Hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus

• US 8,676,482 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2007
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Uchida, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khoi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sample, Jonathan L
• Application Number:
  US12/160,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20100235024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,596 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/123
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/48 Parallel type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/24 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/30 by voice
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/00 Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/10 for monitoring or controlling batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• 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 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/42 Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells H01M10/60 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• 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

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus 1 includes an actual traveling measuring section 2 measuring, for each driving pattern, actual gasoline mileage data on a hybrid vehicle equipped with a battery as a power source, a test traveling storage section 3a storing test gasoline mileage data set for each driving pattern on the basis of a traveling test on the vehicle, a battery life evaluating section 5 comparing the measured actual gasoline mileage data with the test gasoline mileage data on the corresponding driving pattern to evaluate a degradation level of the battery on the basis of a value of a decrease in gasoline mileage set for each degradation level of the battery and transmitting information on battery degradation to a battery life display section 6, and the battery life display section 6 displaying the information on battery degradation.

Claims

1. A hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus, comprising:

an actual traveling measuring section which measures, for each driving pattern which is at least one of cornering of the vehicle, the vehicle lane change, starting of the vehicle, and deceleration of the vehicle, actual gasoline mileage data for a hybrid vehicle equipped with a battery as a power source;

a test traveling storage section which stores in advance test gasoline mileage data which is set for each driving pattern on the basis of a traveling test of the vehicle;

a battery life evaluating section which compares the measured actual gasoline mileage data with the test gasoline mileage data on the driving pattern and evaluates a degradation level of the battery on the basis of a value of a decrease in gasoline mileage which is set for each degradation level of the battery and transmits information on battery degradation; and

a battery life display section which displays the information on battery degradation received from the battery life evaluating section,

wherein the actual traveling measuring section measures a driver'"'"'s driving operation for each driving pattern, and the battery life evaluating section evaluates the driver'"'"'s driving operation on the basis of the measured actual traveling data and compares the actual gasoline mileage data with the test gasoline mileage data taking into account the value of a decrease in gasoline mileage which is set for each driving operation.

3. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an actual traveling recording section which records a history of the measured actual traveling fuel data for each driving pattern,

wherein the battery life evaluating section compares the measured actual gasoline mileage data, including the last actual gasoline mileage data selected from the history recorded in the actual traveling recording section for each driving pattern, with the test gasoline mileage data for the driving pattern.

5. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving pattern is cornering of the vehicle, and the driving operation includes a steering operation, a foot brake operation, and an accelerator operation.

6. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving pattern is a vehicle lane change, and the driving operation includes steering operation, foot brake operation, and accelerator operation.

7. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving pattern is starting and deceleration of the vehicle, and the driving operation includes steering operation, foot brake operation, and accelerator operation.

2. A hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus, comprising:

an actual traveling measuring section which measures, for each driving pattern which is at least one of cornering of the vehicle, the vehicle lane change, starting of the vehicle, and deceleration of the vehicle, actual gasoline mileage data for a hybrid vehicle equipped with a battery as a power source;

an actual traveling storage section which stores past actual gasoline mileage data measured for each driving pattern;

a battery life evaluating section which compares the measured actual gasoline mileage data with the past actual gasoline mileage data for the driving pattern and evaluates a degradation level of the battery on the basis of a value of a decrease in gasoline mileage set for each degradation level of the battery and outputs information on battery degradation; and

a battery life display section which displays the information on battery degradation received from the battery life evaluating section,

wherein the actual traveling measuring section measures a driver'"'"'s driving operation for each driving pattern, and the battery life evaluating section evaluates the driver'"'"'s driving operation on the basis of the measured actual traveling data and compares the actual gasoline mileage data with the past gasoline mileage data taking into account the value of a decrease in gasoline mileage which is set for each driving operation.

4. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an actual traveling recording section which records a history of the measured actual traveling fuel data for each driving pattern,

wherein the battery life evaluating section compares the measured actual gasoline mileage data, including the last actual gasoline mileage data selected from the history recorded in the actual traveling recording section for each driving pattern, with the past gasoline mileage data for the driving pattern.

8. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the driving pattern is the cornering of the vehicle, and the driving operation includes a steering operation, a foot brake operation, and an accelerator operation.

9. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the driving pattern is the vehicle lane change, and the driving operation includes a steering operation, a foot brake operation, and an accelerator operation.

10. The hybrid vehicle battery life evaluating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the driving pattern is the starting and deceleration of the vehicle, and the driving operation includes a steering operation, a foot brake operation, and an accelerator operation.