Method for operating a hybrid drive device and corresponding hybrid drive device

• US 9,758,152 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2014
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Schle, Florian, Gbel, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Tyler J
• Application Number:
  US15/032,762
• Publication Number:
  US 20160339899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,049 Days
• Field of Search: 701 22
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/46 Series type
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/48 Parallel type
• 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 20/10 Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/40 Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers power-up or power-down of the driveline B60W30/192
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0008 Feedback, closed loop systems or details of feedback error signal
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0652 Speed change rate
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0695 Inertia
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/0644 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/0666 Engine torque
• 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 2300/43 Control of engines
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0818 Conditions for starting or stopping the engine or for deactivating the idle-start-stop mode
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/93 Conjoint control of different elements

Abstract

A method for operating a hybrid drive device, which includes a first drive unit and a second drive unit is disclosed, wherein a drive torque of the hybrid drive device is produced only by means of the first drive unit in a first operating mode and is produced jointly by the first drive unit and the second drive unit in a second operating mode, and wherein an actual rotational speed of the second drive unit is brought into line with a target rotational speed upon a switchover from the first operating mode to the second operating mode. In order to bring the actual rotational speed into line, a target rotational speed gradient is determined and a target torque determined on the basis of the target rotational speed gradient is set at the second drive unit.

Claims

1. A method for operating a hybrid drive device with a first drive aggregate and a second drive aggregate, said method comprising:

switching from a first operating mode of the hybrid drive device to a second operating mode of the drive device, wherein in the first operating mode a torque of the hybrid drive device is solely generated by means of the first drive aggregate and in the second operating mode jointly by the first drive aggregate and the second drive aggregate;

when switching from the first operating mode to the second operating mode, adjusting an actual rotational speed of the second drive aggregate to a target rotational speed with a predetermined rotational speed gradient, said target rotational speed gradient being determined multiple times during different driving dynamic stages, thereby defining a first target rotational speed gradient assigned to a first driving dynamic stage, a second target rotational speed gradient assigned to a second driving dynamic stage and a third target rotational speed gradient assigned to a third driving dynamic stage, with the first target rotational speed gradient being smaller than the second target rotational speed gradient, and the second target rotational speed gradient being smaller than the third target rotational speed gradient and the first, second and third target rotational speed gradients differing between the first, second and third dynamic stages,

wherein for adjusting the actual rotational speed to the target rotational speed a target torque is set at the second drive aggregate, said target torque being determined as a function of the predetermined rotational speed gradient by way of a feedback control, said feedback control including a pre-control in which the target torque of the second drive aggregate is determined as a function of an inertia moment of the second drive aggregate and the predetermined rotational speed gradient,

wherein the feedback control includes at least one of a P-controlling element, an I-controlling element and a D-controlling element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the target rotational speed gradient is selected in dependence on the actual rotational speed of the second drive aggregate.

3. A hybrid drive device, comprising:

a first drive aggregate and a second drive aggregate, said hybrid drive device being configured to generate in a first operating mode a drive torque of the hybrid drive device solely by means of the first drive aggregate and in a second operating mode jointly by means of the first drive aggregate and the second drive aggregate, said hybrid drive device being further configured to

adjust an actual rotational speed of the second drive aggregate to a target rotational speed with a predetermined rotational speed gradient when switching from the first operating mode to the second operating mode, said target rotational speed gradient being determined multiple times during different driving dynamic stages, thereby defining a first target rotational speed gradient assigned to a first driving dynamic stage, a second target rotational speed gradient assigned to a second driving dynamic stage and a third target rotational speed gradient assigned to a third driving dynamic stage, with the first target rotational speed gradient being smaller than the second target rotational speed gradient, and the second target rotational speed gradient being smaller than the third target rotational speed gradient and the first, second and third target rotational speed gradients differing between the first, second and third dynamic stages, and

adjust the actual rotational speed to the target rotational speed to set a target torque at the second drive aggregate, said target torque being determined as a function of the predetermined rotational speed gradient by way of a feedback control, said feedback control including a pre-control in which the target torque of the second drive aggregate is determined as a function of an inertia moment of the second drive aggregate and the predetermined rotational speed gradient, wherein the feedback control includes at least one of a P-controlling element, an I-controlling element and a D-controlling element.