Work vehicle and work vehicle control method

• US 9,446,669 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2014
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
• Inventors: Nakabayashi, Masanobu, Kishimoto, Yasuki, Miyamoto, Shunsuke
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US14/903,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• Field of Search: 701/22, 701/36, 320/109, 320/103, 320/132
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2006/381 characterized by driveline brakes shift brakes in transmission B60K6/54
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/167 Vehicle dynamics information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/61 Specially adapted for utility vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/22 characterised by apparatus, components or means specially adapted for HEVs
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/365 with the gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/387 Actuated clutches, i.e. clutches engaged or disengaged by electric, hydraulic or mechanical actuating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/50 Architecture of the driveline characterised by arrangement or kind of transmission units
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/547 the transmission being a stepped gearing
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2054 by controlling transmissions or clutches
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/40 Working vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/421 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/423 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/441 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/443 : Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/486 : Operating parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 : Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 : Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 : by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 : Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• 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: B60R 16/02 : electric constitutive elements
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/00 : Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function for propulsion of purely electrically-propelled vehicles with power supplied within the vehicle B60L50/00 - B60L58/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 : Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/41 : Construction vehicles, e.g. graders, excavators
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/92 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2300/182 : Selecting between different operative modes, e.g. comfort and performance modes
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2400/61 : Arrangements of controllers for electric machines, e.g. inverters
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/283 : with a single arm pivoted directly on the chassis linkage mechanism for it E02F3/3405
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/202 : Mechanical transmission, e.g. clutches, gears clutches per se F16D, gears per se F16H
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2075 : of the hybrid type for vehicles in general B60W20/00
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2079 : Control of mechanical transmission for hydrostatic transmission or hydraulic torque converter E02F9/2253
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2091 : Control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. battery or capacitors energy recovery arrangements in hydraulic or pneumatic drives E02F9/2217
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2292 : Systems with two or more pumps
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2296 : Systems with a variable displacement pump
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 : Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/267 : Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 : Data processing systems or methods, management, administration
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/904 : Component specially adapted for hev

Abstract

A state display section of a work vehicle is configured to display whether an electricity storage apparatus is in an electricity charging or discharging state. A state determination unit is configured to determine the state to be displayed on the state display section on the basis of a parameter corresponding to electricity supplied to or discharged from the electricity storage apparatus. The state determination unit is configured to change a threshold for a parameter for determining if the state to be displayed on the state display section is to be set to the charging state (discharging state) based on whether or not the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the charging state (discharging state). Until a predetermined first time period elapses, the state determination section is configured to determine the state after the change as the state to be displayed on the state display section.

Claims

1. A work vehicle comprising:

an engine;

a working implement;

a travelling apparatus driven by the engine;

a power transmission apparatus configured to transfer a driving force from the engine to the travelling apparatus, the power transmission apparatus including an input shaft, an output shaft, and a motor;

an electricity storage apparatus configured to store electricity generated by the motor;

a state display section configured to display whether the electricity storage apparatus is in a charging state or a discharging state; and

a state determination unit configured to determine the state to be displayed on the state display section on the basis of a parameter corresponding to electricity supplied to the electricity storage apparatus or electricity discharged from the electricity storage apparatus;

the power transmission apparatus being configured so that a rotation speed ratio of the output shaft with respect to the input shaft is changed by changing of a rotation speed of the motor,

the state determination unit being configured to

determine whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state based on the magnitude relation of a first threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the charging state;

determine whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state based on the magnitude relation of a second threshold different from the first threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the charging state;

determine whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state based on the magnitude relation of a third threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the discharging state; and

determine whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state based on the magnitude relation of a fourth threshold different from the third threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the discharging state,

until a predetermined first time period elapses since the state to be displayed on the state display section changes to the charging state or the discharging state, the state determination section being configured to determine the state after the change as the state to be displayed on the state display section in a case where the state determination unit cannot determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to either of the charging state or the discharging state by using the first to the fourth thresholds.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

in a case where the parameter is a positive value when electricity is discharged from the electricity storage apparatus and the parameter is a negative value when electricity is supplied to the electricity storage apparatus,

the state determination unit is configured to

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state in a case where the parameter is smaller than the first threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the charging state;

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state in a case where the parameter is smaller than the second threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the charging state;

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state in a case where the parameter is larger than the third threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the discharging state; and

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state in a case where the parameter is larger than the fourth threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the discharging state.

3. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

in a case where the parameter is a positive value when electricity is supplied to the electricity storage apparatus and the parameter is a negative value when electricity is discharged from the electricity storage apparatus,

the state determination unit is configured to:

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state in a case where the parameter is larger than the first threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the charging state;

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state in a case where the parameter is larger than the second threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the charging state;

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state in a case where the parameter is smaller than the third threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the discharging state; and

determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state in a case where the parameter is smaller than the fourth threshold when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the discharging state.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the absolute value of the second threshold is larger than the absolute value of the first threshold, and

the absolute value of the fourth threshold is larger than the absolute value of the third threshold.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter electrical power charged onto or discharged from the electricity storage unit.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising

a booster configured to convert a voltage of the electricity storage apparatus to a predetermined voltage,

the parameter being electrical power passing through the booster.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the parameter is an average value of electrical power, which is charged onto or discharged from the electricity storage unit, for a predetermined second time period.

8. The work vehicle according to claim 7, further comprising

a booster configured to convert a voltage of the electricity storage apparatus to a predetermined voltage,

the parameter being an average value of electrical power passing through the booster for the predetermined second time period.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising

an electricity storage amount display section configured to display the amount of electricity stored in the electricity storage apparatus,

the electricity storage amount display section including at least three elements and showing the amount of electricity stored in the electricity storage apparatus by means of a number of the elements which are lighted.

10. The work vehicle according to claim 9, wherein

a gap between the largest electricity storage amount and the lowest electricity storage amount in the electricity storage apparatus in a state where one of the elements is lighted is larger than a gap between the largest electricity storage amount and the lowest electricity storage amount in the electricity storage apparatus in a state where any of two or more of the elements are lighted.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 9, wherein

the state display section includes

a first display element configured to show that the electricity storage apparatus is in the charging state, and

a second display element configured to show that the electricity storage apparatus is in the discharging state,

the first display element is arranged on a first side of the electricity storage amount display section, and

the second display element is arranged on a second side of the electricity storage amount display section.

12. The work vehicle according to claim 11, wherein

the state display section is configured to display in the charging state, an arrow or an arrow head heading toward the electricity storage amount display section and display in the discharging state, an arrow or an arrow head heading toward a direction opposite to the direction that heads toward the electricity storage amount display section.

13. The work vehicle according to claim 11, wherein

each of the first display element and the second display element includes three or more element pieces, and

the state display section is configured to display the charging state by moving the lighted element pieces of the first display element in order from the farthest element piece from the electricity storage amount display section toward the closest element piece to the electricity storage amount display section during the charging state and display the discharging state by moving the lighted element pieces of the second display element in order from the closest element piece to the electricity storage amount display section toward the farthest element piece from the electricity storage amount display section during the discharging state.

14. The work vehicle according to claim 13, wherein

the first display element and the second display element are not lighted at the same time.

15. The work vehicle according to claim 11, wherein

colors which are displayed by the first display element and the second display element are different.

16. A method for controlling a work vehicle, which is provided with an engine, a working implement, a travelling apparatus driven by the engine, a power transmission apparatus configured to transfer driving force from the engine to the travelling apparatus, the power transmission apparatus including an input shaft, an output shaft, and a motor, an electricity storage apparatus configured to store electricity generated by the motor, a state display section configured to display whether the electricity storage apparatus is in a charging state or a discharging state, and the power transmission apparatus being configured so that a rotation speed ratio of the output shaft with respect to the input shaft is changed by changing of the rotation speed of the motor, the method comprising:

a step of determining the state to be displayed on the state display section on the basis of a parameter corresponding to electricity supplied to the electricity storage apparatus or electricity discharged from the electricity storage apparatus,

the step of determining the state to be displayed including

a sub-step of determining whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state based on the magnitude relation of a first threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the charging state;

a sub-step of determining whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the charging state based on the magnitude relation of a second threshold different from the first threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the charging state;

a sub-step of determining whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state based on the magnitude relation of a third threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is the discharging state;

a sub-step of determining whether or not to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to the discharging state based on the magnitude relation of a fourth threshold different from the third threshold and the parameter when the state displayed on the state display section most recently is not the discharging state; and

a sub-step of, until a predetermined first time period elapses since the state to be displayed on the state display section changes to the charging state or the discharging state, determining the state after the change as the state to be displayed on the state display section in a case where it is not possible to determine to set the state to be displayed on the state display section to either of the charging state or the discharging state by using the first to the fourth thresholds.