Control strategy for DC emergency direct current motor for an emergency hydraulic pump

• US 7,641,018 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2007
• Issued: 01/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Bissontz, Jay E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dickson; Paul N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Evans; Bryan A
• Application Number:
  US11/837,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20090044993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 180/65.21, 180/65.265, 180/65.27, 180/65.275, 180/65.31, 180/53.4, 180/53.5, 180/53.8
• US Class Current: 180/306
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/48 Parallel type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/30 including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/50 Control strategies for responding to system failures, e.g. for fault diagnosis, failsafe operation or limp mode
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/188 Controlling power parameters of the driveline, e.g. determining the required power
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

A control system for a hybrid-vehicle equipped with power takeoff equipment provides control over primary and redundant, relatively low output systems so that the redundant system is not damaged by concurrent operation of the primary system.

Claims

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:

a power takeoff operation application;

a traction motor/generator;

a primary pump for supplying pressurized fluid to the power takeoff operation application, the traction motor/generator being connectable to the primary pump for operating the primary pump;

an auxiliary pump for supplying pressurized fluid to the power takeoff operation application;

an auxiliary motor connected to the auxiliary pump for operating the auxiliary pump;

a first electrical power source for supplying electrical power to the traction motor/generator;

a second electrical power source for supplying electrical power to the auxiliary motor; and

a programmable control system for coordinating energization of the traction motor/generator and auxiliary motor in response to an operator request for operation of the power takeoff operation application.

2. A hybrid vehicle in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

the programmable control system being responsive to at least a first programmed condition for automatically transferring energization from the traction motor/generator and to the auxiliary motor under an operator request for operation of the power takeoff operation application.

3. A hybrid vehicle in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:

the programmable control system being programmed to prevent concurrent operation of the traction/motor generator for power takeoff operation and the auxiliary motor.

4. A hybrid vehicle in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:

the second electrical power source including a twelve volt automotive battery.

5. Apparatus comprising:

a primary motor;

a primary pump for coupling to the primary motor for pressurizing a working fluid at pressure;

an auxiliary motor;

an auxiliary pump coupled to the auxiliary motor for delivering the working fluid at pressure;

a machine connected to the primary pump and the auxiliary pump for utilizing pressurized working fluid from the primary pump or the auxiliary pump; and

a control system for selecting a source of pressurized fluid for the machine from among the primary pump and the auxiliary pump, the controller providing control over operation of the auxiliary motor in response to the selection.

6. Apparatus in accordance with claim 5, further comprising:

the control system being programmable to allow operator selection of conditions determining selection of the primary pump and the auxiliary pump for providing the pressurized working fluid.

7. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6, further comprising:

the control system providing for disengagement of the primary pump from the primary motor in response to selection of the auxiliary pump to provide pressurized fluid.

8. Apparatus in accordance with claim 6, where installed on a motor vehicle.