Power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle

• US 20060113127A1
• Filed: 12/08/2003
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: China First Automobile Group Corp.
• Original Assignee: China First Automobile Group Corp.
• Inventors: Li, Jun, Dong, Chunbo, Tang, Zhiqiang
• Granted Patent: US 7,343,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/387 Actuated clutches, i.e. clutches engaged or disengaged by electric, hydraulic or mechanical actuating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/442 Series-parallel switching type
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/485 Motor-assist type
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/547 the transmission being a stepped gearing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/92 Energy efficient charging or discharging systems for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors specially adapted for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/914 Actuated, e.g. engaged or disengaged by electrical, hydraulic or mechanical means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/917 with transmission for changing gear ratio

Abstract

A power system for dual-motor hybrid vehicle is a combined driving unit fed with fuel and electric power, comprising: an internal combustion engine, a motor, a clutch, a transmission, a power battery, a braking system and an entire vehicle controller, wherein the system further comprises: a main motor, an auxiliary motor, and a mechanical stepped transmission, a rotor shaft of the main motor being connected with the output shaft of the transmission, a rotor shaft of the auxiliary motor being connected with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; the main motor and the auxiliary motor being electrically connected with the power battery. With the control of the entire vehicle controller, the vehicle can be driven automatically by the hybrid power system in the follow modes: pure motor driving mode, series driving mode, parallel driving mode, hybrid driving mode, idling stop mode of the internal combustion engine, braking energy recovery mode, independently driving mode of the internal combustion engine, and motor auxiliarily driving mode during shifting. The present invention provides a new power system for hybrid vehicle, with simple structure, lower cost, less energy consumption and less exhaust gas emissions.

Claims

1. A power system for a dual-motor hybrid vehicle, comprising:

an internal combustion engine, a clutch, a stepped transmission, a drive shaft, a brake system and driving wheels, wherein the power system further comprises;

a main motor;

a rotor shaft of the main motor connected with a output shaft of the stepped transmission;

an auxiliary motor;

a rotor shaft of the auxiliary motor connected with a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine via a drive mechanism,

the main motor and the auxiliary motor are electrically connected with a power battery, and

an entire vehicle controller, which can make the power system work in the following operation modes automatically,

(a) when the vehicle is in low-speed running operation condition, the system works in a pure electrical driving mode in which the internal combustion engine does not work, and only the main motor drives the drive shaft, or the system works in a series driving mode in which the internal combustion engine only drives the auxiliary motor that generates electric power, and the generated electric power is transmitted to the main motor via the power battery to drive the drive shaft;

(b) when the vehicle is in full-accelerating operation condition, the system works in a parallel driving mode in which both the internal combustion engine and the main motor drive the vehicle simultaneously;

(c) when the vehicle is in braking and decelerating operation condition, the system works in an energy recovery mode in which the main motor is controlled to brake and generate electric power, and the power battery is recharged;

(d) when the vehicle is during transmission shifting, the system works in auxiliary-driving mode in which the main motor drives the vehicle auxiliary during shifting;

(e) when the vehicle is in idling stop operation condition, the system works in an idling stop mode in which the internal combustion engine stops working, and

(f) when the vehicle is in normal driving operation condition, the system works in normal running mode in which the internal combustion engine drives the vehicle independently.

2. The power system of claim 1, wherein the rotor shaft of the main motor is connected with the output shaft of the transmission via a drive mechanism.

3. The power system of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism is a shaft drive means, a belt drive means, a chain drive means, a gear drive means, a clutch drive means or a combination thereof.

4. The power system of claim 1, wherein the main motor and the auxiliary motor are connected with the power battery via a controller, a control unit and a loop circuit of a distribution box.

5. The power system of claim 1, wherein the main motor further includes two motors that are arranged between the left or right driving wheels and the differential gear, respectively.

6. The power system of claim 1, wherein the entire vehicle controller can make the power system work in starting mode in which the vehicle is driven automatically by the main motor when the vehicle is being started.

7. The power system of claim 2, wherein the drive mechanism is a shaft drive means, a belt drive means, a chain drive means, a gear drive means, a clutch drive means or a combination thereof.

8. The power system of claim 1, wherein the main motor is arranged on a drive shaft.