Hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875400-B2
Application number	US-201816129052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2018
Priority date	Oct 6, 2017
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle includes: a first rotating electric machine connected to an output shaft; an internal combustion engine; a second rotating electric machine connected to the internal combustion engine; a deriving portion configured to derive a required driving force based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and a control portion configured to control the internal combustion engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine according to the required driving force. The control portion is configured to hold a revolution of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined value variable based on a travelling speed of the hybrid vehicle when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine. The predetermined value is greater as the travelling speed is higher.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
a first rotating electric machine connected to an output shaft;
an internal combustion engine;
a second rotating electric machine connected to the internal combustion engine;
a deriving portion configured to derive a required driving force based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the hybrid vehicle; and
a control portion configured to control the internal combustion engine, the first rotating electric machine, and the second rotating electric machine according to the required driving force,
the control portion being configured to hold a revolution of the internal combustion engine at a predetermined value, being greater as the traveling speed is higher, and variable based on a travelling speed of the hybrid vehicle when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine, and
the control portion being configured to increase the revolution of the internal combustion engine from the held revolution to the revolution corresponding to the required driving force, when the required driving force becomes larger than 0, and when the predetermined value is lower than the revolution corresponding to the required driving force.

2. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the control portion holds the revolution of the internal combustion engine at the predetermined value when the required driving force is 0 or less during travelling of the hybrid vehicle by power of the first rotating electric machine to which electric power generated by the second rotating electric machine with power of the internal combustion engine is supplied.

3. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection/disconnection portion configured to connect or disconnect a transmission path of power between the internal combustion engine and the output shaft, wherein
the predetermined value is equal to or less than the revolution of the internal combustion engine when the hybrid vehicle travels in a state where the connection/disconnection portion is engaged.

4. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined value is higher than the revolution of the internal combustion engine of an idling operation.

5. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when the revolution of the internal combustion engine is controlled to be held at the predetermined value, the control portion controls the second rotating electric machine to generate electric power with power of the internal combustion engine.

6. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 5 , further comprising:
an energy storage device configured to be electrically connected to the first rotating electric machine and the second rotating electric machine, wherein
the control portion is configured to:
control electric power generated by the second rotating electric machine with power of the internal combustion engine to be input to the energy storage device, and
control the second rotating electric machine to generate electric power within a range not exceeding a limit value of electric power input to the energy storage device.

7. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
when the electric power input to the energy storage device exceeds the limit value in a state where the revolution of the internal combustion engine is controlled to be held at the predetermined value, the control portion lowers torque of the internal combustion engine while the revolution is held at the predetermined value.

8. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined value, when the hybrid vehicle travels on a slope in a state where the revolution of the internal combustion engine is controlled to be the predetermined value, is a value variable corresponding to a gradient of the slope.

9. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
when the slope is an uphill road, the predetermined value is greater as the gradient of the uphill road is larger.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yui Naoki

Classifications

• B60W10/06 Primary

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W2510/0657

  Engine torque · CPC title

• B60K6/442 Primary

  Series-parallel switching type · CPC title

• B60K6/52

  Driving a plurality of drive axles, e.g. four-wheel drive · CPC title

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title