Restart control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10655588-B2
Application number	US-201716306094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2017
Priority date	May 30, 2016
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

A restart control system includes a rotational angle estimation unit that estimates a rotating electrical machine's rotational angle in a state wherein an internal-combustion engine's rotational speed detected by a rotational speed detection unit is higher than an estimation threshold and configured not to estimate rotating electrical machine's rotational angle in a state wherein internal-combustion engine's rotational speed is lower than estimation threshold; a rotating electrical machine control unit increases internal-combustion engine's rotational speed by rotating electrical machine under condition where predetermined restart conditions are satisfied and rotating electrical machine's rotational angle is estimated by rotational angle estimation unit, thereby restarting the internal-combustion engine; and a starter motor control unit starts driving of a starter motor under a condition where predetermined restart conditions are satisfied and internal-combustion engine's rotational speed falls below a predetermined rotational speed set lower than estimation threshold, thereby increasing internal-combustion engine's rotational speed to estimation threshold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A restart control system applied to a vehicle including an internal-combustion engine, a rotating electrical machine capable of performing power generation using torque transmitted from an output shaft of the internal-combustion engine and providing a rotation torque to the output shaft, a starter motor configured to start the internal-combustion engine, a rotational speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine, and an automatic stop restart control function for performing automatic stop and automatic restart of the internal-combustion engine, comprising:
a rotational angle estimation unit configured to estimate a rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine in a state in which the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine detected by the rotational speed detection unit is higher than an estimation threshold and configured not to estimate the rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine in a state in which the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine is lower than the estimation threshold;
a rotating electrical machine control unit configured to increase the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine using the rotating electrical machine under a condition where a predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine is estimated by the rotational angle estimation unit, thereby restarting the internal-combustion engine; and
a starter motor control unit configured to start driving of the starter motor under a condition where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below a predetermined rotational speed set lower than the estimation threshold, thereby increasing the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine to the estimation threshold.

2. The restart control system according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine detected by the rotational speed detection unit is within a range from the estimation threshold to the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit causes the rotating electrical machine to perform the power generation.

3. The restart control system according to claim 2 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

4. The restart control system according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied, the rotating electrical machine control unit causes the rotating electrical machine to perform the power generation.

5. The restart control system according to claim 4 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

6. The restart control system according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

7. A restart control system applied to a vehicle including an internal-combustion engine, a rotating electrical machine capable of performing power generation using torque transmitted from an output shaft of the internal-combustion engine and providing a rotation torque to the output shaft, a starter motor configured to start the internal-combustion engine, a rotational speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine, and an automatic stop restart control function for performing automatic stop and automatic restart of the internal-combustion engine, comprising:
a rotational angle estimation unit configured to estimate a rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine and incapable of estimating the rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine in a state in which the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine is lower than an estimation threshold;
a rotating electrical machine control unit configured to increase the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine using the rotating electrical machine under a condition where a predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational angle of the rotating electrical machine is estimated by the rotational angle estimation unit, thereby restarting the internal-combustion engine; and
a starter motor control unit configured to start driving of the starter motor under a condition where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below a predetermined rotational speed set lower than the estimation threshold, thereby increasing the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine to the estimation threshold.

8. The restart control system according to claim 7 , wherein
in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied and the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine detected by the rotational speed detection unit is within a range from the estimation threshold to the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit causes the rotating electrical machine to perform the power generation.

9. The restart control system according to claim 8 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

10. The restart control system according to claim 7 , wherein
in a case where a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied, the rotating electrical machine control unit causes the rotating electrical machine to perform the power generation.

11. The restart control system according to claim 10 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

12. The restart control system according to claim 7 , wherein
in a case where the rotational speed of the internal-combustion engine falls below the predetermined rotational speed, the rotating electrical machine control unit terminates the power generation performed by the rotating electrical machine in a case where the predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Kajiwara Yasuhiro

Classifications

• F02D29/06

  peculiar to engines driving electric generators · CPC title

• F02D17/00

  Controlling engines by cutting out individual cylinders; Rendering engines inoperative or idling (controlling or rendering inoperative by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics F02D13/00) · CPC title

• F02N11/0825 Primary

  related to prevention of engine restart failure, e.g. disabling automatic stop at low battery state · CPC title

• F02N11/08

  Circuits specially adapted for starting of engines · CPC title

• F02N11/00

  Starting of engines by means of electric motors · CPC title