Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469292-B2
Application number	US-201514644760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2015
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle according to the present invention includes an engine, a power storage device, a motor generator, and an ECU. The motor generator receives electric power from the power storage device and generates travel driving force. The ECU selects one of a CD mode and a CS mode to cause the vehicle to travel, in the CD mode an SOC of the power storage device being consumed, in the CS mode the SOC being maintained within a prescribed range. The CS mode includes a first CS mode and a second CS mode, the first CS mode being selected when the SOC decreases to a prescribed amount, the second CS mode being selected based on a user's intention. A second prescribed range corresponding to the second CS mode is set to be wider than a first prescribed range corresponding to the first CS mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
an internal combustion engine;
a power storage device that is chargeable/dischargeable;
a rotating electric machine configured to receive electric power from the power storage device and generates travel driving force; and
a control device for selecting one of a CD (Charge Depleting) mode and a CS (Charge Sustaining) mode to cause the hybrid vehicle to travel, in the CD mode an SOC of the power storage device being consumed, in the CS mode the SOC being maintained within a prescribed range,
the CS mode including a first CS mode and a second CS mode, the first CS mode being selected when the SOC decreases to a prescribed amount, the second CS mode being selected based on an intention of a user, and
a second prescribed range corresponding to the second CS mode being set to be wider than a first prescribed range corresponding to the first CS mode.

2. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, when a prescribed mode in which reduction in fuel consumption is prioritized over acceleration is selected in the second CS mode, the control device sets the second prescribed range to be further wider than that in a case where the prescribed mode is not selected.

3. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when required power becomes larger than a prescribed threshold value, the control device drives the internal combustion engine to cause the hybrid vehicle to travel using driving force from the internal combustion engine in addition to driving force from the rotating electric machine, and
when a prescribed mode in which reduction in fuel consumption is prioritized over acceleration is set in the second CS mode, the control device sets the prescribed threshold value to be larger than that in a case where the prescribed mode is not selected.

4. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, when the internal combustion engine is operated in a case where the second CS mode is selected, the control device adjusts required charge power so as to be close to a prescribed operating point at which operating efficiency of the internal combustion engine is enhanced.

5. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the first prescribed range is determined based on the prescribed amount, and
the second prescribed range is determined based on the SOC at a time when the second CS mode is selected by the user.

6. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
when the CS mode is selected, the control device sets required charge power for the power storage device in accordance with the SOC, and
when the second CS mode is selected, the control device sets the required charge power to be larger than that in a case where the first CS mode is selected.

7. A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle by a controller, the vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a rotating electric machine that operates using electric power from a power storage device, the method comprising the step of:
selecting one of a CD mode and a CS mode as a traveling mode of the hybrid vehicle, in the CD mode an SOC of the power storage device being consumed, in the CS mode the SOC being maintained within a prescribed range; and
controlling the hybrid vehicle based on the selected traveling mode,
the CS mode including a first CS mode and a second CS mode, the first CS mode being selected when the SOC decreases to a prescribed amount, the second CS mode being selected based on an intention of a user, the method further comprising the step of:
setting a second prescribed range corresponding to the second CS mode to be wider than a first prescribed range corresponding to the first CS mode.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hisano Taishi

Classifications

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60W2520/105

  Longitudinal acceleration · CPC title

• B60W20/106 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60W2710/248

  Current for loading or unloading · CPC title

• B60W2710/244

  Charge state · CPC title