Hybrid power system braking control

• US 8,688,302 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2010
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cummins Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Cummins Incorporated
• Inventors: Sujan, Vivek Anand, Djan-Sampson, Patrick, Books, Martin T., Andreae, Morgan
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US12/983,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20120173060A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,187 Days
• Field of Search: 701/22, 701/70, 180/65.265, 180/65.275, 180/65.28, 180/65.285, 180/65.31, 180/65.27, 903/903
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/22 Dynamic electric resistor braking, combined with dynamic electric regenerative braking
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• 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 20/13 in order to stay within battery power input or output limits; in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/083 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18109 Braking
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18127 Regenerative braking

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for hybrid power system braking. In one embodiment, a deceleration input is received. In response to receiving the deceleration input, a target negative torque trajectory is determined. To achieve the target negative torque trajectory, a regenerative braking device and an electrical energy dissipation device are activated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a deceleration input;

in response to receiving the deceleration input, determining a target negative torque trajectory;

activating a regenerative braking device and an electrical energy dissipation device in response to determining the target negative torque trajectory; and

decelerating by decreasing an efficiency of the regenerative braking device to generate electrical energy and dissipating at least a portion of the generated electrical energy from the regenerative braking device as heat energy through the electrical energy dissipation device to achieve the target negative torque trajectory.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a service brake input; and

in response to the service brake input, adjusting the target negative torque trajectory.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the deceleration input is received from at least one of determining a pedal position and determining a brake system pressure.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrical energy dissipation device is a device selected from the group of electrical energy dissipation devices consisting of passive resistors, motors, and generators.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the regenerative braking device is a generator and decreasing the efficiency of the generator includes decreasing an amperage in a coil in the generator.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the target negative torque trajectory further comprises interpreting a tabulated value.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising smoothing deceleration by modulating exhaust back pressure.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising smoothing deceleration by activating a compression brake having variable valve timing.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a compression braking input; and

in response to the compression braking input, adjusting the target negative torque trajectory.

10. A method, comprising:

operating a vehicle having a drive system, the vehicle performing intermittent deceleration;

receiving a deceleration input;

in response to the deceleration input, determining a target negative torque trajectory;

achieving the target negative torque trajectory by converting a portion of mechanical energy of the drive system into electrical energy; and

wherein achieving the target negative torque trajectory includes storing a first portion of the electrical energy into an electrical storage device while dissipating a second portion of the electrical energy into heat energy.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the deceleration input is received from one of determining a pedal position and determining a braking system pressure.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining the target negative torque trajectory from at least one of a vehicle speed and an engine speed.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a compression braking input; and

in response to the compression braking input, adjusting the target negative torque trajectory.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein dissipating the second portion of the electrical energy into heat energy further comprises:

operably coupling a motor to the drive system; and

oscillating the motor between a motoring mode and a generating mode.

15. The method of claim 14, the motoring mode further comprising extracting electrical power from an electrical storage device and powering the motor in a negative torque mode.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising operating a continuous device to smooth a response in a modal device, the modal device contributing a negative torque.

17. An apparatus, comprising:

a controller structured to receive a deceleration input, the controller including;

a negative torque trajectory module structured to determine a target negative torque trajectory in response to the deceleration input; and

a regeneration command module structured to command a regenerative braking device and an energy dissipation device to achieve the target negative torque trajectory by decreasing an efficiency of the regenerative braking device to generate electrical energy and dissipating at least a portion of the generated electrical energy from the regenerative braking device as heat energy through the electrical energy dissipation device.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to operate a continuous device to smooth a response in a modal device, the modal device contributing a negative torque.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the target negative torque trajectory in response to a service brake input.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the target negative torque trajectory in response to a compression brake input.

21. A system, comprising:

a powertrain including an internal combustion engine, an energy dissipation device, and a generator;

a controller in communication the engine, the energy dissipation device, and the generator, the controller further comprising;

a deceleration request input module structured to receive a deceleration request;

a negative torque trajectory module structured to determine a target negative torque trajectory in response to the deceleration request; and

a regeneration module structured to provide a generator command and an electrical energy dissipation command to achieve the negative torque trajectory; and

wherein the generator is responsive to the generator command to generate electrical energy to decelerate the power train and the electrical energy dissipation device is responsive to the electrical energy dissipation command to dissipate at least a portion of the generated electrical energy as heat energy.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the internal combustion engine is a diesel engine and the generator is a motor/generator.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the generator is operably coupled to an electrical energy storage device selected from the group of electrical energy storage devices consisting of lithium ion batteries, lead-acid batteries, and a nickel metal hydride batteries.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein at least one of a variable geometry turbocharger, exhaust brake, and exhaust throttle are operably coupled to the internal combustion engine being structured to smooth modal responses.

25. The system of claim 21, further comprising a compression braking module further structured to receive a selector input value, wherein the negative torque trajectory module further determines the target negative torque trajectory in response to the selector input value.

26. The system of claim 21, the electrical energy dissipation device being selected from the energy dissipation devices consisting of passive resistor banks, motor-generator dissipation, motor dissipation, and generator efficiency.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the efficiency of the generator.