Control device of hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. A control device of a hybrid vehicle includinga travel motor for transmitting a driving force to driving wheels,a battery for supplying electric power to the travel motor, anda generator driven by an operation of an engine for generating required electric power including at least electric power for supply to the battery,the control device, comprising:
- a fuel efficiency point deriving portion that finds an operating point with a satisfactory fuel consumption efficiency based on a rotational speed and a torque of the engine;
a required torque detection portion that detects a torque required of the hybrid vehicle to detect an operating state of the hybrid vehicle; and
a power generation control portion that operates the engine so as to increase generated power in response to the required electric power, thereby operating the engine based on the operating point found by the fuel efficiency point deriving portion, to control power generation of the generator,wherein when the operating state of the vehicle detected by the required torque detection portion to be an acceleration state, the power generation control portion sets an increase amount of the generated power to be larger than when the operating state of the vehicle is detected to be a deceleration state, such that an increase per unit time in a charge rate during the acceleration state is larger than an increase per unit time in the charge rate during the deceleration state, andwherein the increase amount of the generated power per a unit time is set to be larger when in the acceleration state than in the deceleration state, and an inclination of a change in a charging rate over time during charging is set to be larger when in the acceleration state than in the deceleration state.
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Abstract
A control device of a vehicle enables an engine to be operated at an operating point with a good fuel consumption efficiency, to perform power generation, without causing a sense of incongruity about noise or vibrations to a driver. With the control device, the engine is operated so that generated power of a generator increases in response to electric power required of the vehicle. Thus, the engine can be operated at an operating point with a satisfactory fuel consumption efficiency. When in an acceleration state, the engine is operated so that the increase amount of generated power is set to be larger than when in a deceleration state. When in the deceleration state, the engine is operated so that an increase in generated power is suppressed and an increase in noise is curbed.
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1. A control device of a hybrid vehicle including
a travel motor for transmitting a driving force to driving wheels, a battery for supplying electric power to the travel motor, and a generator driven by an operation of an engine for generating required electric power including at least electric power for supply to the battery, the control device, comprising: -
a fuel efficiency point deriving portion that finds an operating point with a satisfactory fuel consumption efficiency based on a rotational speed and a torque of the engine; a required torque detection portion that detects a torque required of the hybrid vehicle to detect an operating state of the hybrid vehicle; and a power generation control portion that operates the engine so as to increase generated power in response to the required electric power, thereby operating the engine based on the operating point found by the fuel efficiency point deriving portion, to control power generation of the generator, wherein when the operating state of the vehicle detected by the required torque detection portion to be an acceleration state, the power generation control portion sets an increase amount of the generated power to be larger than when the operating state of the vehicle is detected to be a deceleration state, such that an increase per unit time in a charge rate during the acceleration state is larger than an increase per unit time in the charge rate during the deceleration state, and wherein the increase amount of the generated power per a unit time is set to be larger when in the acceleration state than in the deceleration state, and an inclination of a change in a charging rate over time during charging is set to be larger when in the acceleration state than in the deceleration state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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