DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A drive control device of a hybrid vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine that includes an output shaft;
a driving shaft that is connected to a drive wheel;
first and second motor generators;
a differential gear mechanism that includes four rotating components connected to a plurality of the motor generators, the driving shaft, and the internal combustion engine;
an accelerator opening degree detecting means that detects the accelerator opening degree;
a vehicle speed detecting means that detects a vehicle speed;
a battery charge state detecting means that detects a charge state of a battery;
a target driving power setting means that sets target driving power based on the accelerator opening degree that is detected by the accelerator opening degree detecting means and the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting means;
a target charge/discharge power setting means that sets target charge/discharge power based on at least the charge state of the battery that is detected by the battery charge state detecting means;
a target engine power calculating means that calculates target engine power based on the target driving power of the target driving power setting means and the target charge/discharge power of the target charge/discharge power setting means;
a target engine operating point setting means that sets a target engine operating point based on the target engine power and total system efficiency;
a motor torque instruction value calculating means that calculates target rotation speeds of the plurality of the motor generators and sets torque instruction values of the motor generators;
an electric power loss predicting means that calculates estimated power that is an electric power loss based on the target rotation speeds and the torque instruction values of the plurality of the motor generators; and
a target electric power calculating means that calculates target electric power based on a difference between the target engine power calculated by the target engine power calculating means and the target driving power,wherein the target engine power calculating means calculates the target engine power based on the target driving power, the target charge/discharge power, and the estimated power that is the electric power loss,wherein the motor torque instruction value calculating means calculates torque instruction values of the plurality of motor generators using a torque balance equation including target engine torque acquired at the target engine operating point and an electric power balance equation including the target electric power, andwherein electric power generated or consumed by the plurality of the motor generators, the estimated power that is the electric power loss in the plurality of motor generators, and input/output electric power of the battery are included in the electric power balance equation.
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Abstract
Objects of the present invention is to improve the control accuracy of the charge state of a battery in consideration of the electric power losses of a plurality of motor generators and, in accordance therewith, to secure the protection performance of the battery, and to increase the energy recovery efficiency according to the regeneration. According to the present invention, there is provided a drive control device of a hybrid vehicle in which an electric power loss predicting means and a target electric power calculating means are arranged, a target engine power calculating means calculates target engine power based on target driving power, target charge/discharge power, and estimated power that is an electric power loss, and a motor torque instruction value calculating means calculates torque instruction values of a plurality of motor generators using a torque balance equation including target engine torque and an electric power balance equation including the target electric power. In the electric power balance equation, electric power generated or consumed by the plurality of motor generators, the estimated power that is the electric power loss, and input/output electric power of the battery are included.
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1. A drive control device of a hybrid vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine that includes an output shaft; a driving shaft that is connected to a drive wheel; first and second motor generators; a differential gear mechanism that includes four rotating components connected to a plurality of the motor generators, the driving shaft, and the internal combustion engine; an accelerator opening degree detecting means that detects the accelerator opening degree; a vehicle speed detecting means that detects a vehicle speed; a battery charge state detecting means that detects a charge state of a battery; a target driving power setting means that sets target driving power based on the accelerator opening degree that is detected by the accelerator opening degree detecting means and the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting means; a target charge/discharge power setting means that sets target charge/discharge power based on at least the charge state of the battery that is detected by the battery charge state detecting means; a target engine power calculating means that calculates target engine power based on the target driving power of the target driving power setting means and the target charge/discharge power of the target charge/discharge power setting means; a target engine operating point setting means that sets a target engine operating point based on the target engine power and total system efficiency; a motor torque instruction value calculating means that calculates target rotation speeds of the plurality of the motor generators and sets torque instruction values of the motor generators; an electric power loss predicting means that calculates estimated power that is an electric power loss based on the target rotation speeds and the torque instruction values of the plurality of the motor generators; and a target electric power calculating means that calculates target electric power based on a difference between the target engine power calculated by the target engine power calculating means and the target driving power, wherein the target engine power calculating means calculates the target engine power based on the target driving power, the target charge/discharge power, and the estimated power that is the electric power loss, wherein the motor torque instruction value calculating means calculates torque instruction values of the plurality of motor generators using a torque balance equation including target engine torque acquired at the target engine operating point and an electric power balance equation including the target electric power, and wherein electric power generated or consumed by the plurality of the motor generators, the estimated power that is the electric power loss in the plurality of motor generators, and input/output electric power of the battery are included in the electric power balance equation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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