Accumulator assisted hydrostatic driveline and optimization method thereof
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F15B-001/033
B60K-006/12
F16H-061/4096
출원번호
US-0356092
(2016-11-18)
등록번호
US-10233949
(2019-03-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Versteyhe, Mark R J
Dutre, Mathieu P E
Vandoorsselaere, Veerle
De Beer, Bart
Meertens, Bruno
Vyncke, Thomas J.
De Kooning, Jonas
출원인 / 주소
Dana Belgium N.V.
대리인 / 주소
Marshall & Melhorn, LLC
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A method for minimizing a fuel consumption rate of a vehicle and a method for tracking an optimal state of charge function for a hydrostatic accumulator are provided. The first method includes the steps of providing a motor and pump, determining an efficiency of the motor and pump using an efficienc
A method for minimizing a fuel consumption rate of a vehicle and a method for tracking an optimal state of charge function for a hydrostatic accumulator are provided. The first method includes the steps of providing a motor and pump, determining an efficiency of the motor and pump using an efficiency map, providing a power source, and controlling the motor independent from the pump with a controller. The controller employs the efficiency of the motor and the pump to minimize the fuel consumption rate of the vehicle. The second method includes the steps of determining the optimal state of charge control function, calculating an optimal state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator, determining a state of charge error, calculating a corrective value, and adjusting a state of a charge based on the corrective value and the state of charge error by adjusting the charge of the hydrostatic accumulator.
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1. A method for determining an optimal state of charge control function for a hydrostatic accumulator and employing a control system to adjust a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to track an optimal state of charge, comprising the steps of: providing a hydrostatic driveline for a vehicl
1. A method for determining an optimal state of charge control function for a hydrostatic accumulator and employing a control system to adjust a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to track an optimal state of charge, comprising the steps of: providing a hydrostatic driveline for a vehicle including a power source, a pump drivingly engaged with the power source, a motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator, wherein the pump, the motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator form a portion of a fluidic circuit;providing a controller in communication with a plurality of inputs;determining the optimal state of charge control function using the controller, wherein the controller compares at least one of the plurality of inputs to at least one of a plurality of inputs of an optimal state of charge control function look-up table;calculating the optimal state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator using the optimal state of charge control function and at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller;comparing the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to the optimal state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator as calculated using the optimal state of charge control function to determine a state of charge error;calculating a corrective value for the state of charge using the state of charge error, and the at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller; andadjusting the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator based on the corrective value and the state of charge error, the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator adjusted by charging the hydrostatic accumulator using one of the pump and the motor or discharging the hydrostatic accumulator. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of inputs provided to the controller include at least one of driver behavior, maximum acceleration, mean acceleration, maximum deceleration, number of accelerations, number of changes of direction, maximum speed, a rate of fluid transfer to or from the hydrostatic accumulator, a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator, a power demand of the vehicle, frequency of activation of a braking system and an intensity of activation of a braking system. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the look-up table includes at least one of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller measured during a duty cycle. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the optimal state of charge control function in the look up table is determined using an optimization algorithm based on measured values of the at least one of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller during a duty cycle and a cost function of energy usage of the duty cycle. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the algorithm includes dynamic programming. 6. A method for determining an optimal state of charge control function for a hydrostatic accumulator and employing a control system to adjust a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to track an optimal state of charge, comprising the steps of: providing a hydrostatic driveline for a vehicle including a power source, a pump drivingly engaged with the power source, a motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator, wherein the pump, the motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator form a portion of a fluidic circuit;providing a controller in communication with a plurality of inputs;determining the optimal state of charge control function using the controller, wherein the controller uses adaptive control based on changes in a state of charge of the hydrostatic driveline during a cycle of operation of the driveline to determine the optimal state of charge control function;calculating the optimal state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator using the optimal state of charge control function and at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller;comparing the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to the optimal state of charge as calculated using the optimal state of charge control function to determine a state of charge error;calculating a corrective value for the state of charge using the state of charge error, and the at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller; andadjusting the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator based on the corrective value and the state of charge error, the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator adjusted by charging the hydrostatic accumulator using one of the pump and the motor or discharging the hydrostatic accumulator. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the cycle of operation is a duty cycle. 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of inputs provided to the controller include at least one of driver behavior, maximum acceleration, mean acceleration, maximum deceleration, number of accelerations, number of changes of direction, maximum speed, a rate of fluid transfer to or from the hydrostatic accumulator, a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator, a power demand of the vehicle, frequency of activation of a braking system and an intensity of activation of a braking system. 9. A method for determining an optimal state of charge control function for a hydrostatic accumulator and employing a control system to adjust a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to track an optimal state of charge, comprising the steps of: providing a hydrostatic driveline for a vehicle including a power source, a pump drivingly engaged with the power source, a motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator, wherein the pump, the motor, and the hydrostatic accumulator form a portion of a fluidic circuit;providing a controller in communication with a plurality of inputs;determining the optimal state of charge control function with using the controller, wherein the controller uses upper and lower limits of available energy of the hydrostatic driveline to calculate the optimal state of charge control function;calculating the optimal state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator using the optimal state of charge control function and at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller;comparing the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator to the optimal state of charge as calculated using the optimal state of charge control function to determine a state of charge error;calculating a corrective value for the state of charge using the state of charge error, and the at least a portion of the plurality of inputs provided to the controller; andadjusting the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator based on the corrective value and the state of charge error, the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator adjusted by charging the hydrostatic accumulator using one of the pump and the motor or discharging the hydrostatic accumulator. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of inputs include at least one of driver behavior, maximum acceleration, mean acceleration, maximum deceleration, number of accelerations, number of changes of direction, maximum speed, a rate of fluid transfer to or from the hydrostatic accumulator, a state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator, a power demand of the vehicle, frequency of activation of a braking system and an intensity of activation of a braking system. 11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of using a control strategy to limit the state of charge of the hydrostatic accumulator between the upper and lower limits of available energy. 12. A method for minimizing a fuel consumption rate of a vehicle having a hydrostatic driveline, the method comprising the steps of: providing a variable displacement motor;determining an efficiency of the variable displacement motor using a motor efficiency map;providing a variable displacement pump;determining an efficiency of the variable displacement pump using a pump efficiency map;providing a power source, a capacity of the power source based on a desired power output of the vehicle, the efficiency of the variable displacement motor, and the efficiency of the variable displacement pump;providing a controller; andcontrolling a fluid displacement and an output pressure of the variable displacement motor independent of a fluid displacement of the pump with the controller, wherein the controller employs the efficiency of the variable displacement motor and the efficiency of the variable displacement pump to minimize the fuel consumption rate of the vehicle. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the efficiency map of the variable displacement pump is a function of at least a speed, the fluid displacement, and an operating pressure of the variable displacement pump. 14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the efficiency map of the variable displacement motor is a function of at least a speed, the fluid displacement, and an output pressure of the variable displacement motor. 15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the efficiency maps are stored in the controller.
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