Method for determining the remaining range of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle

• US 9,662,996 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2012
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Klimesch, Michael, Lamprecht, Andreas, Kulnick, Sascha
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khoi
• Assistant Examiner(s): OH, HARRY Y
• Application Number:
  US14/233,190
• Publication Number:
  US 20140229095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,840 Days
• Field of Search: 701123
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/62 Vehicle position
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/52 drive range estimation, e.g. of estimation of available travel distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0236 for economical driving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• 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: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A method determines the remaining range of a motor vehicle which has an energy store for an electric motor drive which acts the wheels of the motor vehicle. Consumption values which describe the current consumption of the drive and of a secondary consumer are determined using a sensor. A drive prediction value which is assigned to the drive and describes the consumption over a predetermined distance is determined from the consumption values of the drive. A secondary consumption prediction value which is assigned to the secondary consumers and describes the consumption over a predetermined distance is determined separately from the consumption values of the secondary consumers, and the remaining range is determined for a distance which is to be travelled by the motor vehicle and is described by the route data, by taking into account the drive prediction value and the secondary consumption prediction value.

Claims

1. A method for determining a residual range of a motor vehicle, in which the motor vehicle has an energy store for a drive which acts on at least one wheel of the motor vehicle, as a function of residual energy in the energy store, the drive comprising an electric motor, the method comprising:

using at least one processor to;

determine a drive consumption value, the drive consumption value being indicative of past electric power consumption of the drive;

determine a secondary consumer consumption value, the secondary consumer consumption value being indicative of an average electric power consumption of a secondary consumer, the secondary consumer comprising an air conditioning system;

derive a plurality of drive prediction values from the drive consumption value, the drive prediction values relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the drive, each drive prediction value being assigned to a predetermined class of route section;

derive a secondary consumer prediction value, from the secondary consumer consumption value, the secondary consumer prediction value being determined separately from the drive prediction value, the secondary consumer prediction value relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the secondary consumer, the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value being determined with different calculation methods and/or differently parameterized calculation methods, the secondary consumer prediction value being adapted to at least one of current ambient conditions and residual energy in the energy store;

obtain route data describing a route to be traveled by the vehicle;

match the route to be travelled with various predetermined classes of route section to select at least one drive prediction value;

calculate the residual range for a distance to be traveled by the motor vehicle, according to route data, using the at least one drive prediction value selected and the secondary consumer prediction value; and

update the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value based on current electric power consumption of the drive and the secondary consumer during the distance traveled by the motor vehicle; and

outputting the residual range.

2. A method for determining a residual range of a motor vehicle as a function of residual energy, the motor vehicle having an energy store for a drive which acts on at least one wheel of the motor vehicle, the drive comprising an electric motor, the method comprising:

determining a drive consumption value describing consumption of the drive, the drive consumption value being determined using a first sensor;

determining a secondary consumer consumption value describing consumption of a secondary consumer, the secondary consumer consumption value being determined using a second sensor;

deriving a drive prediction value from the drive consumption value, the drive prediction value relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the drive;

deriving a secondary consumer prediction value from the secondary consumer consumption value, the secondary consumer prediction value relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the secondary consumer, the secondary consumer prediction value being determined separately from the drive prediction value, the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value being determined with different calculation methods and/or a differently parameterized calculation method;

obtaining route data describing a route to be traveled by the vehicle;

calculating the residual range as an available travel distance for the motor vehicle on a route determined from the route data, using the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value; and

outputting the residual range, wherein

the secondary consumer comprises an air conditioning system, and

the secondary consumer prediction value is derived by at least one of;

adapting the secondary consumer consumption value to current ambient conditions, and

determining an average prior consumption value for the secondary consumer consumption value and adapting the time over which the secondary consumer consumption value is averaged based on residual energy in the energy store.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the drive prediction value is determined by filtering the drive consumption value, and/or

the secondary consumer prediction value is determined by filtering the secondary consumer consumption value.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein

a filter is used to filter the drive prediction value and/or the secondary consumer prediction value, and

the filter is at least one of a PT filter (Proportional Transmission behavior with order 1) and a PT2 filter (Proportional Transmission behavior with order 2).

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein

the secondary consumer prediction value is determined by filtering the secondary consumer consumption value using first and second filters,

the first filter has high attenuation and produces a first filter result for the secondary consumer consumption value,

the second filter has low attenuation and produces a second filter result for the secondary consumer consumption value, and

a weighted combination of the first and second filter results is used to produce the secondary consumer prediction value.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein

the weighted combination of the filter results is carried out based on the amount of residual energy.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein

a filter is used to filter the drive prediction value and/or the secondary consumer prediction value, and

a filter parameter of the filter is selected based on the amount of residual energy.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein

a first secondary consumer prediction value is determined for a first secondary consumer, and

a second secondary consumer prediction value is determined independently from the first secondary consumer prediction value, for a second secondary consumer.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein

the first secondary consumer comprises secondary consumers connected to a low voltage on-board power supply system, and

the second secondary consumer comprises a temperature management system connected to a high voltage on-board power supply system, to regulate temperature within the motor vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein

maximum consumption values are used for the prediction values when insufficient consumption value data is available, and

the prediction values are determined from the consumption values when sufficient consumption value data is available.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein

the drive consumption value is used to determine a plurality of drive prediction values, each drive prediction value being assigned to a predetermined class of route section, and

the secondary consumer prediction value is produced by determining an average prior consumption value for the secondary consumer consumption value and adapting the time over which the secondary consumer consumption value is averaged based on residual energy in the energy store.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein

the secondary consumer consumption value is averaged over a shorter time when the residual energy in the energy store is lower.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein

the secondary consumer consumption value is used to determine a plurality of average prior consumption values for the secondary consumer,

each average prior consumption value is classified according to a prior ambient condition, and

a current ambient condition is matched to a prior ambient condition to select a relevant prior average consumption value to calculate the residual range of the motor vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein

a plurality of drive prediction values are derived from the drive consumption value, each drive prediction value being assigned to a different class of route section.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein

the route sections are classified based on at least one of a speed limit, a bend radius, a state of charge of the energy store, a positive gradient, a negative gradient and traffic conditions.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein

to calculate the residual range for the motor vehicle on the route, the route is classified and matched with at least one drive prediction value, which is combined with the secondary consumer prediction value.

17. The method according to claim 3, wherein

the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value are continuously updated based on the current consumption of the drive and the secondary consumer on a specific route length.

18. A motor vehicle, comprising:

an energy store for a drive acting on at least one wheel of the motor vehicle;

an electric motor; and

a control device to;

determine a drive consumption value describing consumption of the drive, the drive consumption value being determined using a first sensor;

determine a secondary consumer consumption value describing consumption of a secondary consumer, the secondary consumer consumption value being determined using a second sensor;

derive a drive prediction value from the drive consumption value, the drive prediction value relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the drive;

derive a secondary consumer prediction value from the secondary consumer consumption value, the secondary consumer prediction value relating to an electric power consumption prediction for the secondary consumer, the secondary consumer prediction value being determined separately from the drive prediction value, the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value being determined with different calculation methods and/or a differently parameterized calculation method;

obtain route data describing a route to be traveled by the vehicle; and

calculate the residual range as an available travel distance for the motor vehicle on a route determined from the route data, using the drive prediction value and the secondary consumer prediction value, wherein

the secondary consumer comprises an air conditioning system, and

the secondary consumer prediction value is derived by at least one of;

adapting the secondary consumer consumption value to current ambient conditions, and

determining an average prior consumption value for the secondary consumer consumption value and adapting the time over which the secondary consumer consumption value is averaged based on residual energy in the energy store.

19. The motor vehicle according to claim 18, wherein

the route data is obtained by a navigation system, and

the control device is a control device of a combination display device.