System and method of controlling drive motor for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10457268-B2
Application number	US-201715621538-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2017
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

A system and a method of controlling a drive motor for a vehicle is disclosed. The system of controlling a drive motor for a vehicle may include: an engine and the drive motor as power sources; a data detector detecting a state data for controlling the drive motor; and a vehicle controller setting a motor demand power and a gear stage based on the state data. In particular, the vehicle controller generates a motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the gear stage, checks a motor temperature after driving the drive motor based on the motor demand torque, and changes the gear stage based on the motor temperature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system of controlling a drive motor for a vehicle which includes an engine and the drive motor as power sources, the system comprising:
a data detector including a plurality of sensors configured to detect a state data for controlling the drive motor; and
a vehicle controller configured to:
set a motor demand power and a gear stage based on the state data,
generate a motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the gear stage,
detect a motor power and a motor torque of the drive motor after driving the drive motor,
check a motor temperature when the motor power and the motor torque are equal to the motor demand power and the motor demand torque, respectively, after driving the drive motor, and
change the gear stage based on the motor temperature.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle controller is configured to lower the gear stage when the motor temperature is higher than or equal to a reference temperature.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle controller is configured to operate the engine when the motor power is not equal to the motor demand power or when the motor torque is not equal to the motor demand torque.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle controller is configured to set a motor rotation speed based on the gear stage, generate the motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the motor rotation speed, and to set a motor control current based on the motor demand torque.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle controller is configured to set a final motor current based on the motor demand torque and the motor temperature when the motor temperature is lower than a reference temperature.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprise a speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed, and a gradient sensor configured to detect a gradient of a road.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a motor state detector including at least one of a temperature sensor configured to detect the motor temperature, or a motor output sensor configured to detect at least one of the motor torque of the drive motor and the motor power of the drive motor.

8. A method of controlling a drive motor in a system including an engine and the drive motor as power sources, the method comprising:
setting, by a vehicle controller, a motor demand power and a gear stage based on a state data;
generating, by the vehicle controller, a motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the gear stage;
controlling, by a motor controller, the drive motor based on the motor demand torque;
detecting, by a motor state detector including a plurality of sensors, a motor temperature of the drive motor; and
changing, by the vehicle controller, the gear stage by comparing the motor temperature with a reference temperature,
wherein the detecting the motor temperature of the drive motor comprises:
detecting a motor power and a motor torque of the drive motor;
determining whether the motor power is equal to the motor demand power;
determining whether the motor torque is equal to the motor demand torque when the motor power is equal to the motor demand power; and
detecting the motor temperature when the motor torque is equal to the motor demand torque.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the changing the gear stage comprises:
determining whether the motor temperature is higher than or equal to the reference temperature; and
lowering the gear stage when the motor temperature is higher than or equal to the reference temperature.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: after the determining whether the motor temperature is higher than or equal to the reference temperature,
setting a final motor current based on the motor demand torque and the motor temperature when the motor temperature is lower than the reference temperature.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating the motor demand torque comprises:
setting a motor rotation speed based on the gear stage; and
generating the motor demand torque based on the motor demand power and the motor rotation speed.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: after the determining whether the motor power is equal to the motor demand power,
driving the engine when the motor power is not equal to the motor demand power.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: after the determining whether the motor torque is equal to the motor demand torque,
driving the engine when the motor torque is not equal to the motor demand torque.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the controlling the drive motor based on the motor demand torque comprises:
setting a motor control current based on the motor demand torque; and
driving the drive motor based on the motor control current.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Seo Young Jin
• Yang Hong Seok
• Kim Yeonho
• Kim Kyoungbum
• Do Sanghwa
• Lee GaEun
• Lee Hee Ra
• Jeong Myungkyu

Classifications

• B60W2552/15

  Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction · CPC title

• B60W2710/1005

  Transmission ratio engaged · CPC title

• B60W20/30

  Control strategies involving selection of transmission gear ratio {(control of change speed gearings, together with other vehicle sub-units B60W10/10; HEV transmission gearing B60K6/36; gearings and control thereof F16H)} · CPC title

• B60W2710/081

  Speed · CPC title

• B60W30/1843

  Overheating of driveline components (B60W30/186 takes precedence) · CPC title