Method and device for operating a drive device, drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10661806-B2
Application number	US-201615766460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2016
Priority date	Oct 7, 2015
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a drive device (1) of a motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine (2), an electric machine (3), and a dual-clutch transmission (4). The dual-clutch transmission (4) has two clutches (K1, K2), by means of which the transmission can be connected to the internal combustion engine (2). At least the internal combustion engine (2) is actuated in a driving operation in order to generate a target drive torque, and the clutches (K1, K2) are actuated in opposite directions for a gear shift. During a gear shift, the electric machine (3) which is connected to the dual-clutch transmission (4) without a clutch is actuated such that the electric machine completely or partly generates the target torque at least temporarily.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a drive device of a motor vehicle, which drive device has an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a dual-clutch transmission, wherein the dual-clutch transmission has two clutches by which it can be connected to the internal combustion engine, and the electric machine is connected to the dual-clutch transmission without a clutch, the method comprising:
actuating, in a driving mode, the internal combustion engine to generate a target drive torque,
activating the two clutches in opposite directions during a gear shifting process, wherein during the gear shifting process the electric machine is actuated in such a way that the electric machine at least partially generates the target torque,
wherein to initiate the gear shifting process the torque which is transmitted by the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is reduced, and
wherein the torque is reduced by opening the clutch which currently connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electric machine is actuated in such a way that said electric machine completely or partially takes over that portion of the target drive torque which is provided by the internal combustion engine.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is not opened until the engine torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced to zero.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein during a rotational speed synchronization of the dual-clutch transmission during the gear shifting process both clutches are opened completely.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in order to initiate the gear shifting process the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is opened and at the same time the other clutch is at least partially closed.

6. A method for operating a drive device of a motor vehicle, which drive device has an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a dual-clutch transmission, wherein the dual-clutch transmission has two clutches by which it can be connected to the internal combustion engine, and the electric machine is connected to the dual-clutch transmission without a clutch, the method comprising:
actuating, in a driving mode, the internal combustion engine to generate a target drive torque,
activating the two clutches in opposite directions during a gear shifting process, wherein during the gear shifting process the electric machine is actuated in such a way that the electric machine at least partly generates the target torque, and
wherein during a rotational speed synchronization of the dual-clutch transmission during the gear shifting process both clutches are opened completely.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein to initiate the gear shifting process the torque which is transmitted by the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is reduced.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the torque is reduced by reducing an engine torque of the internal combustion engine.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the torque is reduced by opening the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the electric machine is actuated in such a way that said electric machine completely or partially takes over that portion of the target drive torque which is provided by the internal combustion engine.

11. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is not opened until the engine torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced to zero.

12. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein in order to initiate the gear shifting process the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is opened and at the same time the other clutch is at least partially closed.

13. A method for operating a drive device of a motor vehicle, which drive device has an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a dual-clutch transmission, wherein the dual-clutch transmission has two clutches by which it can be connected to the internal combustion engine, and the electric machine is connected to the dual-clutch transmission without a clutch, the method comprising:
actuating, in a driving mode, the internal combustion engine to generate a target drive torque,
activating the two clutches in opposite directions during a gear shifting process, wherein during the gear shifting process the electric machine is actuated in such a way that the electric machine at least partly generates the target torque, and
wherein in order to initiate the gear shifting process the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is opened and at the same time the other clutch is at least partially closed.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the electric machine is actuated in such a way that said electric machine completely or partially takes over that portion of the target drive torque which is provided by the internal combustion engine.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein to initiate the gear shifting process the torque which is transmitted by the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is reduced.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the torque is reduced by opening the clutch which currently connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission.

17. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the torque is reduced by reducing an engine torque of the internal combustion engine.

18. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the clutch which connects the internal combustion engine to the dual-clutch transmission is not opened until the engine torque of the internal combustion engine is reduced to zero.

19. The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein during a rotational speed synchronization of the dual-clutch transmission during the gear shifting process both clutches are opened completely.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Luo Benjin
• Lehner Michael
• Gasper Rainer
• Huber Thomas

Classifications

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60K6/387

  Actuated clutches, i.e. clutches engaged or disengaged by electric, hydraulic or mechanical actuating means · CPC title

• B60W30/186

  excessive wear or burn out of friction elements, e.g. clutches · CPC title

• B60K6/48

  Parallel type · CPC title

• B60K6/547

  the transmission being a stepped gearing · CPC title