Hybrid vehicle which supplies electric power from an external power source to a rotary electric machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9783184-B2
Application number	US-201414560409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2013
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle includes an engine, a rotary electric machine, an electric storage device, and a controller. The rotary electric machine is connected to an output shaft of the engine. The electric storage device is configured to supply electric power to a drive source of the vehicle and to be charged with electric power from an external power source. The external power source is disposed outside the vehicle. The controller is configured to supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a rotary electric machine connected to an output shaft of the engine;
an electric storage device configured to supply electric power to a drive source of the hybrid vehicle and to be chargeable with electric power from an external power source, the external power source being disposed outside the hybrid vehicle;
an air conditioner configured to adjust a temperature of an interior of the hybrid vehicle; and
an electronic control unit configured to:
supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source, the air conditioner is operated along with the rotary electric machine, and a state of the electric storage device is greater than a predetermined value, and
supply the electric power from the electric storage device to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source, the air conditioner is operated along with the rotary electric machine, and the state of the electric storage device is less than the predetermined value.

2. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to
finish charging of the electric storage device with the electric power from the external power source at a charging finish time, and
supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that rotation of the output shaft is started at a time prior by a predetermined time to the charging finish time, the charging finish time being a time at when the charging of the electric storage device with the electric power from the external power source is finished.

3. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the charging finish time is a time set in advance in the hybrid vehicle.

4. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the charging finish time is a time set by a user.

5. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to
finish charging of the electric storage device with the electric power from the external power source at a charging finish time, and
supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the charging finish time is set by a user and the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source.

6. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to stop supply of electric power to the rotary electric machine at a charging finish time.

7. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first detector configured to detect a temperature of the engine,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source and the temperature of the engine is lower than a threshold value, the temperature of the engine being detected by the first detector.

8. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source and a predetermined time elapses after the engine is stopped.

9. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second detector configured to detect a temperature of the electric storage device,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to
supply the electric power from the external power source to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source and the temperature of the electric storage device is higher than a threshold value, and
supply electric power from the electric storage device to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source and the temperature of the electric storage device is lower than the threshold value, the temperature of the electric storage device being detected by the second detector.

10. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to supply at least one of the electric power from the external power source or electric power supplied from the electric storage device to the rotary electric machine such that the output shaft is rotated depending on an amount of power capable of being supplied from the external power source when the electric storage device is chargeable with the electric power from the external power source.

11. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a state of charge of the electric storage device is higher when the state of the electric storage device is less than the predetermined value compared to the state of charge of the electric storage device when the state of the electric storage device is greater than the predetermined value.

12. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein as the state of charge of the electric storage device increases the state of the electric storage device decreases.

13. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the state of the electric storage device is an acceptable value of a charging current of the electric storage device.

14. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 further comprising:
a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the electric storage device,
wherein the electronic control unit determines the state of the electric storage device based on the temperature of the electric storage device and a state of charge of the electric storage device.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagata Shuichi

Classifications

• B60W10/08

  including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators · CPC title

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title

• B60W10/26

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

• B60W30/192

  Mitigating problems related to power-up or power-down of the driveline, e.g. start-up of a cold engine · CPC title

• B60W20/00 Primary

  Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles {(hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L)} · CPC title