Automobile equipped with three-phase motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10471949-B2
Application number	US-201715461068-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2017
Priority date	Mar 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

With a motor in rotation, 0 is set as each of a d-axis current command and a q-axis current command, and offset learning is carried out. Then, in carrying out offset learning, a transmission is controlled such that a shift stage of the transmission falls within a low vehicle speed-side predetermined shift stage range. Thus, the rotational speed of the motor can be more reliably made high to a certain extent, and offset learning can be carried out. As a result, the accuracy of offset learning can be restrained from decreasing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automobile comprising:
a three-phase motor;
an inverter configured to drive the three-phase motor;
a transmission configured to transmit motive power while changing a shift stage between a rotary shaft of the three-phase motor and a drive shaft that is coupled to an axle of the automobile;
a rotational position sensor configured to detect a rotational position of the three-phase motor; and
an electronic control unit configured to:
(i) set a d-axis current command and a q-axis current command based on a torque command of the three-phase motor,
(ii) convert respective phase currents of the three-phase motor into a d-axis current and a q-axis current based on the rotational position of the three-phase motor,
(iii) set a d-axis voltage command and a q-axis voltage command based on the d-axis current command, the d-axis current, the q-axis current command, and the q-axis current,
(iv) convert the d-axis voltage command and the q-axis voltage command into respective phase voltage commands of the three-phase motor based on the rotational position of the three-phase motor,
(v) control the inverter based on the respective phase voltage commands,
(vi) learn an offset amount of the rotational position sensor,
(vii) correct the rotational position detected by the rotational position sensor based on a learned offset amount,
(viii) carry out offset learning that makes the d-axis current command and the q-axis current command equal to 0 with the three-phase motor in rotation, and learns the offset amount of the rotational position such that the d-axis voltage command based on the d-axis current command and the q-axis current command becomes equal to 0, and
(ix) carry out learning shift control that controls the transmission such that the shift stage of the transmission falls within a low vehicle speed-side predetermined shift stage range, while carrying out the offset learning.

2. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to control the transmission such that the shift stage of the transmission is held equal to a predetermined shift stage within the predetermined shift stage range, in carrying out the learning shift control.

3. The automobile according to claim 2 , wherein
the predetermined shift stage is a highest speed stage within the predetermined shift stage range.

4. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to stop the learning shift control and to carry out predetermined failsafe shift control when an abnormality occurs in the transmission or a temperature of the transmission becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, in carrying out the learning shift control.

5. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to stop the offset learning when an abnormality occurs in the transmission or a temperature of the transmission becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, in carrying out the offset learning.

6. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to stop the offset learning when a rotational speed of the three-phase motor falls outside a predetermined rotational speed range, in carrying out the offset learning.

7. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to:
(i) end the learning shift control when a present shift stage coincides with a normal shift stage based on an accelerator operation amount and a vehicle speed of the automobile, after the offset learning is completed in carrying out the learning shift control, and
(ii) carry out normal shift control that controls the transmission such that the shift stage of the transmission becomes the normal shift stage, after ending the learning shift control.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Aisin Aw Co

Inventors

• Sato Ryoji
• Baba Masayuki
• Tanaka Shogo
• Shimaji Takuya

Classifications

• B60L2260/46

  by self learning · CPC title

• B60L2220/14

  Synchronous machines · CPC title

• B60L50/61

  by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L50/16

  with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion · CPC title

• B60L50/51

  characterised by AC-motors · CPC title