Electrically powered vehicle, method of controlling electrically powered vehicle, and controller that controls electrically powered vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12118347-B2
Application number	US-202217870420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2022
Priority date	Jul 28, 2021
Publication date	Oct 15, 2024
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024

Abstract

An update ECU performs processing including obtaining an OTA-target ECU when an OTA request has been issued, requesting a target ECU to perform update processing when the target ECU falls under an ECU that operates during traveling and when an electrically powered vehicle is being externally charged, and requesting a target ECU to perform update processing when the target ECU falls under an ECU that operates during external charging and when the electrically powered vehicle is traveling.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrically powered vehicle comprising:
a power storage chargeable with a power supply outside the vehicle;
a drive motor that drives the vehicle with electric power in the power storage;
a reception apparatus that receives predetermined information from outside of the vehicle; and
a control system composed of a plurality of controllers including a first controller and a second controller, wherein
the first controller controls, by using a first control program, a device to be controlled that operates during charging of the power storage with the power supply outside the vehicle,
the second controller controls, by using a second control program, a device to be controlled that operates during traveling of the vehicle with the drive motor, and
when the control system receives update information of the first control program with the reception apparatus, the control system updates the first control program with the update information during traveling,
when the control system receives update information of the second control program with the reception apparatus, the control system updates the second control program with the update information during charging,
the plurality of controllers further include a third controller that controls, by using a third control program, a device to be controlled that operates during each of charging and traveling, and
when the control system receives update information of the third control program with the reception apparatus, the control system updates the third control program with the update information while the vehicle is in a standstill.

2. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary battery that supplies electric power to the third controller, wherein
when the control system receives the update information of the third control program with the reception apparatus, the control system has the auxiliary battery charged during at least any one of charging and traveling, and
when an amount of stored power in the auxiliary battery is equal to or larger than a threshold value on which update of the third control program can be based while the vehicle is in a standstill, the control system updates the third control program with the update information.

3. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when the control system receives the update information of the first control program with the reception apparatus and a distance to empty becomes shorter than a distance to a destination of the vehicle due to increase in amount of power consumption with update of the first control program, the control system does not update the first control program during traveling.

4. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when the control system receives the update information of the second control program with the reception apparatus and charging of the power storage cannot be completed by departure time due to increase in amount of power consumption with update of the second control program, the control system does not update the second control program during charging.

5. A method of controlling an electrically powered vehicle including a power storage chargeable with a power supply outside the vehicle, a drive motor that drives the vehicle with electric power in the power storage, a reception apparatus that receives predetermined information from outside of the vehicle, and a control system composed of a plurality of controllers including a first controller and a second controller, the first controller controlling, by using a first control program, a device to be controlled that operates during charging of the power storage with the power supply outside the vehicle, the second controller controlling, by using a second control program, a device to be controlled that operates during traveling of the vehicle with the drive motor, the method comprising:
updating, when update information of the first control program is received with the reception apparatus, the first control program with the update information during traveling; and
updating, when update information of the second control program is received with the reception apparatus, the second control program with the update information during charging, wherein
the plurality of controllers further include a third controller that controls, by using a third control program, a device to be controlled that operates during each of charging and traveling, and
the method further comprising updating, when the control system receives update information of the third control program with the reception apparatus, the third control program with the update information while the vehicle is in a standstill.

6. A controller that controls an electrically powered vehicle including a power storage chargeable with a power supply outside the vehicle, a drive motor that drives the vehicle with electric power in the power storage, and a reception apparatus that receives predetermined information from outside of the vehicle,
the controller being configured to communicate with
a first controller that controls, by using a first control program, a device to be controlled that operates during charging of the power storage with the power supply outside the vehicle, and
a second controller that controls, by using a second control program, a device to be controlled that operates during traveling of the vehicle with the drive motor,

when the controller receives update information of the first control program with the reception apparatus, the controller requesting the first controller to update the first control program with the update information during traveling,
when the controller receives update information of the second control program with the reception apparatus, the controller requesting the second controller to update the second control program with the update information during charging, wherein
the controller is further configured to communicate with a third controller that controls, by using a third control program, a device to be controlled that operates during each of charging and traveling, and
when the controller receives update information of the third control program with the reception apparatus, the controller updates the third control program with the update information while the vehicle is in a standstill.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ando Toru

Classifications

• Y02T10/70

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

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title

• G06F8/65

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• B60L58/13 Primary

  Maintaining the SoC within a determined range · CPC title

• B60L2270/40

  related to technical updates when adding new parts or software · CPC title