Vehicle and coasting feedback control method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849873-B2
Application number	US-201615216279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2016
Priority date	Jan 30, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a vehicle and a coasting feedback control method for the same. The coasting feedback control method includes the following steps: detecting the current speed of a vehicle, the depth of a braking pedal of the vehicle, and the depth of an accelerator pedal; and when the current speed of the vehicle is greater than a preset speed, both the depth of the braking pedal and the depth of the accelerator pedal are 0, and the current gear of the vehicle is gear D, when the vehicle is not in a cruise control mode and an anti-lock braking system of the vehicle is in a non-working state, controlling the vehicle to enter a coasting feedback control mode, where when the vehicle is in the coasting feedback control mode, a coasting feedback torque of a first motor generator and a coasting feedback torque of a second motor generator are distributed according to a selected coasting feedback torque curve of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coasting feedback control method for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises an engine unit, a transmission unit adapted to selectively couple with the engine unit and configured to transmit power generated by the engine unit, a first motor generator coupled with the transmission unit, an output unit, a power switching device, a second motor generator configured to drive at least one of front and rear wheels of the vehicle, and a power battery for supplying power to the first motor generator and the second motor generator, wherein the output unit is configured to transmit the power transmitted by the transmission unit to at least one of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, the power switching device is adapted to enable or interrupt power transmission between the transmission unit and the output unit, and the coasting feedback control method comprises the following steps:
detecting a current speed of the vehicle and a depth of a braking pedal and a depth of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; and
when the current speed of the vehicle is greater than a preset speed, both the depth of the braking pedal and the depth of the accelerator pedal are 0, a current gear of the vehicle is gear D, the vehicle is not in a cruise control mode, and an anti-lock braking system of the vehicle is in a non-working state, controlling the vehicle to enter a coasting feedback control mode, wherein when the vehicle is in the coasting feedback control mode, a coasting feedback torque of the first motor generator and a coasting feedback torque of the second motor generator are distributed according to a selected coasting feedback torque curve of the vehicle.

2. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the coasting feedback torque curve is obtained according to an operation mode of the vehicle, the current speed, the slope of a road, and an economic region of a power system of the vehicle.

3. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the coasting feedback torque curve comprises a first coasting feedback torque curve, a second coasting feedback torque curve, and a third coasting feedback torque curve, wherein a feedback proportion of the second coasting feedback torque curve is greater than a feedback proportion of the first coasting feedback torque curve and is less than a feedback proportion of the third coasting feedback torque curve.

4. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
when the selected coasting feedback torque curve is the first coasting feedback torque curve or the second coasting feedback torque curve, coasting feedback control is performed on the second motor generator; and
when the selected coasting feedback torque curve is the third coasting feedback torque curve, coasting feedback control is simultaneously performed on the second motor generator and the first motor generator.

5. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when the vehicle is in the coasting feedback control mode, wherein
a feedback limit value of the first motor generator and a feedback limit value of the second motor generator are obtained according to current running states of the first motor generator and the second motor generator;
a feedback limit value of the motor generator controller is obtained according to a current running state of a motor generator controller of the vehicle;
a current allowable charging power of the power battery is calculated according to a working state of the power battery, and a current feedback limit value of the power battery is obtained according to the current allowable charging power of the power battery; and
a minimum feedback limit value of the feedback limit value of the first motor generator, the feedback limit value of the second motor generator, the feedback limit value of the motor generator controller, and the current feedback limit value of the power battery is obtained.

6. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
a minimum target value during coasting feedback control of the vehicle is obtained according to the coasting feedback torque curve;
a minimum feedback value of the vehicle is obtained according to the minimum feedback limit value and the minimum target value; and
according to the minimum feedback value, coasting feedback control is performed on the second motor generator or coasting feedback control is performed on the first motor generator and the second motor generator.

7. The coasting feedback control method for a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein when coasting feedback control is performed on the first motor generator and the second motor generator or when coasting feedback control is performed on the second motor generator, a target torque of the engine unit is sent to an engine control module (ECM), and the ECM controls the engine unit according to the target torque.

8. A vehicle, comprising:
an engine unit;
a transmission unit adapted to selectively couple with the engine unit and also configured to transmit the power generated by the engine unit;
a first motor generator coupled with the transmission unit;
an output unit configured to transmit the power transmitted by the transmission unit to at least one of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle;
a power switching device adapted to enable or interrupt power transmission between the transmission unit and the output unit;
a second motor generator configured to drive at least one of the front and rear wheels;
a power battery respectively connected to the first motor generator and the second motor generator to supply power to the first motor generator and the second motor generator; and
a controller, wherein when a current speed of the vehicle is greater than a preset speed and both a depth of the braking pedal and a depth of the accelerator pedal of the vehicle are 0, the current gear of the vehicle is gear D, the vehicle is not in a cruise control mode, and an anti-lock braking system of the vehicle is in a non-working state, the controller controls the vehicle to enter a coasting feedback control mode, and when the vehicle is in the coasting feedback control mode, the controller distributes a coasting feedback torque of the first motor generator and a coasting feedback torque of the second motor generator according to a selected coasting feedback torque curve of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the power switching device is configured as a synchronizer, and the synchronizer is adapted to selectively synchronize between the output unit and the transmission unit.

10. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the controller obtains the coasting feedback torque curve according to an operation mode of the vehicle, the current speed, the slope of a road, and an economic region of a power system of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the coasting feedback torque curve comprises a first coasting feedback torque curve, a second coasting feedback torque curve, and a third coasting feedback torque curve, wherein a feedback proportion of the second coasting feedback torque curve is greater than a feedback proportion of the first coasting feedback torque curve and is less than a feedback proportion of the third coasting feedback torque curve.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein
when the selected coasting feedback torque curve is the first coasting feedback torque curve or the second coasting feedback torque curve, the controller performs coasting feedback control on the second motor generator; and
when the

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Dongsheng
• Lian Yubo
• Zhang Jintao
• Luo Hongbin

Classifications

• B60L2210/40

  DC to AC converters · CPC title

• B60L2240/421

  Speed · CPC title

• B60W2510/1005

  Transmission ratio engaged · CPC title

• Y10S903/93

  Conjoint control of different elements · CPC title

• B60L2250/26

  by pedal actuation · CPC title