Control device of hybrid vehicle and hybrid vehicle
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60L-011/00
B60K-006/20
출원번호
US-0227375
(2007-04-27)
등록번호
US-8660725
(2014-02-25)
우선권정보
JP-2006-158655 (2006-06-07)
국제출원번호
PCT/JP2007/059561
(2007-04-27)
§371/§102 date
20081114
(20081114)
국제공개번호
WO2007/141984
(2007-12-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Kawai, Takashi
Asai, Naoki
출원인 / 주소
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
대리인 / 주소
Oliff, PLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
A hybrid vehicle includes a motor generator used for driving the vehicle, an engine used in combination with the motor generator, an accelerator sensor arranged in an instructing unit instructing increase and decrease in required drive torque, and a control device starting the engine when a required
A hybrid vehicle includes a motor generator used for driving the vehicle, an engine used in combination with the motor generator, an accelerator sensor arranged in an instructing unit instructing increase and decrease in required drive torque, and a control device starting the engine when a required engine output value exceeds a start threshold. The controller decreases the start threshold according to at least increase in required drive torque, and preferably decreases the start threshold further according to decrease in vehicle speed sensed by a vehicle speed sensor.
대표청구항▼
1. A control device of a hybrid vehicle using an engine and an electric motor in combination, comprising: an instructing unit configured to instruct increase and decrease in required drive torque, the required drive torque being a function of vehicle speed and accelerator position; anda control unit
1. A control device of a hybrid vehicle using an engine and an electric motor in combination, comprising: an instructing unit configured to instruct increase and decrease in required drive torque, the required drive torque being a function of vehicle speed and accelerator position; anda control unit configured to start the engine when a required engine output value exceeds a start threshold for starting the engine, whereinthe control unit is configured to (i) set the start threshold at a first threshold value when the required drive torque is relatively high and (ii) set the start threshold at a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value when the required drive torque is relatively low. 2. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a vehicle speed sensor that senses a vehicle speed, whereinthe control unit decreases the start threshold in accordance with a decrease in the sensed vehicle speed. 3. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes the start threshold in accordance with a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle. 4. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control unit calculates a required drive output based on a vehicle speed and the required drive torque, and calculates the required engine output value based on the required drive output and a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle. 5. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines a reference value of the start threshold based on a vehicle speed, and calculates the start threshold by adding, to the reference value, a value obtained by multiplying an increment determined based on a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle by a reduction rate determined based on a vehicle speed and the required drive torque. 6. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the hybrid vehicle has, as operation modes, an HV mode for controlling charge and discharge with respect to an electric power storage device such that a quantity of residual electricity in the electric power storage device stays within a predetermined range of a target value, and an EV mode for causing the electric power storage device to perform primarily the discharge without setting the target value of a quantity of stored electricity,the control unit determines the operation mode based on the quantity of the residual electricity in the electric power storage device, andthe control unit uses a reference value as the start threshold in the HV mode and uses in the EV mode a value obtained by adding a value that decreases with increase in the required drive torque to the reference value as the start threshold. 7. The control device of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the control unit controls, in the HV mode, charge and discharge with respect to the electric power storage device to keep the quantity of the residual electricity within a range between predetermined maximum and minimum values, andthe control unit changes the operation mode from the EV mode to the HV mode when the quantity of the residual electricity becomes smaller than a predetermined value. 8. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a motor used for driving the vehicle;an engine used in combination with the motor;an instructing unit configured to instruct increase and decrease in required drive torque, the required drive torque being a function of vehicle speed and accelerator position; anda control unit configured to start the engine when a required engine output value exceeds a start threshold for starting the engine, whereinthe control unit is configured to (i) set the start threshold at a first threshold value when the required drive torque is relatively high and (ii) set the start threshold at a second threshold value that is higher than the first threshold value when the required drive torque is relatively low. 9. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, further comprising an electric power storage device supplying an electric power to the motor; anda charging port for charging the electric power storage device from an outside of the vehicle. 10. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, further comprising a vehicle speed sensor that senses a vehicle speed, whereinthe control unit decreases the start threshold in accordance with a decrease in the sensed vehicle speed. 11. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the control unit changes the start threshold in accordance with a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle. 12. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the control unit calculates a required drive output based on a vehicle speed and the required drive torque, and calculates the required engine output value based on the required drive output and a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle. 13. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the control unit determines a reference value of the start threshold based on a vehicle speed, and calculates the start threshold by adding, to the reference value, a value obtained by multiplying an increment determined based on a quantity of residual electricity in an electric power storage device mounted on the hybrid vehicle by a reduction rate determined based on a vehicle speed and the required drive torque. 14. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the hybrid vehicle has, as operation modes, an IIV mode for controlling charge and discharge with respect to an electric power storage device such that a quantity of residual electricity in the electric power storage device stays within a predetermined range of a target value, and an EV mode for causing the electric power storage device to perform primarily the discharge without setting the target value of a quantity of stored electricity,the control unit determines the operation mode based on the quantity of the residual electricity in the electric power storage device, andthe control unit uses a reference value as the start threshold in the HV mode and uses in the EV mode a value obtained by adding a value that decreases with increase in the required drive torque to the reference value as the start threshold. 15. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the control unit controls, in the HV mode, charge and discharge with respect to the electric power storage device to keep the quantity of the residual electricity within a range between predetermined maximum and minimum values, andthe control unit changes the operation mode from the EV mode to the HV mode when the quantity of the residual electricity becomes smaller than a predetermined value.
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