Driving power distribution device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9789785-B2
Application number	US-201615014919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2016
Priority date	Mar 6, 2015
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

When a rotational difference is generated between a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel, by controlling the frequency f 0 of alternating currents to be fed to stator windings of first and second induction machines by a shared inverter, torque distribution to the left driving wheel and the right driving wheel is controlled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A driving power distribution device that adjusts torque distribution to a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft, the device comprising:
a first induction machine that transmits a torque to the first drive shaft;
a second induction machine that transmits a torque to the second drive shaft; and
a shared power conversion system that applies common alternating currents to the first induction machine and the second induction machine, wherein
a frequency of the common alternating currents is set based on: a rotational speed and a target torque value of the first induction machine, and separately a rotational speed and a target torque value of the second induction machine.

2. The driving power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein an amplitude of the common alternating currents is set based on the rotational speed and the target torque value of the first induction machine and the rotational speed and the target torque value of the second induction machine.

3. The driving power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a difference in a number of poles between the first induction machine and the second induction machine is changeable; and
the frequency of the common alternating currents and the difference in the number of poles are set based on the rotational speed and the target torque value of the first induction machine and the rotational speed and the target torque value of the second induction machine.

4. The driving power distribution device according to claim 2 , wherein:
a difference in a number of poles between the first induction machine and the second induction machine is changeable; and
the frequency of the common alternating currents and the difference in the number of poles are set based on the rotational speed and the target torque value of the first induction machine and the rotational speed and the target torque value of the second induction machine.

5. The driving power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first induction machine and the second induction machine, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a driving torque to, of the first and second induction machines, the induction machine having a higher rotational speed and apply a braking torque to the induction machine having a lower rotational speed, a difference in a number of poles is set such that the number of poles of the induction machine having the higher rotational speed becomes smaller than the number of poles of the induction machine having the lower rotational speed.

6. The driving power distribution device according to claim 2 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first induction machine and the second induction machine, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a driving torque to, of the first and second induction machines, the induction machine having a higher rotational speed and apply a braking torque to the induction machine having a lower rotational speed, a difference in a number of poles is set such that the number of poles of the induction machine having the higher rotational speed becomes smaller than the number of poles of the induction machine having the lower rotational speed.

7. The driving power distribution device according to claim 3 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first induction machine and the second induction machine, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a braking torque to, of the first and second induction machines, the induction machine having a higher rotational speed and apply a driving torque to the induction machine having a lower rotational speed, the difference in the number of poles is set such that the number of poles of the induction machine having the higher rotational speed becomes equal to or greater than the number of poles of the induction machine having the lower rotational speed.

8. The driving power distribution device according to claim 4 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first induction machine and the second induction machine, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a braking torque to, of the first and second induction machines, the induction machine having a higher rotational speed and apply a driving torque to the induction machine having a lower rotational speed, the difference in the number of poles is set such that the number of poles of the induction machine having the higher rotational speed becomes equal to or greater than the number of poles of the induction machine having the lower rotational speed.

9. The driving power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a difference between a transmission gear ratio on a first drive shaft side and a transmission gear ratio on a second drive shaft side is changeable, the transmission gear ratio on the first drive shaft side being a transmission gear ratio from the first induction machine to the first drive shaft, the transmission gear ratio on the second drive shaft side being a transmission gear ratio from the second induction machine to the second drive shaft; and
the difference in the transmission gear ratio between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft is set based on the rotational speed and the target torque value of the first induction machine and the rotational speed and the target torque value of the second induction machine.

10. The driving power distribution device according to claim 9 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a driving torque to, of the first and second drive shafts, the drive shaft having a higher rotational speed and apply a braking torque to the drive shaft having a lower rotational speed, the difference in the transmission gear ratio is set such that the transmission gear ratio on the side of the drive shaft having the higher rotational speed becomes smaller than the transmission gear ratio on the side of the drive shaft having the lower rotational speed.

11. The driving power distribution device according to claim 9 , wherein when a rotational difference is generated between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft, in order to adjust the frequency of the common alternating currents so as to apply a braking torque to, of the first and second drive shafts, the drive shaft having a higher rotational speed and apply a driving torque to the drive shaft having a lower rotational speed, the difference in the transmission gear ratio is set such that the transmission gear ratio on the side of the drive shaft having the higher rotational speed becomes equal to or greater than the transmission gear ratio on the side of the drive shaft having the lower rotational speed.

12. The driving power distribution device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first drive shaft rotates with one of a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel of a vehicle; and
the second drive shaft rotates with the other one of the left driving wheel and the right driving wheel of the vehicle.

13. The driving power distribution device according to claim 2 , wherein the amplitude of the common alternating currents is set independently of maximum currents.

14. A vehicle, comprising:
the driving power distribution device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the frequency of the common alternating currents is set independently

Assignees

• Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho Kk

Inventors

• Aiki Kosuke
• Nakai Hideo
• Mizuno Yoshihiro
• Tsuchiya Eiji

Classifications

• Y02T10/644

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H02P5/46

  for speed regulation of two or more dynamo-electric motors in relation to one another · CPC title

• H02P27/06

  using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02T10/7275

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60L15/2036 Primary

  Electric differentials, e.g. for supporting steering vehicles · CPC title