Device for controlling hybrid vehicle and method for controlling hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10513258-B2
Application number	US-201515549753-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2015
Priority date	Apr 17, 2015
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

To reduce an error of a phase difference between an angle of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine and an angle of a rotor of a motor generator, provided are a control device for a hybrid vehicle and a control method for a hybrid vehicle, for detecting the angle of the crankshaft, detecting the angle of the rotor of the motor generator, determining whether or not a condition for ensuring that the error of the phase difference between the angle of the crankshaft and the angle of the rotor of the motor generator is becomes small is satisfied, and calculating the phase difference when the error of the phase difference is determined to be small.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle, in which a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is connected to a motor generator, the control device comprising:
a crank angle sensor configured to detect an angle of the crankshaft;
a rotor angle sensor configured to detect an angle of a rotor of the motor generator; and
a calculation unit configured to determine whether or not a condition regarding an error of a phase difference between the angle of the crankshaft and the angle of the rotor of the motor generator is satisfied, and to calculate the phase difference when the condition is determined to be satisfied,
wherein the calculation unit is configured to set the condition regarding the error of the phase difference so as to determine that a number of revolutions of the rotor of the motor generator is equal to or larger than a first set value and equal to or smaller than a second set value.

2. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to additionally set the condition regarding the error of the phase difference so as to determine whether or not a number of revolutions of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is equal to or larger than a third set value and equal to or smaller than a fourth set value.

3. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to set the condition regarding the error of the phase difference so as to determine that an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less.

4. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to set the condition regarding the error of the phase difference so as to determine that an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the rotor of the motor generator has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less.

5. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to set the condition regarding the error of the phase difference so as to determine that an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less, and that an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the rotor of the motor generator has changed from a last calculated amount by a fourth set value or less.

6. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate the phase difference when a necessary input signal is normal.

7. The control device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the calculation unit is configured to use a signal input from the crank angle sensor and a signal input from the rotor angle sensor as the necessary input signal.

8. A control method for a hybrid vehicle, in which a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is connected to a motor generator, the control method comprising:
detecting an angle of the crankshaft;
detecting an angle of a rotor of the motor generator; and
determining whether or not a condition regarding an error of a phase difference between the angle of the crankshaft and the angle of the rotor of the motor generator is satisfied, and calculating the phase difference when the condition is determined to be satisfied,
wherein the condition regarding the error of the phase difference is additionally set to determine when a number of revolutions of the rotor of the motor generator is equal to or larger than a first set value and equal to or smaller than a second set value.

9. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the condition regarding the error of the phase difference is additionally set to determine when a number of revolutions of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is equal to or larger than a third set value and equal to or smaller than a fourth set value.

10. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the condition regarding the error of the phase difference is set to determine when an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less.

11. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the condition regarding the error of the phase difference is set to determine when an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the rotor of the motor generator has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less.

12. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the condition regarding the error of the phase difference is set to determine when an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine has changed from a last calculated amount by a third set value or less, and that an amount of temporal variation in angle change of the rotor of the motor generator has changed from a last calculated amount by a fourth set value or less.

13. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the phase difference is calculated when a necessary input signal is normal.

14. The control method for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein an angle signal of the crankshaft and an angle signal of the rotor are used as the necessary input signal.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Yamaguchi Shingo
• Date Toshiaki

Classifications

• B60W50/023

  Avoiding failures by using redundant parts · CPC title

• B60W2510/0685

  Engine crank angle · CPC title

• B60W2050/0215

  Sensor drifts or sensor failures · CPC title

• B60W2510/0638

  Engine speed · CPC title

• B60L50/16

  with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion · CPC title