Powertrain, control apparatus and motor control unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12589749-B2
Application number	US-202418594529-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2024
Priority date	Mar 6, 2023
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

A powertrain, a control apparatus, and a motor control unit. The powertrain includes a drive motor and a transmission device. The transmission device disconnects a transmission connection between the drive motor and a wheel based on a result of a comparison between a temperature or a viscosity of a lube oil and a preset parameter value, and a rotational speed of the drive motor varies with the result of the comparison between the temperature or the viscosity of the lube oil and the preset parameter value. The drive motor stirs the lube oil through idling, to make the temperature of the lube oil rise rapidly. The powertrain, the control apparatus and the motor control unit provided can improve fluidity of the lube oil at very low temperatures, so that a lube oil pump can be started smoothly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A powertrain for an electric vehicle, comprising:
a drive motor; and a transmission device, wherein the drive motor drives a wheel of the electric vehicle through the transmission device, and a transmission structure of the drive motor and a transmission structure of the transmission device are lubricated by using a lube oil; the transmission device disconnects a transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel based on a result of a comparison between a lube oil parameter value and a preset parameter value, and a rotor of the drive motor rotates; and the lube oil parameter comprises at least one of a temperature of the lube oil and a viscosity of the lube oil.

2 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission device comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear set, and a shifting mechanism,
the input shaft is configured to connect to the drive motor, the output shaft is configured to connect to the wheel, and the shifting mechanism is configured to disconnect a transmission connection between the output shaft and the gear set, and to disconnect a transmission connection between the transmission device and the wheel.

3 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein, when information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to a preset temperature value or the viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to a preset viscosity value, the transmission device disconnects the transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel.

4 . The powertrain according to claim 3 , wherein, when the information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to the preset temperature value or the viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to the preset viscosity value, the transmission device disconnects the transmission connection between the transmission device and the wheel.

5 . The powertrain according to claim 3 , wherein the powertrain comprises an oil pump motor, the oil pump motor is configured to drive a lube oil pump, and
when the information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to the preset temperature value or the viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to the preset viscosity value, the oil pump motor runs in a locked-rotor state.

6 . The powertrain according to claim 1 , wherein a rotational speed of the drive motor decreases as the temperature of the lube oil rises, or the rotational speed of the drive motor decreases as the viscosity of the lube oil decreases.

7 . A control apparatus for an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle comprises a drive motor, a transmission device, and a motor control unit, the drive motor drives a wheel of the electric vehicle through the transmission device, a transmission structure of the drive motor and a transmission structure of the transmission device are lubricated by using a lube oil, the motor control unit comprises a power module, the power module is configured to output a drive current to the drive motor, and the control apparatus is configured to:
send a control signal, based on a result of a comparison between a lube oil parameter value and a preset parameter value, to control the transmission device to disconnect a transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel, and control the power module to output the drive current to the drive motor, to rotate a rotor of the drive motor.

8 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
when information indicates that a temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to a preset temperature value or a viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to a preset viscosity value, control the transmission device to disconnect the transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel.

9 . The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
in response to the information indicating that the temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to the preset temperature value or the viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to the preset viscosity value, control the transmission device to disconnect a transmission connection between the transmission device and the wheel.

10 . The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the electric vehicle comprises an oil pump motor configured to drive a lube oil pump, and the control apparatus is further configured to:
when the information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to the preset temperature value or the viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to the preset viscosity value, output a control signal, to control the oil pump motor to enable a rotational speed of the oil pump motor to be zero and a torque of the oil pump motor to be greater than zero.

11 . The control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
when the information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is greater than or equal to the first preset temperature value, control the power module to output a high-frequency impulse current.

12 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
control a voltage of the drive current to decrease as the temperature of the lube oil rises, or control the voltage of the drive current to decrease as the viscosity of the lube oil decreases.

13 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
when information indicates that the temperature of the lube oil is greater than or equal to a first preset temperature value, output a control signal to the power module, to control a torque current of the drive current to be zero and an excitation current to be greater than zero.

14 . A motor control unit for a control apparatus of an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle comprises a drive motor and a transmission device, the drive motor drives a wheel of the electric vehicle through the transmission device, a transmission structure of the drive motor and a transmission structure of the transmission device are lubricated by using a lube oil, the motor control unit comprises a power module, the power module is configured to output a drive current to the drive motor, and the control apparatus is configured to:
send a control signal, based on a result of a comparison between a lube oil parameter value and a preset parameter value, to control the transmission device to disconnect a transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel, and control the power module to output the drive current to the drive motor, to rotate a rotor of the drive motor.

15 . The motor control unit according to claim 14 , wherein the control apparatus is further configured to:
when information indicates that a temperature of the lube oil is less than or equal to a preset temperature value or a viscosity of the lube oil is greater than or equal to a preset viscosity value, control the transmission device to disconnect the transmission connection between the drive motor and the wheel.

16 . The motor control unit according to claim 15 , wherein the control apparatus is configured to control a voltage of the drive current to decrease as the temperature of the lube oil rises, or control the voltage of the drive current to decrease as the viscosity of the lube oil decreases.

17 . The motor control unit according to

Assignees

• Huawei Digital Power Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Zhengyi
• Chang Qing

Classifications

• H02K7/116

  with gears · CPC title

• F16H2061/168

  Forced shifts into neutral for safety reasons, e.g. in case of transmission failure or emergency braking · CPC title

• F16H61/16

  Inhibiting  {or initiating}  shift during unfavourable conditions  {, e.g. preventing forward-reverse shift at high vehicle speed, preventing engine overspeed}   (F16H61/18 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H59/72

  dependent on oil characteristics, e.g. temperature, viscosity · CPC title

• F16H57/0476 Primary

  Electric machines and gearing, i.e. joint lubrication or cooling or heating thereof · CPC title