Regeneration control system and method of hybrid vehicle

• US 6,414,401 B1
• Filed: 10/05/2000
• Issued: 07/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Matsubara, Atsushi, Wakashiro, Teruo, Izumiura, Atsushi, Kitajima, Shinichi, Kuroda, Shigetaka, Sawamura, Kazutomo
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US09/679,886
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 290/40.C, 290/40.A, 290/40.B, 180/65.2, 180/65.8, 318/376, 318/139
• US Class Current: 290/40.00C
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/485 Motor-assist type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/441 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0652 Speed change rate
• 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 903/903 having energy storing means, e.g. battery, capacitor

Abstract

A regeneration control system and method applied to a hybrid vehicle is disclosed, by which sufficient energy can be stored during deceleration regeneration, and engine stall can be prevented when the amount of load imposed on the engine increases during deceleration regeneration. The method includes (i) determining a quantity of regeneration performed using the motor during deceleration of the vehicle, and for making the motor execute regeneration based on the determined quantity; (ii) detecting a variation (decrement) of the engine speed; (iii) detecting the engine speed, and (iv) stopping regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle if the detected variation of the engine speed is larger than a predetermined value, or if the detected engine speed is equal to or below a predetermined value.

Claims

1. A regeneration control system of a hybrid vehicle, wherein:

said hybrid vehicle comprises;

an engine for outputting force for driving the vehicle;

an electric motor for assisting the output from the engine; and

a battery device for supplying electric power to the motor, and

said regeneration control system comprising;

a regeneration control section for determining a quantity of regeneration performed using the motor during deceleration of the vehicle, and for making the motor execute regeneration based on the determined quantity;

an engine speed variation detecting section for detecting a variation of the engine speed; and

a regeneration stopping section for stopping regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle if the variation of the engine speed detected by the engine speed variation detecting section is larger than a predetermined value.

2. A regeneration control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an engine speed detecting section for detecting the engine speed, and wherein;

the regeneration stopping section stops regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle if the variation of the engine speed detected by the engine speed variation detecting section is larger than a predetermined value, or if the engine speed detected by the engine speed detecting section is equal to or below a predetermined value.

3. A regeneration control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

an engine speed detecting section for detecting the engine speed, and wherein;

the regeneration stopping section stops regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle if the variation of the engine speed detected by the engine speed variation detecting section is larger than a predetermined value, and if the engine speed detected by the engine speed detecting section is equal to or below a predetermined value.

4. A regeneration control system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

the variation detected by the engine speed variation detecting section is a decrement of the engine speed.

5. A regeneration control method of a hybrid vehicle, wherein:

said hybrid vehicle comprises;

an engine for outputting force for driving the vehicle;

an electric motor for assisting the output from the engine; and

a battery device for supplying electric power to the motor, and

said regeneration control method comprising the steps of;

determining a quantity of regeneration performed using the motor during deceleration of the vehicle, and for making the motor execute regeneration based on the determined quantity;

detecting a variation of the engine speed; and

stopping regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle if the detected variation of the engine speed is larger than a predetermined value.

6. A regeneration control method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

detecting the engine speed, and wherein;

regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle is stopped if the detected variation of the engine speed is larger than a predetermined value, or if the detected engine speed is equal to or below a predetermined value.

7. A regeneration control method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the step of:

detecting the engine speed, and wherein;

regeneration executed by the motor during deceleration of the vehicle is stopped if the detected variation of the engine speed is larger than a predetermined value, and if the detected engine speed is equal to or below a predetermined value.

8. A regeneration control method as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein:

the detected variation of the engine speed is a decrement.