Control method of power generation for vehicle according to driving state thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9676381-B2
Application number	US-201514789304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2015
Priority date	Dec 11, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A generation control method for a vehicle may include a deceleration driving determination step of determining whether a driving state of the vehicle is a deceleration driving state, an acceleration driving determination step of determining whether the driving state of the vehicle is an acceleration driving state when the driving state of the vehicle is not the deceleration driving state, and a constant speed driving generation step of performing constant speed driving generation when the driving state of the vehicle is not the deceleration driving state or the acceleration driving state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A generation control method for a vehicle, comprising:
a deceleration driving determination step of determining, by a controller, whether a driving state of the vehicle is a deceleration driving state;
an acceleration driving determination step of determining, by the controller, whether the driving state of the vehicle is an acceleration driving state when the driving state of the vehicle is not the deceleration driving state; and
a constant speed driving generation step of performing, by the controller, constant speed driving generation when the driving state of the vehicle is not the deceleration driving state or the acceleration driving state,
wherein the constant speed driving generation step includes:
a turbo generation starting step of allowing a turbo compound module to start generating power to charge a battery;
a battery voltage determination step of determining whether a voltage of the battery charged by the turbo compound module is less than a predetermined value;
a flow rate increasing control step of increasing a flow rate of exhaust gas introduced into the turbo compound module when the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value;
a battery voltage re-determination step of determining whether the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value; and
an alternator generation step of allowing an alternator to start generating power until the voltage of the battery exceeds the predetermined value if it is determined in the battery voltage re-determination step that the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value so as to charge the battery.

2. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the deceleration driving determination step includes:
an alternator generation step of allowing an alternator to start generating power to charge a battery when the driving state of the vehicle is the deceleration driving state; and
a maximum generation control step of maximally increasing a generation quantity of the alternator.

3. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the acceleration driving determination step includes:
a turbo compound generation step of allowing a turbo compound module to start generating power to charge a battery when the driving state of the vehicle is the acceleration driving state; and
a maximum flow rate control step of maximally increasing a flow rate of exhaust gas introduced into the turbo compound module.

4. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the constant speed driving generation step is performed when the driving state of the vehicle is a constant driving state or an idle driving state.

5. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the constant speed driving generation step ends, if it is determined in the battery voltage determination step that the voltage of the battery charged by the turbo compound module is equal to or more than the predetermined value.

6. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein in the flow rate increasing control step, a valve open value of the turbo compound module is controlled to increase the flow rate of exhaust gas introduced into the turbo compound module.

7. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the constant speed driving generation step ends, if it is determined in the battery voltage re-determination step that the voltage of the battery is equal to or more than the predetermined value.

8. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the alternator generation step includes:
an alternator generation starting step of allowing the alternator to start generating power when the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value to charge the battery;
an alternator charging voltage determination step of determining whether the voltage of the battery charged by the alternator exceeds the predetermined value; and
an alternator generation stopping step of stopping the generation of the alternator when the voltage of the battery exceeds the predetermined value.

9. The generation control method for a vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the alternator generation starting step is performed again, if it is determined in the alternator charging voltage determination step that the voltage of the battery charged by the alternator is equal to or less than the predetermined value.

10. A generation control method for a vehicle, comprising:
an acceleration driving determination step of determining, by a controller, whether a driving state of the vehicle is an acceleration driving state;
a deceleration driving determination step of determining, by the controller, whether the driving state of the vehicle is a deceleration driving state when the driving state of the vehicle is not the acceleration driving state; and
an acceleration driving generation step of performing, by the controller, constant speed driving generation when the driving state of the vehicle is not the deceleration driving state or the acceleration driving state,
wherein the constant speed driving generation step includes:
a turbo generation starting step of allowing a turbo compound module to start generating power to charge a battery;
a battery voltage determination step of determining whether a voltage of the battery charged by the turbo compound module is less than a predetermined value;
a flow rate increasing control step of increasing a flow rate of exhaust gas introduced into the turbo compound module when the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value;
a battery voltage re-determination step of determining whether the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value; and
an alternator generation step of allowing an alternator to start generating power until the voltage of the battery exceeds the predetermined value if it is determined in the battery voltage re-determination step that the voltage of the battery is less than the predetermined value so as to charge the battery.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun

Classifications

• B60W2510/30

  Auxiliary equipments · CPC title

• B60W10/26

  for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors · CPC title

• B60W10/30 Primary

  including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps · CPC title

• B60W40/107

  Longitudinal acceleration · CPC title

• B60W2510/244

  Charge state · CPC title