Control device for hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9403438-B2
Application number	US-201414329685-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Sep 6, 2013
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes: a current command value calculator configured to calculate torque and a weak field current command values input to the inverter; and a current command value correction calculator configured to calculate torque and weak field current correction values added to the torque and weak field current command values, wherein when an accumulation of electricity of the electricity storage device is equal to or larger than a reference value, the current command value calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current command values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor generator zero, and the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current correction values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine, a motor generator, an inverter configured to drive the motor generator, and an electricity storage device configured to charge and to discharge power to and from the motor generator through the inverter, to switch to a hybrid driving mode which controls driving using a driving force of the engine and the motor generator and to switch to an engine driving mode which controls driving using only the driving force of the engine, the control device for a hybrid vehicle comprising:
a current command value calculator configured to calculate a torque current command value and a weak field current command value input to the inverter based on a torque command value representing a torque to be output by the motor generator, a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor generator, and an inverter input DC voltage value input to the inverter; and
a current command value correction calculator configured to calculate a torque current correction value and a weak field current correction value added to the torque current command value and the weak field current command value, respectively, based on the RPM of the motor generator and the inverter input DC voltage value,
wherein when an accumulation of electricity of the electricity storage device is equal to or larger than a reference value in the engine driving mode, the current command value calculator is configured to calculate the torque current command value and the weak field current command value to make a load applied to the engine by the motor generator zero, and the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque current correction value and the weak field current correction value to make a load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero.

2. The control device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a current correction value data storage unit configured to store current correction value data representing a torque current correction value and a weak field current correction value previously measured for each RPM of the motor generator to make the load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero,
wherein the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque current correction value and the weak field current correction value using the current correction value data stored in the current correction value data storage unit based on the RPM of the motor generator.

3. The control device of claim 2 , wherein the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque current correction value and the weak field current correction value when the accumulation of the electricity of the electricity storage device is at a full-charge state.

4. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque current correction value and the weak field current correction value when the accumulation of the electricity of the electricity storage device is at a full-charge state.

5. A control program for a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine, a motor generator, and an inverter configured to drive the motor generator, and an electricity storage device configured to charge and to discharge power to and from the motor generator through the inverter, switch to a hybrid driving mode which controls driving using a driving force of the engine and the motor generator and to switch to an engine driving mode which controls driving using only the driving force of the engine, the control program for the hybrid vehicle allowing a computer to execute functions of:
a current command value calculator configured to calculate a torque current command value and a weak field current command value input to the inverter based on a torque command value representing a torque to be output by the motor generator, a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor generator, and an inverter input DC voltage value input to the inverter; and
a current command value correction calculator configured to calculate a torque current correction value and a weak field current correction value added to the torque current command value and the weak field current command value, respectively, based on the RPM of the motor generator and the inverter input DC voltage value,
wherein when an accumulation of electricity of the electricity storage device is equal to or larger than a reference value in the engine driving mode, the current command value calculator is configured to calculate the torque current command value and the weak field current command value to make a load applied to the engine by the motor generator zero, and the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque current correction value and the weak field current correction value to make a load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero.

Assignees

• Samsung Sdi Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamane Futoshi
• Ishikawa Masami
• Murayama Yoshinari
• Muraoka Mitsutoshi
• Yoshida Taro
• Furusawa Kenji

Classifications

• B60K6/48

  Parallel type · CPC title

• B60W20/10

  Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand · CPC title

• B60W2710/083

  Torque · CPC title

• B60Y2300/525

  by reducing drag torque, e.g. by closing valves to reduce pumping · CPC title

• B60W2510/244

  Charge state · CPC title