Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021281101-A1
Application number	US-202017037182-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	Mar 6, 2020
Publication date	Sep 9, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle is provided and includes an input that receives user selection for terrain mode and a HSG connected to the engine to operate as a start motor to turn on the engine. The HSG operates as a generator that performs idle charging when the engine is turned on. A battery is electrically connected to the HSG. A controller configured perform idle charging when SOC of the battery is less than or equal to a first SOC through the HSG by turning on the engine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A hybrid vehicle using an engine and a motor as a power source, comprising:
an input configured to receive user selection for terrain mode; a hybrid starter generator (HSG) connected to the engine and configured to operate as a start motor to turn on the engine, and operate as a generator that performs idle charging when the engine is turned on; a battery electrically connected to the HSG; and a controller configured to perform idle charging when a state of charge (SOC) of the battery is less than or equal to a first SOC using the HSG by turning on the engine, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the SOC of the battery to perform the idle charging based on a second SOC greater than the first SOC when the controller enters the terrain mode.

2 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC when entering the terrain mode.

3 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
an acceleration pedal detector configured to detect and deliver a displacement amount of the acceleration pedal to the controller,
wherein the controller is configured to enter an EV driving mode when the displacement amount is not detected, enter a HEV driving mode when the displacement amount is detected, and enter the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode even if the displacement amount is not detected.

4 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC by performing the idle charging based on the second SOC in the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode.

5 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
a speed detector configured to detect and deliver the speed to the controller; and wherein the controller is configured to enter the EV driving mode until the first vehicle speed is reached in the stop state of the hybrid vehicle, and enter the HEV driving mode from the stop state when entering the terrain mode.

6 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC by performing idle charging based on the second SOC in the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode.

7 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to enter the EV driving mode until the first vehicle speed is reached in the stop state of the hybrid vehicle when the SOC of the battery is equal or greater than the second SOC in the terrain mode.

8 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust an operating point of the engine upward when entering the terrain mode.

9 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
a longitudinal acceleration detector configured to detect longitudinal acceleration sensing value to calculate slope of a road and deliver to the controller,
wherein the controller is configured to adjust size of the second SOC to be proportional to the slope in the terrain mode in response to determining that the slope of the road is an uphill slope.

10 . The hybrid vehicle according to claim 9 further comprising:
an acceleration pedal detector configured to detect displacement amount of an acceleration pedal and deliver to the controller;
wherein the controller is configured to detect a decreased amount in the number of revolutions of the wheel when the displacement amount is not detected, determine road level based on the decreased amount, and adjust the size of the SOC of the battery to be proportional to the load level in the terrain mode, and wherein the road level and the slope is a proportional relationship.

11 . A controlling method of a hybrid vehicle using an engine and a motor as a power source, the method comprising:
receiving, by a controller, user selection for terrain mode; performing, by the controller, idle charging when a state of charge (SOC of the battery is less than or equal to a first SOC through a hybrid starter generator (HSG) by turning on the engine; and adjusting, by the controller, the SOC of the battery to perform the idle charging based on a second SOC greater than the first SOC when entering the terrain mode.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein performing idle charging includes:
adjusting the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC when entering the terrain mode.

13 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising:
detecting and delivering a displacement amount of the acceleration pedal to the controller, and
entering an electric vehicle (EV) driving mode when the displacement amount is not detected, entering a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) driving mode when the displacement amount is detected, and entering the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode even if the displacement amount is not detected.

14 . The method according to claim 13 further comprising: adjusting the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC by performing the idle charging based on the second SOC in the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode.

15 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising:
detecting a vehicle speed and delivering the vehicle speed to the controller; and
entering the EV driving mode until the first vehicle speed is reached in the stop state of the hybrid vehicle, and entering the HEV driving mode from the stop state when entering the terrain mode.

16 . The method according to claim 15 further comprising: adjusting the SOC of the battery to maintain the second SOC by performing idle charging based on the second SOC in the HEV driving mode when entering the terrain mode.

17 . The method according to claim 16 further comprising: entering the EV driving mode until the first vehicle speed is reached in the stop state of the hybrid vehicle when the SOC of the battery is equal or more than the second SOC in the terrain mode.

18 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising: adjusting an operating point of the engine is adjusted upward when entering the terrain mode.

19 . The method according to claim 11 further comprising:
detecting longitudinal acceleration sensing value to calculate slope of a road and deliver the detected longitudinal acceleration sensing value to the controller, and
adjusting size of the second SOC to be proportional to the slope in the terrain mode in response to determining that the slope of the road is an uphill slope.

20 . The method according to claim 19 further comprising:
detecting displacement amount of an acceleration pedal and delivering the detected displacement amount to the controller; and
detecting a decreased amount in the number of revolutions of the wheel when the displacement amount is not detected, determining road level based on the decreased amount, and adjusting the size of the SOC of the battery to be proportional to the load level in the terrain mode,
wherein the road level and the slope is a proportional relationship.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Chun Hyuk
• Park Seong Ik
• Du Gwangil
• Han Hoon
• Chung Kwonchae
• Choi Jae Young
• Lee Hyukjin

Classifications

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F02N11/0803

  characterised by means for initiating engine start or stop (F02N11/0814 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60W2510/244

  Charge state · CPC title

• B60W20/15 Primary

  Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect · CPC title