Control method of hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9771058-B2
Application number	US-201414561115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Sep 25, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

A control method of a hybrid vehicle may include performing a series of commands by a control portion including determining whether an accelerator pedal change amount detected by an accelerator pedal sensor is greater than a predetermined value, starting up an engine through a Hybrid Shaft Generator (HSG) during conversion into an HEV mode from an EV mode, controlling the engine to output constant torque, and synchronizing engine torque with motor torque to engage a clutch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method of a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a motor, and a clutch disposed between the engine and the motor, the control method comprising:
determining whether an accelerator pedal change amount detected by an accelerator pedal sensor is greater than a predetermined value in an electric vehicle (EV) mode;
starting up the engine through a Hybrid Starter Generator (HSG) and then controlling the engine to output torque before engaging the clutch; and
engaging the clutch and combining engine torque and motor torque when engine speed is synchronized with motor speed during a conversion into a HEV mode from the EV mode;
wherein the engine torque during the conversion of driving mode into the HEV mode from the EV mode is provided to the motor through the HSG.

2. The control method of claim 1 , further including:
controlling the engine according to an engine torque command output from an engine torque map defined from ignition timing, a fuel amount, and an air amount introduced to a cylinder of the engine according to torque demand determined by a change amount detected by the accelerator pedal sensor; and
controlling a difference between target engine speed and the engine speed according to the engine torque command to track the target engine speed through the HSG.

3. The control method of claim 2 , wherein the engine torque command is determined in consideration of the torque demand, the motor speed, a state of the battery, a state of the HSG, the engine speed, and the target engine speed.

4. The control method of claim 3 , wherein the engine torque command is determined as a minimum value of a torque command output from the engine torque map defined according to the torque demand and the motor speed, a torque command output from a battery map defined according to a limited charging amount of the battery and the target engine speed, a torque command output from an HSG map defined according to the state of the HSG, and a torque command output from an engine map defined according to the difference between the target engine speed and the engine speed.

5. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the EV mode is converted into the HEV mode when the change amount detected by the accelerator pedal sensor is greater than the predetermined value.

6. The control method of claim 2 , wherein the controlling includes:
outputting and controlling an HSG torque command using, as input, a result obtained by performing feed-forward control using the engine torque command as input and a result obtained by performing proportional-Integral control on the difference between the engine speed and the target engine speed.

7. The control method of claim 1 , wherein constant torque output from the engine is provided to the motor through the HSG.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Choi Yongkak
• Lee Yonghoon
• Lee Jeamun
• Han Hoon
• Lee Kyungtaek
• Park Seongik
• Park Ilkwon
• Kim Sangjoon
• Shim Jaeyun
• Park Joonyoung
• Cho Ineok
• Choi Namil

Classifications

• Y02T10/48

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W10/02

  including control of driveline clutches · CPC title

• B60W2540/103

  Accelerator thresholds, e.g. kickdown · CPC title

• B60W20/40

  Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers {(power-up or power-down of the driveline B60W30/192)} · CPC title