calculated output power of the electric motor; and engine output control means for correcting the output power of the engine based on the calculated corrective quantity.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
252 words
A control system for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage means for supplying electric energy to the electric motor, comprising: demand drive power calculating means for calculating a demand drive power for the hybrid vehicle depending on operating conditions of the hybrid vehicle; engine output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the engine which corresponds to the demand drive power; operating parameter detecting means for detecting an operating parameter of the engine; remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means; running status quantity establishing means for establishing a running status quantity depending on a running load on the hybrid vehicle; electric motor output power calculating means for calculating an output power of the electric motor depending on said demand drive power, said operating parameter, said remaining capacity, and said running status quantity; engine corrective quantity calculating means for calculating a corrective quantity for the output power of the engine in order to equalize the sum of the calculated output power of the electric motor and the calculated output power of the engine to said demand drive power; electric motor output control means for controlling a drive power of the electric motor based on the calculated output power of the electric motor; and engine output control means for correcting the output power of the engine based on the calculated corrective quantity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A control system according to claim 8, wherein said running status quantity establishing means comprises means for establishing a running status quantity based on a vehicle speed of the hybrid vehicle and a running resistance to the hybrid vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
A control system according to claim 8, further comprising: an intake air control valve for controlling an amount of intake air supplied to the engine; and an actuator for electrically controlling the opening of said intake air control valve; said engine output control means comprising means for controlling said actuator to control the opening of said intake air control valve to increase the amount of intake air when the output power of the electric motor is reduced by a reduction in the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
A control system according to claim 8, wherein said remaining capacity detecting means comprises means for detecting a remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means based on a charged quantity integrated value and a discharged quantity integrated value which are determined by integrating an output current and a charging current, respectively, of the electric energy storage means at each periodic interval.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
A control system according to claim 8, further comprising: an intake air control valve for controlling an amount of intake air supplied to the engine, wherein said operating parameter comprises either one of a vehicle speed of the hybrid vehicle, an engine rotational speed of the engine, and the opening of said intake air control valve.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
A control system according to claim 8, further comprising: speed reduction ratio control means for controlling the speed reduction ratio of a transmission mechanism of the hybrid vehicle, said speed reduction ratio control means comprising means for changing the speed reduction ratio of the transmission mechanism to a lower speed reduction ratio when the output power of the electric motor is reduced by a reduction in the remaining capacity of the electric energy storage means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
78 words
A control system according to claim 8, wherein said electric motor is operable in a regenerative mode for converting kinetic energy of the hybrid vehicle into electric energy, said output control means comprising decision means for instructing the electric motor to operate in the regenerative mode and means for increasing the output power of the engine based on the corrective quantity calculated by said engine corrective quantity calculating means when the electric motor operates in the regenerative mode.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-08-16 | 2003-02-15 | 2003-08-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-08-16 | 2007-02-15 | 2007-08-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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