Method for determining deterioration of dry clutch for hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9335234-B2
Application number	US-201414563825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2014
Priority date	Apr 24, 2014
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

A method for determining deterioration of a dry clutch mounted between an engine and a motor of a hybrid vehicle includes determining whether an entry condition to determine the deterioration of the dry clutch is satisfied. Roughness of the dry clutch is determined when the entry condition is satisfied. A deviation between the roughness of the dry clutch and a reference value is calculated, and the deviation is compared with a threshold value. A roughness counter of the dry clutch is increased when the deviation is larger than the threshold value. The roughness counter of the dry clutch is compared with a boundary value. It is determined that the dry clutch deteriorates when the roughness counter of the dry clutch is larger than the boundary value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for determining deterioration of a dry clutch mounted between an engine and a motor of a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising steps of: measuring an engine angular velocity by a crank shaft rotation sensor;
determining whether an entry condition to determine the deterioration of the dry clutch is satisfied;
determining roughness of the dry clutch when the entry condition is satisfied;
calculating a deviation between the roughness of the dry clutch and a reference value;
comparing the deviation with a threshold value;
increasing a roughness counter of the dry clutch when the deviation is larger than the threshold value;
comparing the roughness counter of the dry clutch with a boundary value; and
determining that the dry clutch deteriorates when the roughness counter of the dry clutch is larger than the boundary value,
wherein the roughness of the dry clutch is at least any one of a change in an engine angular velocity, a change in an engine angular acceleration, and a change in a period of the engine angular velocity.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entry condition includes a condition that the dry clutch mounted between the engine and the motor is in a slip state and a dry clutch mounted between the motor and a transmission is in an engaged state.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the entry condition further includes a condition that the crank shaft rotation sensor is in a normal state and a condition that the hybrid vehicle is in a normal state.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the entry condition further includes an environmental condition which includes an outdoor temperature condition that an outdoor temperature is in a predetermined outdoor temperature range and an atmospheric pressure condition that an atmospheric pressure is in a predetermined atmospheric pressure range.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of reducing the roughness counter of the dry clutch mounted between the engine and the motor when the deviation is equal to or smaller than the threshold value.

6. A method for determining deterioration of a dry clutch mounted between a motor and a transmission of a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising steps of: measuring a motor angular velocity by a resolver;
determining whether an entry condition to determine the deterioration of the dry clutch mounted between the motor and the transmission is satisfied;
determining roughness of the dry clutch when the entry condition is satisfied;
calculating a deviation between the roughness of the dry clutch and a reference value;
comparing the deviation with a threshold value;
increasing a roughness counter of the dry clutch when the deviation is larger than the threshold value;
comparing the roughness counter of the dry clutch with a boundary value; and
determining that the dry clutch mounted between the motor and the transmission deteriorates when the roughness counter of the dry clutch is larger than the boundary value,
wherein the roughness of the dry clutch is at least any one of a change in a motor angular velocity, a change in a motor angular acceleration, and a change in a period of the motor angular velocity.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the entry condition includes a condition that the dry clutch mounted between the motor and the transmission is in a slip state and a dry clutch mounted between an engine and the motor is in an engaged state.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the entry condition further includes a condition that the resolver is in a normal state and a condition that the hybrid vehicle is in a normal state.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the entry condition further includes an environmental condition which includes an outdoor temperature condition that an outdoor temperature is in a predetermined outdoor temperature range and an atmospheric pressure condition that an atmospheric pressure is in a predetermined atmospheric pressure range.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising a step of reducing the roughness counter of the dry clutch mounted between the motor and the transmission when the deviation is equal to or smaller than the threshold value.

11. A method for determining deterioration of a dry clutch mounted between a first power source and a second power source of a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising steps of: measuring an angular velocity of the first power source by a crank shaft rotation sensor and measuring an angular velocity of the second power source by a resolver;
determining whether an entry condition to determine the deterioration of the dry clutch is satisfied;
determining roughness of the first power source and roughness of the second power source when the entry condition is satisfied;
calculating a deviation between the roughness of the first power source and the roughness of the second power source;
comparing the deviation with a threshold value;
increasing a roughness counter of the dry clutch when the deviation is larger than the threshold value;
comparing the roughness counter of the dry clutch with a boundary value; and
determining that the dry clutch deteriorates when the roughness counter of the dry clutch is larger than the boundary value,
wherein at least one of the first power source and the second power source is a motor, the roughness of the first power source is at least any one of an angular velocity of the first power source and a period of the angular velocity of the first power source, and the roughness of the second power source is at least any one of an angular velocity of the second power source and a period of the angular velocity of the second power source.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the entry condition includes a condition that the dry clutch is in an engaged state.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the entry condition further includes a condition that the crank shaft rotation sensor is in a normal state, a condition that the resolver is in a normal state, and a condition that the hybrid vehicle is in a normal state.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the entry condition further includes an environmental condition which includes an outdoor temperature condition that outdoor temperature is in a predetermined outdoor temperature range and an atmospheric pressure condition that an atmospheric pressure is in a predetermined atmospheric pressure range.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a step of reducing the roughness counter of the dry clutch when the deviation is equal to or smaller than the threshold value.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising computer executable instructions execution of which causes a controller to perform the method according to claim 1 .

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising computer executable instructions execution of which causes a controller to perform the method according to claim 6 .

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium comprising computer executable instructions execution of which causes a controller to perform the method according to claim 11 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Eo Jeong Soo

Classifications

• B60W2555/20

  Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain · CPC title

• B60K6/22

  characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for HEVs · CPC title

• Y10S903/902

  Prime movers comprising electrical and internal combustion motors · CPC title

• F16D48/06

  Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure · CPC title

• G01M13/022 Primary

  Power-transmitting couplings or clutches · CPC title