Vehicle and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9254834-B2
Application number	US-201113978762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2011
Priority date	Jan 27, 2011
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

An ECU executes a program including the steps of: executing fuel-cut control when an IG OFF operation has been performed and a vehicle is traveling; determining torque command values of a first MG and a second MG when a charge power upper limit value Win is reduced; controlling the first MG based on the determined torque command value of the first MG; and controlling the second MG based on the determined torque command value of the second MG.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a drive shaft for causing a drive wheel to rotate;
an internal combustion engine;
a first rotating electric machine;
a power storage device for supplying and receiving power to and from said first rotating electric machine;
a power transmission device mechanically coupling three elements, which are said drive shaft, an output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and a rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine, said power transmission device utilizing any one of said three elements as a reaction force element, thereby allowing for transmission of motive power between the other two elements;
an input unit for receiving a stop command for a system of a vehicle from a driver; and
a control unit for controlling said first rotating electric machine such that torque of said first rotating electric machine is transmitted to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, by supplying electric power from said power storage device to said first rotating electric machine, when said stop command has been received at said input unit while said vehicle is traveling, and when a predetermined condition in which input power is restricted in said power storage device is satisfied.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said first rotating electric machine generates power when said internal combustion engine in a stopped state is started while said vehicle is traveling.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said control unit controls said internal combustion engine to stop fuel injection to said internal combustion engine when said stop command has been received at said input unit while said vehicle is traveling.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said control unit controls said first rotating electric machine such that power consumed in said first rotating electric machine increases as a degree of restriction of said input power increases, when said stop command has been received at said input unit while said vehicle is traveling, and when said predetermined condition is satisfied.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said predetermined condition includes a condition that a state of charge of said power storage device is higher than a threshold value.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said predetermined condition includes a condition that a temperature of said power storage device is lower than a threshold value.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said predetermined condition includes a condition that a charge duration time of said power storage device exceeds a prescribed time.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said vehicle further includes a second rotating electric machine of which rotation shaft is coupled to said drive shaft, and
said control unit controls said second rotating electric machine such that reaction force against said torque of said first rotating electric machine is generated, when said stop command has been received at said input unit while said vehicle is traveling, and when said predetermined condition is satisfied.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

10. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

11. The vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

12. The vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

13. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

14. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

15. The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

16. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
said power transmission device is a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, a pinion gear, a carrier, and a ring gear,
said sun gear is coupled to said rotation shaft of said first rotating electric machine,
said carrier is coupled to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and
said ring gear is coupled to said drive shaft.

17. A control method for a vehicle used in a vehicle including a drive shaft for causing a drive wheel to rotate, an internal combustion engine, a rotating electric machine a power storage device for supplying and receiving power to and from said rotating electric machine, and a power transmission device mechanically coupling three elements, which are said drive shaft, an output shaft of said internal combustion engine, and a rotation shaft of said rotating electric machine, said power transmission device utilizing any one of said three elements as a reaction force element, thereby allowing for transmission of motive power between the other two elements, said control method comprising the steps of:
determining whether a stop command for a system of said vehicle has been received from a driver or not; and
controlling said vehicle such that torque of said rotating electric machine is transmitted to said output shaft of said internal combustion engine, by supplying electric power from said power storage device to said first rotating electric machine, when said stop command has been received while said vehicle is traveling, and when a predetermined condition in which input power is restricted in said power storage device is satisfied.

Assignees

• Yaguchi Hideaki
• Hoshiba Takeshi
• Kimura Akihiro
• Naito Masahiro
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yaguchi Hideaki
• Hoshiba Takeshi
• Kimura Akihiro
• Naito Masahiro

Classifications

• B60W2510/083

  Torque · CPC title

• Y02T10/6286

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60W20/40

  Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers {(power-up or power-down of the driveline B60W30/192)} · CPC title

• B60W2710/083

  Torque · CPC title

• B60W10/08

  including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators · CPC title