CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle including:
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
a generator driven by the engine;
a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which is able to be charged and discharged;
a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and
an auxiliary load that consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, wherein the control device comprising;
a control unit that executes converter limit control that stops the converter or reduces output of the converter when a state of charge of the high-voltage battery is lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
For a hybrid vehicle including: an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source; a generator driven by the engine; a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which can be charged and discharged; a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and an auxiliary load that consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, a control device includes a control unit that executes converter limit control that stops the converter or reduces output of the converter when a state of charge of the high-voltage battery is lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
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1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle including:
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
a generator driven by the engine;
a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which is able to be charged and discharged;
a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and
an auxiliary load that consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, wherein the control device comprising;a control unit that executes converter limit control that stops the converter or reduces output of the converter when a state of charge of the high-voltage battery is lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
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5. A control device for a hybrid vehicle including:
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
a generator driven by the engine;
a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which is able to be charged and discharged;
a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and
a plurality of auxiliary loads, each of which consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, wherein the control device comprising;a control unit that executes auxiliary load limit control that stops at least one of the plurality of auxiliary loads or reduces electric power consumption of at least one of the plurality of auxiliary loads when a state of charge of the high-voltage battery is lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold during execution of a power transmission interruption function by which power transmission between the driving source and a drive wheel is interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (6)
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
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7. A control device for a hybrid vehicle including:
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
a generator driven by the engine;
a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which is able be charged and discharged;
a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and
an auxiliary load that consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, wherein the control device comprising;a calculation unit that calculates predicted duration as well as a predicted lower limit reaching time during execution of a power transmission interruption function by which power transmission between the driving source and a drive wheel is interrupted, the predicted duration being a predicted value of time it takes for the execution of the power transmission interruption function to end, and the predicted lower limit reaching time being a predicted value of time it takes for a state of charge of the high-voltage battery to reach an allowable lower limit; and a control unit that executes converter limit control that stops the converter or reduces output of the converter when the predicted duration is longer than the predicted lower limit reaching time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
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8. A control device for a hybrid vehicle including:
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
a generator driven by the engine;
a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which is able to be charged and discharged;
a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and
a plurality of auxiliary loads, each of which consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, wherein the control device comprising;a calculation unit that calculates predicted duration as well as a predicted lower limit reaching time during execution of a power transmission interruption function by which power transmission between the driving source and a drive wheel is interrupted, the predicted duration being a predicted value of time it takes for the execution of the power transmission interruption function to end, and the predicted lower limit reaching time being a predicted value of time it takes for a state of charge of the high-voltage battery to reach an allowable lower limit; and a control unit that executes auxiliary load limit control that stops at least one of the plurality of auxiliary loads or reduces electric power consumption of at least one of the plurality of auxiliary loads when the predicted duration is longer than the predicted lower limit reaching time.
- an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source;
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