Controller for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10214107-B2
Application number	US-201415103122-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2014
Priority date	Dec 11, 2013
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a detected state quantity; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the engine is controlled such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state is learned.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller for a vehicle, the vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a detector configured to detect a state quantity about the internal combustion engine, an electric generator configured to generate electric power by using power of the internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, and an electric power feed device configured to feed the electric power at least one of generated by the electric generator or stored in the electrical storage device to outside of the vehicle, the controller comprising:
an electronic control unit configured to
a) control the internal combustion engine such that the internal combustion engine is operated in a first operation state when the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle,
b) learn a control amount for controlling the internal combustion engine based on the state quantity detected by the detector,
c) determine whether or not a learning condition for learning the control amount is established, and
d) when the learning condition is established while the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle,
i) control the internal combustion engine such that an operation state of the internal combustion engine is changed from the first operation state to a second operation state that differs from the first operation state while the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle during both the first and the second operation states, and
ii) learn the control amount regarding the internal combustion engine in the second operation state,

wherein the second operation state is a lower load state than the first operation state.

2. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to control the internal combustion engine when learning of the control amount in the second operation state is completed such that the operation state of the internal combustion engine returns from the second operation state to the first operation state.

3. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein the detector includes an airflow meter that detects an amount of air suctioned into the internal combustion engine, the second operation state includes an idle state of the internal combustion engine, and the electronic control unit is configured to learn the amount of the air regarding the internal combustion engine in the idle state when the learning condition is established.

4. The controller according to claim 3 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is established when warming of the internal combustion engine is completed.

5. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein the detector includes an air-fuel ratio sensor that detects an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, the second operation state is an idle state of the internal combustion engine, and the electronic control unit is configured to learn the air-fuel ratio regarding the internal combustion engine in the idle state when the learning condition is established.

6. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein the detector includes an air-fuel ratio sensor that detects an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, the second operation state is a low operation state of the internal combustion engine, and the electronic control unit is configured to learn the air-fuel ratio regarding the internal combustion engine in the low operation state when the learning condition is established.

7. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is established when a predetermined time period elapses from a timing at which the control amount is learned last time.

8. The controller according to claim 1 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is established when an index value that indicates a charged state of the electrical storage device is smaller than a reference value.

9. A controller for a vehicle, the vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a detector configured to detect a state quantity about the internal combustion engine, an electric generator configured to generate electric power by using power of the internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, and an electric power feed device configure to feed the electric power at least one of generated by the electric generator or stored in the electrical storage device to outside of the vehicle, the controller comprising:
an electronic control unit configured to
a) control the internal combustion engine such that the internal combustion engine is operated in a first operation state when the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle,
b) learn a control amount for controlling the internal combustion engine based on the state quantity detected by the detector,
c) determine whether or not a learning condition for learning the control amount is established, and
d) when the learning condition is established while the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle,
i) control the internal combustion engine such that an operation state of the internal combustion engine is changed from the first operation state to a second operation state that differs from the first operation state while the electric power is fed from the electric power feed device to outside of the vehicle during both the first and the second operation states, and
ii) learn the control amount regarding the internal combustion engine in the second operation state,

wherein the second operation state is a higher load state than the first operation state.

10. The controller according to claim 9 , wherein the detector includes a knock sensor that detects occurrence of knock in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, the second operation state is an intermediate operation state of the internal combustion engine, and the electronic control unit is configured to learn ignition timing regarding the cylinder of the internal combustion engine in the intermediate operation state when the learning condition is established.

11. The controller according to claim 10 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is not established when a temperature of air suctioned into the internal combustion engine is higher than a reference value.

12. The controller according to claim 9 , wherein the detector includes a knock sensor that detects occurrence of knock in a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, the second operation state is a high operation state of the internal combustion engine, and the electronic control unit is configured to learn ignition timing regarding the cylinder of the internal combustion engine in the high operation state when the learning condition is established.

13. The controller according to claim 12 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is not established when a temperature of air suctioned into the internal combustion engine is higher than a reference value.

14. The controller according to claim 9 , wherein, the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the learning condition is established when a predetermined time period elapses from a timing at which the control amount is learned last time.

15. The controller according to claim 9 , wherein, the electronic control uni

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fushiki Shunsuke
• Inoue Toshio
• Fukui Keita
• Honda Tomoaki
• Nawata Hidekazu
• Niwa Yuta
• Osawa Taichi

Classifications

• B60L3/0046

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• B60L2240/549

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• B60W20/15

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