Starter/alternator control strategy to enhance driveability of a low storage requirement hybrid electric vehicle
US6394208B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle contains a powerplant for propelling the vehicle. The powerplant comprises a combustion engine (6) and a dynamoelectric machine (8). A control system (10) issues a wheel torque command corresponding to torque desired at road-engaging wheels, and includes an engine controller (16) for issuing an engine torque command and a dynamoelectric machine controller (18) for issuing a dynamoelectric machine torque command. Controller (18) contains one or more maps and/or profiles defining functional relationship of torque to engine crankshaft speed and/or position over a range of crankshaft speeds and/or positions. The maps and/or profiles are used to develop make-up torque that is delivered by the dynamoelectric machine to accomplish certain smoothing functions. Transmission gear shifts can be smoothed by using the dynamoelectric machine controller to slew the engine to a new target speed appropriate to the new gear. A dedicated, high-speed data communication link supplies crankshaft speed and position information from an engine-mounted sensor directly to controller (18).
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