Hybrid construction machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9617714-B2
Application number	US-201514689200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2015
Priority date	Jun 10, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

The hybrid constructions machine has an engine rotation speed sensor 11 A to detect a rotation speed NE of an engine 11 , an engine state determination unit 20 B to determine the state of output torque TE of the engine 11 , a load torque estimation unit 20 C to calculate load torque TP of a hydraulic pump 13 , and an engine assistance limiting unit 20 E to, when the rotation speed NE detected with the engine rotation speed sensor 11 A is equal to or greater than a rotation speed N 0 , and the engine state determination unit 20 B determines that the output torque TE of the engine 11 has not become minimum torque Tmin, or the load torque TP calculated with the load torque estimation unit 20 C is lower than torque T 1 , limit motive-power assistance with the motor generator 12 to the engine 11.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid construction machine comprising:
an engine;
a hydraulic pump driven with the engine;
a hydraulic working unit driven with pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump;
a motor generator that transmits torque to the engine, and performs motive-power assistance to the engine and power generation;
a power storage device that supplies/receives electric power to/from the motor generator;
an engine rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the engine;
an engine state determination unit that determines a state of output torque of the engine;
a load torque detection unit that detects load torque of the hydraulic pump; and
an engine assistance limiting unit that, when the rotation speed of the engine detected with the engine rotation speed detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined rotation speed which is set to a rotation speed lower than a rotation speed during idling, and the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has not become a predetermined minimum torque which is set as an output torque during idling, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine, and, when the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit is lower than a predetermined torque which is set to a maximum output torque of the engine, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine.

2. The hybrid construction machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fuel injection amount detection unit that detects a fuel injection amount of the engine,
wherein the engine state determination unit determines the state of the output torque of the engine based on the fuel injection amount of the engine detected with the fuel injection amount detection unit.

3. The hybrid construction machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a turbo charger type supercharger provided in the engine; and
a boost pressure measuring unit that measures a boost pressure of the engine with the supercharger,
wherein the engine state determination unit determines the state of the output torque of the engine based on the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit and the boost pressure of the engine measured with the boost pressure measuring unit.

4. The hybrid construction machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor generator torque detection unit that detects output torque of the motor generator,
wherein the engine state determination unit determines the state of the output torque of the engine based on the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit and the output torque of the motor generator detected with the motor generator torque detection unit.

5. The hybrid construction machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one of a motor generator rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the motor generator and a motor generator current detection unit that detects an electric current inputted in the motor generator,
wherein the engine state determination unit determines the state of the output torque of the engine based on at least one of the detected rotation speed of the motor generator and the detected electric current inputted in the motor generator.

6. A hybrid construction machine comprising:
an engine;
a hydraulic pump driven with the engine;
a hydraulic working unit driven with pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump;
a motor generator that transmits torque to the engine, and performs motive-power assistance to the engine and power generation;
a power storage device that supplies/receives electric power to/from the motor generator;
an engine rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the engine;
an engine state determination unit that determines a state of output torque of the engine;
a load torque detection unit that detects load torque of the hydraulic pump;
an engine assistance limiting unit that, when the rotation speed of the engine detected with the ermine rotation speed detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined rotation speed, and the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has not become a predetermined minimum torque, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine, or, when the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit is lower than a predetermined torque, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine; and
a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of the engine,
wherein, when the rotation speed of the engine detected with the engine rotation speed detection unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined rotation speed and the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has become the predetermined minimum torque, or, when the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit is equal to or greater than the predetermined torque, the engine assistance limiting unit limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine when the target rotation speed of the engine set with the target rotation speed setting unit is lower than the rotation speed of the engine detected with the engine rotation speed detection unit.

7. A hybrid construction machine comprising:
an engine;
a hydraulic pump driven with the engine;
a hydraulic working unit driven with pressure oil discharged from the hydraulic pump;
a motor generator that transmits torque to the engine, and performs motive-power assistance to the engine and power generation;
a power storage device that supplies/receives electric power to/from the motor generator;
an engine rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the engine;
an engine state determination unit that determines a state of output torque of the engine;
a load torque detection unit that detects load torque of the hydraulic pump;
an engine assistance limiting unit that, when the rotation speed of the engine detected with the engine rotation speed detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined rotation speed, and the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has not become a predetermined minimum torque, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine, or, when the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit is lower than a predetermined torque, limits the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine; and
a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of the engine,
wherein, when the load torque of the hydraulic pump detected with the load torque detection unit is lower than the predetermined torque, the engine assistance limiting unit does not limit the motive-power assistance with the motor generator to the engine when the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has not become the predetermined minimum torque and the target rotation speed of the engine set with the target rotation speed setting unit is higher than the rotation speed of the engine detected with the engine rotation speed detection unit until the engine state determination unit determines that the output torque of the engine has become the predetermined minimum torque.

Assignees

• Hitachi Construction Mach Co

Inventors

• Ishihara Shinji
• Hoshino Masatoshi
• Itoga Kentarou
• Moriki Hidekazu

Classifications

• E02F9/2025

  Particular purposes of control systems not otherwise provided for (E02F3/16, E02F3/26, sub-groups of E02F3/43, E02F3/651, sub-groups of E02F3/84, E02F3/907, E02F5/145 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• E02F9/2217

  with energy recovery arrangements, e.g. using accumulators, flywheels · CPC title

• E02F9/2075 Primary

  of the hybrid type (for vehicles in general B60W20/00) · CPC title

• B60W2400/00

  Indexing codes relating to detected, measured or calculated conditions or factors · CPC title