Cooling apparatus of vehicle driving system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10906387-B2
Application number	US-201916384935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	Aug 8, 2018
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system of the invention connects an engine water circulation passage to a hybrid system water circulation passage and flows cooling water in the engine water circulation passage and the hybrid system water circulation passage to cool a first hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by an engine radiator and cool a second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by a hybrid system radiator when an engine cooling process is not requested, a first hybrid system cooling process is requested, a second hybrid system cooling process is requested, and a connection condition is satisfied. The connection condition is satisfied when the engine cooling process is not requested, and the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage, can cool the first hybrid system component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system, comprising:
an engine water circulation passage, through which cooling water for cooling an internal combustion engine of the vehicle driving system for driving a vehicle, flows;
an engine radiator provided in the engine water circulation passage for cooling the cooling water by an outside air;
a hybrid system water circulation passage, through which the cooling water for cooling a first hybrid system component and a second hybrid system component of the vehicle driving system, flows, one of the first hybrid system component and the second hybrid system component including at least one of an electric motor and a battery;
a hybrid system radiator provided in the hybrid system water circulation passage for cooling the cooling water by the outside air;
a connection device including a first connection water passage for connecting the engine water circulation passage to the hybrid system water circulation passage and a second connection water passage for connecting the hybrid system water circulation passage to the engine water circulation passage ( 20 ); and
an electronic control unit for controlling a flow of the cooling water and an activation of the connection device,
wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to:
when an engine cooling process of cooling the internal combustion engine is requested, a first hybrid system cooling process of cooling the first hybrid system component is requested, a second hybrid system cooling process of cooling the second hybrid system component is requested, and a connection condition is not satisfied,
execute a first control for controlling:
the activation of the connection device to disconnect the engine water circulation passage from the hybrid system water circulation passage through the first connection water passage and disconnect the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the second connection water passage;
the flow of the cooling water in the engine water circulation passage to cool the internal combustion engine by the cooling water cooled by the engine radiator; and
the flow of the cooling water in the hybrid system water circulation passage to cool the first hybrid system component and the second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by the hybrid system radiator, and

when the engine cooling process is not requested, the first hybrid system cooling process is requested, the second hybrid system cooling process is requested, and the connection condition is satisfied,
execute a second control for controlling:
the activation of the connection device to connect the engine water circulation passage to the hybrid system water circulation passage through the first connection water passage and connect the hybrid system water circulation passage to the engine water circulation passage through the second connection water passage; and
the flow of the cooling water in the engine water circulation passage, the hybrid system water circulation passage, the first connection water passage, and the second connection water passage to cool the first hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by the engine radiator and cool the second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by the hybrid system radiator, and

the connection condition is satisfied when the engine cooling process is not requested, and the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the first connection water passage, can cool the first hybrid system component.

2. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the first connection water passage, can cool the first hybrid system component on the basis of a temperature of the cooling water in the engine water circulation passage without the second control being executed and a temperature of the cooling water in the hybrid system water circulation passage without the second control being executed.

3. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the first connection water passage, can cool the first hybrid system component when the temperature of the cooling water in the engine water circulation passage without the second control being executed, is equal to or lower than the temperature of the cooling water in the hybrid system water circulation passage without the second control being executed.

4. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to use the temperature of the cooling water which cooled the first hybrid system component without the second control being executed, as the temperature of the cooling water in the hybrid system water circulation passage without the second control being executed.

5. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the first connection water passage, can cool the first hybrid system component when the temperature of the cooling water in the engine water circulation passage without the second control being executed, is equal to or lower than a permitted upper limit of a temperature of the first hybrid system component.

6. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage through the first connection water passage, can cool the first hybrid system component when an amount of heat generated by the first hybrid system component and the second hybrid system component is larger than a maximum amount of the heat discharged by the hybrid system radiator.

7. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the engine cooling process is not requested when an operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped.

8. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the engine cooling process is requested when the internal combustion engine is operated, and a temperature of the internal combustion engine is equal to or higher than a predetermined engine warmed temperature, at which the internal combustion engine becomes warmed completely.

9. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the first hybrid system cooling process is requested when the first hybrid system component is activated, and a temperature of the first hybrid system component is equal to or higher than a predetermined first hybrid system component warmed temperature, at which the first hybrid system component becomes warmed completely.

10. The cooling apparatus of the vehicle driving system as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine that the second hybrid system

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hirai Takuya
• Miyoshi Yuji
• Shinagawa Tomohiro
• Yano Masatoshi
• Sugihara Hiroyuki
• Michikawauchi Ryo
• Hayashi Kunihiko
• Ogura Yoichi
• Aikawa Hidefumi
• Ofune Yu

Classifications

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• F01P3/12

  Arrangements for cooling other engine or machine parts · CPC title

• F01P3/20

  Cooling circuits not specific to a single part of engine or machine (F01P3/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K11/02 Primary

  with liquid cooling · CPC title

• B60K1/00

  Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title