Electrically driven vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9688114-B2
Application number	US-201013520461-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2010
Priority date	Jan 25, 2010
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

An electrically driven vehicle includes: a vehicle body provided with the vehicle interior, a battery which is mounted to the vehicle body and is able to be used for running, an electric heater which executes an air-conditioning operation which uses an electrical power of the battery when air-conditioning vehicle interior, a power generation device which is at least partly removably mounted to the vehicle body and executes another air-conditioning operation other than the air-conditioning operation which uses the electrical power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior, and an air conditioning change unit which changes the use state of at least one of the electric heater and the power generation device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrically driven vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body provided with a vehicle interior;
a battery which is mounted to the vehicle body and is usable for running;
an electric motor which is supplied with electric power from the battery and rotates an output shaft, a rotation output of the output shaft being transmitted to drive wheels via a transmission;
a first air conditioning unit which executes an air-conditioning operation which uses the electric power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior;
a power generation device that includes a power generator and an engine to drive the power generator with fuel and is at least partly removably mounted to the vehicle body, electric power generated by the power generator being used to charge the battery, the power generation device being a second air conditioning unit that executes an air-conditioning operation other than the air-conditioning operation which uses the electric power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior, the electrically driven vehicle being configured to operate by the battery even when the power generation device is not mounted in the electrically driven vehicle and an electric connection with the power generation device is cut in order to suppress a decrease in energy efficiency due to an increase of weight from the power generation device;
a mount detection sensor to detect mount/unmount of the power generation device; and
an air conditioning change unit which changes at least one of use states of the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit on the basis of the mount/unmount of the power generation device detected by the mount detection sensor, and selects the first air conditioning unit when the mount detection sensor detects unmount of the power generation device, wherein
the second air conditioning unit executes at least one of an air-conditioning operation which uses waste heat of the engine and another air-conditioning operation which uses heat released from a cooling medium to cool the engine.

2. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning change unit switches an air conditioning unit to be used between the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit.

3. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the air conditioning change unit switches the air conditioning unit to be used between the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit in accordance with whether the second air conditioning unit is operable.

4. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning change unit adjusts a use ratio between the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit.

5. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the air conditioning change unit changes the use ratio in accordance with an amount of charge of the battery.

6. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air conditioning change unit adjusts an air-conditioning capacity of the first air conditioning unit so that the air-conditioning capacity of the first air conditioning unit is decreased in a case where a difference between a target temperature set for executing the air-conditioning operation and an actual temperature inside the vehicle interior is smaller than a given value in a state where at least the first air conditioning unit executes the air-conditioning operation.

7. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a blast portion common to the first air conditioning unit and the second air conditioning unit when air-conditioning the vehicle interior.

8. An electrically driven vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body provided with a vehicle interior;
a battery which is mounted to the vehicle body and is usable for running;
an electric motor which is supplied with electric power from the battery and rotates an output shaft, a rotation output of the output shaft being transmitted to drive wheels via a transmission;
a first air conditioner which executes an air-conditioning operation which uses the electric power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior;
a power generation device that includes a power generator and an engine to drive the power generator with fuel and is at least partly removably mounted to the vehicle body, electric power generated by the power generator being used to charge the battery, the power generation device being a second air conditioner that executes an air-conditioning operation other than the air-conditioning operation which uses the electric power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior, the electrically driven vehicle being configured to operate by the battery even when the power generation device is not mounted in the electrically driven vehicle and an electric connection with the power generation device is cut in order to suppress a decrease in energy efficiency due to an increase of weight from the power generation device;
a mount detection sensor to detect mount/unmount of the power generation device; and
circuitry configured to change at least one of use states of the first air conditioner and the second air conditioner on the basis of the mount/unmount of the power generation device detected by the mount detection sensor, and to select the first air conditioner when the mount detection sensor detects unmount of the power generation device, wherein
the second air conditioner executes at least one of an air-conditioning operation which uses waste heat of the engine and another air-conditioning operation which uses heat released from a cooling medium to cool the engine.

9. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch an air conditioner to be used between the first air conditioner and the second air conditioner.

10. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch the air conditioner to be used between the first air conditioner and the second air conditioner in accordance with whether the second air conditioner is operable.

11. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust a use ratio between the first air conditioner and the second air conditioner.

12. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to change the use ratio in accordance with an amount of charge of the battery.

13. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 11 , further comprising a switch to adjust the use ratio, wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust the use ratio in accordance with a state of the switch.

14. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust an air-conditioning capacity of the first air conditioner so that the air-conditioning capacity of the first air conditioner is decreased in a case where a difference between a target temperature set for executing the air-conditioning operation and an actual temperature inside the vehicle interior is smaller than a given value in a state where at least the first air conditioner executes the air-conditioning operation.

15. The electrically driven vehicle according to claim 8 , further comprising a fan common to the first air conditioner and the second air conditioner when air-conditioning the vehicle interior.

Assignees

• Sakai Kazuhito
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakai Kazuhito

Classifications

• H01M2250/20

  Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• B60H1/00385 Primary

  for vehicles having an electrical drive, e.g. hybrid or fuel cell · CPC title

• B60H1/00264

  Transportable devices · CPC title

• Y02T90/32

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title