Hybrid Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016152128-A1
Application number	US-201514955350-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In the state where a sensor used for controlling a first inverter has an abnormality, when rotation speed Ne of an engine is lower than a predetermined reference value Nref (S 120 ), three phase-on control of a first inverter is performed (S 190 ). This causes the rotation speed of the engine to be increased with an increase in rotation speed of a driveshaft. Operation control of the engine is started when the rotation speed Ne of the engine reaches or exceeds a threshold value Nst (S 210 to S 230 ).

First claim

1 . A hybrid vehicle, comprising
an engine; a first motor that is configured as a three-phase AC motor to input and output power; a planetary gear that is configured to have three rotational elements connected with a rotating shaft of the first motor, an output shaft of the engine and a driveshaft linked with drive wheels such that the rotating shaft, the output shaft and the driveshaft are arrayed in this sequence in a collinear diagram; a second motor that is configured to input and output power from and to the driveshaft; a first inverter that is configured to drive the first motor; a second inverter that is configured, to drive the second motor; a battery that is configured to transmit electric power to and from the first motor and the second, motor via the first, inverter and the second, inverter; and a controller that is configured, in a specified abnormality state that a sensor used for controlling the first inverter has an abnormality during stop of operation of the engine, to perform three phase-on control of the first inverter to turn on either all switching elements in an upper arm or all switching elements in a lower arm among a plurality of switching elements of the first, inverter, to control the second inverter such that a driving torque is output from, the second motor to the driveshaft, and to start operation control of the engine when rotation speed of the engine becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotation speed.

2 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the specified abnormality state, when the rotation speed of the engine is equal to or higher than a predetermined second rotation speed that is higher than the predetermined, rotation speed, the controller shuts off gates of the first inverter, controls the engine to be rotated at. a target rotation speed and controls the second inverter such as to cause the driving torque to be output from the second motor to the driveshaft.

3 . The hybrid, vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the specified abnormality state during stop of operation of the engine, when vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed, the controller shuts off gates of the first inverter.

4 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein in the specified abnormality state during stop of operation of the engine, when vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed, the controller shuts off gates of the first inverter.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Minegishi Shinichiro
• Amano Masaya

Classifications

• B60K6/50

  Architecture of the driveline characterised by arrangement or kind of transmission units · CPC title

• B60L3/003

  relating to inverters · CPC title

• B60K6/28

  characterised by the electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors · CPC title

• B60L15/007

  Physical arrangements or structures of drive train converters specially adapted for the propulsion motors of electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title