Control system for hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9849874-B2
Application number	US-201414906221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	Jul 19, 2013
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A control system of a hybrid vehicle, in which a driving power source for travel includes an engine that is started by cranking, a motor that can control a torque, and a clutch that is coupled with the motor and in which a transmission torque capacity continuously changes depending on a change of a control amount is configured to estimate a torque of the clutch based on the torque that the motor outputs, and change rates of the rotational speed of the motor and the clutch caused by changing the control amount, when the torque that the motor outputs is transmitted by the clutch that is in a slip state by changing the control amount.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control system for a hybrid vehicle, the control system comprising:
a driving power source configured to travel the hybrid vehicle, the driving power source including a motor, an engine, and a clutch, the motor being configured to output a torque, the engine being configured to be cranked by the motor to start, the clutch being coupled with the motor, and the clutch being configured such that a torque capacity of the clutch continuously changes based on a change of a control amount; and
an electronic control unit configured to, when the torque that the motor outputs is transmitted to the engine through the clutch in a slip state by changing the control amount, estimate a torque of the clutch based on the torque that the motor outputs, a change rate of a rotational speed of the motor based on a change of the control amount, and a change rate of a rotational speed of a member on a motor side of the clutch based on the change of the control amount.

2. A control system for a hybrid vehicle, the control system comprising:
a driving power source configured to travel the hybrid vehicle, the driving power source including a motor, an engine, and a clutch, the motor being configured to output a torque, the engine being configured to be cranked by the motor to start, the engine being coupled with the motor via the clutch, and the clutch being configured such that a torque capacity of the clutch continuously changes based on a change of a control amount; and
an electronic control unit configured to, when the torque is transmitted from the motor via the clutch in a slip state to the engine to crank the engine such that an engine speed is increased, estimate a torque of the clutch based on the torque that the motor outputs, a change rate of a rotational speed of the motor based on an increase in the engine speed, and a change rate of a rotational speed of a member on a motor side of the clutch based on the increase in the engine speed.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein the motor includes a first motor having a power generation function,
the control system further comprising:
a differential mechanism configured to perform a differential operation by at least a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element; and
a second motor,
wherein the first motor is coupled with the first rotating element;
the engine is coupled with the second rotating element;
the third rotating element is configured to transmit a driving force to a wheel; and
the third rotating element is coupled with the second motor.

4. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to estimate the torque of the clutch when the engine is cranked by the first motor such that the engine is started in a state in which the wheel is braked and a rotation of the third rotating element is stopped.

5. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to make an output of the second motor, an output that satisfies a request output to the hybrid vehicle, when the torque of the clutch is estimated.

6. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein the motor includes a first motor having a power generation function,
the control system further comprising:
a differential mechanism configured to perform a differential operation by at least a first rotating element, a second rotating element, and a third rotating element; and
a second motor,
wherein the first motor is coupled with the first rotating element;
the engine is coupled with the second rotating element;
the third rotating element is configured to transmit a driving force to a wheel; and
the third rotating element is coupled with the second motor.

7. The control system according to claim 6 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to estimate the torque of the clutch when the engine is cranked by the first motor such that the engine is started in a state in which the wheel is braked and a rotation of the third rotating element is stopped.

8. The control system according to claim 6 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to make an output of the second motor, an output that satisfies a request output to the hybrid vehicle, when the torque of the clutch is estimated.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hata Kensei
• Funahashi Makoto
• Iwase Yuji
• Suzuki Yosuke
• Kitabatake Hirotatsu
• Nobuyasu Seitaro

Classifications

• F16D2500/50236

  Adaptations of the clutch characteristics, e.g. curve clutch capacity torque - clutch actuator displacement · CPC title

• F16D2500/3065

  Torque of the engine · CPC title

• B60K6/445

  Differential gearing distribution type · CPC title

• F16D2500/50293

  Reduction of vibrations · CPC title

• F16D2500/50239

  Soft clutch engagement · CPC title