Control device for hybride-driven auxiliary system
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1. A control device in a hybrid-driven auxiliary system using at least one of an engine and a motor as driving force, the control device comprising:
- an auxiliary unit which is operated with at least one of the engine and the motor, wherein the motor is integrally assembled into the auxiliary unit;
current controlling means for controlling one of two electric currents of a first electric current and a second electric current, wherein the first electric current is to be supplied to the motor while the motor is used as the driving force, wherein the second electric current is to be generated by the motor while the engine is used as the driving force;
current detecting means for detecting one of the two electric currents controlled by the current controlling means; and
load torque computing means for computing, based on the electric current detected by the current detecting means, a load torque when the auxiliary unit is operated.
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Abstract
A control device is provided in a hybrid-driven auxiliary system using an engine and a motor as driving force. The control device includes: an auxiliary unit into which the motor is integrally assembled; current controlling means for controlling an electric current of the motor for driving or generating; current detecting means for detecting the electric current of the motor; and load torque computing means for computing, based on the electric current of the motor, a load torque when the auxiliary unit is operated.
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1. A control device in a hybrid-driven auxiliary system using at least one of an engine and a motor as driving force, the control device comprising:
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an auxiliary unit which is operated with at least one of the engine and the motor, wherein the motor is integrally assembled into the auxiliary unit;
current controlling means for controlling one of two electric currents of a first electric current and a second electric current, wherein the first electric current is to be supplied to the motor while the motor is used as the driving force, wherein the second electric current is to be generated by the motor while the engine is used as the driving force;
current detecting means for detecting one of the two electric currents controlled by the current controlling means; and
load torque computing means for computing, based on the electric current detected by the current detecting means, a load torque when the auxiliary unit is operated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
engine controlling means for controlling the engine; and
transmitting means for transmitting at least one of the electric current detected by the current detecting means and the load torque computed by the load torque computing means to the engine controlling means.
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3. The control device according to claim 2,
wherein the engine controlling means controls an output torque of the engine based on at least one of the electric current and the load torque transmitted by the transmitting means. -
4. The control device according to claim 2,
wherein one of the current controlling means and the engine controlling means includes: -
engine output computing means for computing a total output of the engine that includes an auxiliary output corresponding to the load torque computed by the load torque computing means; and
engine operating means for executing an operation of the engine at the total output computed by the engine output computing means.
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5. The control device according to claim 4,
wherein the engine includes a transmission that changes an operational revolution number of the engine in a stepless manner, and wherein one of the current controlling means and the engine controlling means includes engine revolution changing means for changing, while engine operating means is executing the operation of the engine, a revolution number of the engine via the transmission so that a maximum efficiency at the total output is obtained. -
6. The control device according to claim 1,
wherein the auxiliary unit includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant within a refrigerating cycling device, and wherein a planetary gear is provided among a given shaft through which the driving force of the engine is transmitted, a motor shaft of the motor, and a compressor shaft of the compressor. -
7. The control device according to claim 6,
wherein the given shaft is connected with a planetary carrier unit of the planetary gear, wherein the motor shaft is connected with a sun gear unit of the planetary gear, and wherein the compressor shaft is connected with a ring gear unit of the planetary gear. -
8. The control device according to claim 1,
wherein the auxiliary unit includes a compressor for compressing a refrigerant within a refrigerating cycling device, and wherein the motor is a reciprocal motor in which a rotor portion and a stator portion are able to be rotated independently from each other. -
9. The control device according to claim 8,
wherein the stator portion includes a wire-winding portion, wherein a given shaft, through which the driving force of the engine is transmitted, is connected with the rotor portion, and wherein the stator portion is connected with the compressor.
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10. A controlling method in a hybrid-driven auxiliary system operating, by using at least one of an engine and a motor as driving source, an auxiliary unit into which the motor is integrally assembled, the controlling method comprising steps of:
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controlling one of two electric currents of a first electric current and a second electric current, wherein the first electric current is to be supplied to the motor while the motor is used as the driving force, wherein the second electric current is to be generated by the motor while the engine is used as the driving force;
detecting the one of the two electric currents during the controlling; and
computing, based on the detected electric current, a load torque when the auxiliary unit is operated.
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11. A computer program including a controlling method in a hybrid-driven auxiliary system that operates, by using at least one of an engine and a motor as driving force, an auxiliary unit into which the motor is integrally assembled, the computer program comprising steps of:
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controlling one of two electric currents of a first electric current and a second electric current, wherein the first electric current is to be supplied to the motor while the motor is used as the driving source, wherein the second electric current is to be generated by the motor while the engine is used as the driving force;
detecting the one of the two electric currents during the controlling; and
computing, based on the detected electric current, a load torque when the auxiliary unit is operated.
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