Engine control device of work machine and engine control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9004206-B2
Application number	US-201213817999-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	May 18, 2011
Publication date	Apr 14, 2015
Grant date	Apr 14, 2015

Abstract

An engine control device is provided including: detection units for detecting a driving state of a work machine using a generator, target engine speed setting units for causing, on the basis of the driving state, a target engine speed set for a case where electric power generation by the generator is OFF to be the same as a target engine speed set for a case where the electric power generation by the generator is ON, and engine target output calculation units for calculating an engine target output during electric power generation OFF that can be output at most when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF, and calculates an engine target output obtained by adding an output corresponding to an electric power generation amount by the generator to the engine target output when the electric power generation by the generator is ON.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An engine control device of a work machine comprising:
a detection unit detecting a driving state of the work machine including a generator;
a target engine speed setting unit setting, on the basis of the driving state, a target engine speed when electric power generation by the generator is OFF to be same as that when the electric power generation by the generator is ON; and
an engine target output calculation unit calculating an engine target output during electric power generation OFF which is a maximum output when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF, and calculating another engine target output by adding an output corresponding to an electric power generation amount by the generator to the engine target output during electric power generation OFF when the electric power generation by the generator is ON.

2. The engine control device according to claim 1 , wherein the target engine speed setting unit performs control so that an engine speed does not change until a predetermined electric power generation torque is attained, during transition from the electric power generation OFF to the electric power generation ON.

3. The engine control device according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined electric power generation torque is a minimum electric power generation torque set in advance.

4. The engine control device according to claim 1 further comprising:
an electric power generation output calculation unit for obtaining the predetermined electric power generation output by the generator, using an engine speed of the engine;
a pump absorption horsepower calculation unit for setting an absorption horsepower of a hydraulic pump; and
an auxiliary equipment horsepower calculation unit for obtaining a horsepower of auxiliary equipment driving in synchronization with driving of the engine,
wherein the target engine speed setting unit performs control to set an engine target output corresponding to an output obtained by adding the set pump absorption horsepower, the obtained auxiliary equipment horsepower, and the predetermined electric power generation output by the generator when the electric power generation is OFF, and a target engine speed defined from a target matching route indicating an engine output for driving the engine with a low fuel consumption rate, and performs control so that the engine speed set when the electric power generation is ON becomes the same as the target engine speed.

5. The engine control device according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined electric power generation output is a minimum electric power generation output.

6. The engine control device according to claim 1 , wherein the target engine speed, when the electric power generation by the generator is ON, is a target matching engine speed at a crossing point of the engine target output when the electric power generation by the generator is ON and a target matching route.

7. An engine control method of a work machine, comprising:
detecting a driving state of the work machine including a generator; and
setting, on the basis of the driving state, a target engine speed when electric power generation by the generator is OFF to be same as that when the electric power generation by the generator is ON, calculating and setting an engine target output during electric power generation OFF which is a maximum output when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF, and calculating and setting another engine target output by adding an output corresponding to an electric power generation amount by the generator to the engine target output during electric power generation OFF when the electric power generation by the generator is ON.

8. The engine control device according to claim 7 , wherein the target engine speed, when the electric power generation by the generator is ON, is a target matching engine speed at a crossing point of the engine target output when the electric power generation by the generator is ON and a target matching route.

Assignees

• Kawaguchi Tadashi
• Suehiro Takao
• Murakami Kentaro
• Morinaga Jun
• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawaguchi Tadashi
• Suehiro Takao
• Murakami Kentaro
• Morinaga Jun

Classifications

• F02D29/06 Primary

  peculiar to engines driving electric generators · CPC title

• F02D29/04 Primary

  peculiar to engines driving pumps · CPC title

• F02D31/007

  controlling fuel supply · CPC title

• H02P9/04 Primary

  Control effected upon non-electric prime mover and dependent upon electric output value of the generator · CPC title

• F02D41/021

  Introducing corrections for particular conditions exterior to the engine (conjoint control of vehicle sub-units for propelling the vehicle B60W30/18) · CPC title