Electrified vehicle for providing stay mode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025313096-A1
Application number	US-202418930864-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2024
Priority date	Apr 8, 2024
Publication date	Oct 9, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electrified vehicle includes an electric generator that generates electrical energy using vehicle fuel, an energy storage system that stores the electrical energy generated by the electric generator, and a control unit that controls, when a vehicle state satisfies a predetermined stay mode entry condition in a vehicle-stop state, a vehicle system including the electric generator for entering and executing a stay mode. The stay mode is a mode in which a vehicle user can use vehicle energy including the electrical energy stored in the energy storage system when the vehicle user stays in the vehicle in the vehicle-stop state, and the control unit confirms, when it is necessary to secure the vehicle energy including the electrical energy in the stay mode, a vehicle user's intention to use additional energy and to control the vehicle system for securing the vehicle energy according to the vehicle user's intention.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electrified vehicle comprising:
an electric generator configured to generate electrical energy using vehicle fuel: an energy storage system connected to the electric generator and configured to store the electrical energy generated by the electric generator; and a control unit configured to control, in response that a vehicle state satisfies a predetermined stay mode entry condition in a state in which the vehicle is stopped, a vehicle system including the electric generator for entering and executing a stay mode, wherein the stay mode is a mode in which a vehicle user can use vehicle energy including the electrical energy stored in the energy storage system in response that the vehicle user stays in the vehicle in a state in which the vehicle is parked, and wherein the control unit is further configured to confirm, in response that securing the vehicle energy including the electrical energy in the stay mode is necessary, an intention of the vehicle user to use additional energy and to control the vehicle system for securing the vehicle energy according to the intention of the vehicle user.

2 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle provided with an engine and a motor as a drive system thereof, and wherein the electric generator includes the engine and a hybrid starter generator which is connected to the engine for power transmission and is configured to perform power generation using rotational power of the engine.

3 . The electrified vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the control of the vehicle system for securing the vehicle energy is an idle charging control for blocking the power transmission between the engine and the motor by opening an engine clutch mounted between the engine and the motor and driving the engine to charge the energy storage system with electrical energy generated by the hybrid starter generator using the rotational power of the engine.

4 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle provided with an engine and a motor as a drive system thereof, and the electric generator includes the engine and the motor that performs power generation using rotational power transmitted from the engine.

5 . The electrified vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the control of the vehicle system for securing the vehicle energy is performed by closing an engine clutch mounted between the engine and the motor for power transmission between the engine and the motor, controlling a transmission on a motor output side to a neutral state, and driving the engine and controlling the power generation of the motor to charge the energy storage system with the electrical energy generated by the motor using the rotational power of the engine.

6 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a fuel cell vehicle, and the electric generator includes a fuel cell that generates the electrical energy using fuel gas of the vehicle fuel.

7 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined stay mode entry condition includes conditions in which a vehicle gear range is P, which is a parking range, and a vehicle power is in an Accessory (ACC) power state.

8 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein in response that the predetermined stay mode entry condition is satisfied and the vehicle user turns on the stay mode, the control unit is further configured to perform control for entering and executing the stay mode.

9 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the stay mode is a mode in which the electrical energy stored in the energy storage system is supplied to be usable in an air conditioning system, a vehicle infotainment system, an electric apparatus mounted in or connected to the vehicle, or an outlet in the vehicle.

10 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , further including:
a navigation device configured to set a destination of the electrified vehicle and guide a driving route of the electrified vehicle to the destination, wherein the control unit performs, in response that the vehicle arrives at the destination set in the navigation device and the predetermined stay mode entry condition is satisfied, control for entering and executing the stay mode.

11 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the control unit performs, in response that a determination is made that the vehicle has arrived at a location within a preset distance from the set destination based on navigation information transmitted from the navigation device, control for increasing a state of charge (SOC) value of the energy storage system while the vehicle is being driven to the destination.

12 . The electrified vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle provided with an engine and a motor as a drive system thereof, the electric generator includes the engine and a hybrid starter generator which is connected to the engine for power transmission to start the engine and is configured to perform power generation using rotational power of the engine, and the control for increasing the state of charge of the energy storage system includes increasing torque of the engine to increase an amount of power generated by the electric generator and performing shift control according to a predetermined charge shift pattern for a transmission.

13 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein in response that the vehicle arrives at the destination set in the navigation device, the control unit is further configured to check whether the destination at which the vehicle arrived is a location with a previous stay mode usage record, outputs, in response that the destination is the location with the previous stay mode usage record and the predetermined stay mode entry condition is satisfied, a message for inducing and recommending ON of the stay mode through an information output device operatively connected to the control unit, and performs, in response that the vehicle user selects ON of the stay mode according to the message, control for entering and executing the stay mode.

14 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the control unit is further configured to perform control, in response that the destination set in the navigation device is a location with a stay mode usage record more than a preset number of times, for increasing a state of charge of the energy storage system while the vehicle is travelling to the destination when the vehicle enters an area within a preset distance from the destination.

15 . The electrified vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle provided with an engine and a motor as a drive system thereof, the electric generator includes the engine and a hybrid starter generator which is connected to the engine for power transmission and is configured to perform power generation using rotational power of the engine, and the control for increasing the state of charge of the energy storage system is performed by increasing torque of the engine to increase an amount of power generated by the electric generator and performing shift control according to a predetermined charge shift pattern for a transmission.

16 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein in response that the vehicle arrives at the destination set in the navigation device, the control unit is further configured to check whether the destination at which the vehicle arrived is a location with a previous stay mode usage record, checks, in response that the destination is a location with no previous stay mode usage record and the predetermined stay mod

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Ha Dong Su

Classifications

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60W2556/50

  of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data · CPC title

• B60W2510/10

  Change speed gearings · CPC title

• B60K2360/162

  Visual feedback on control action · CPC title