IP Library Granted Patent US 8,655,558
Granted Patent B2
US 8,655,558 · App. 13/512,863 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Control system for hybrid construction machine

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Patent No.
US 8,655,558
App. No.
13/512,863
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller is connected to a pressure sensor. The controller controls a regulator of a sub-pump in accordance with a pressure signal from the pressure sensor, detects an output of a main pump, and controls an output of an electric motor according to the output of the main pump based on a table stored beforehand.

Claims (28)

1. A control system for hybrid construction machine, comprising:

a variable-capacity main pump;

a circuit system which is connected to the main pump and includes a plurality of control valves;

a regulator which controls a tilting angle of the main pump;

a pilot flow path which is provided in the circuit system and introduces a pilot pressure generated when any one of the plurality of control valves is switched to the regulator;

an electric motor;

a variable-capacity sub-pump which is connected to a discharge side of the main pump and driven by an output power of the electric motor;

a regulator which is provided in the sub-pump and controls a tilting angle of the sub-pump;

a pressure sensor which is provided in the pilot flow path and detects the pilot pressure; and

a controller which is connected to the pressure sensor, controls the regulator of the sub-pump in accordance with a pressure signal from the pressure sensor, detects an output of the main pump and controls the output power of the electric motor according to the output of the main pump based on a table stored beforehand.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller filters an output control value output based on the table and controls the output power of the electric motor based on the filtered output control value.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the table holds output control values corresponding to from heavy work to light work; and

the controller determines whether work is heavy work or light work according to the output of the main pump and controls the electric motor based on the output control value corresponding to a working state.

4. A control system for hybrid construction machine, comprising:

a variable-capacity main pump;

a circuit system which is connected to the main pump and includes a plurality of control valves;

a regulator which controls a tilting angle of the main pump;

a pilot flow path which is provided in the circuit system and introduces a pilot pressure generated when any one of the plurality of control valves is switched to the regulator;

an electric motor;

a variable-capacity sub-pump which is connected to a discharge side of the main pump and driven by an output of the electric motor;

a regulator which is provided in the sub-pump and controls a tilting angle of the sub-pump;

a pressure sensor which is provided in the pilot flow path and detects the pilot pressure; and

a controller which is connected to the pressure sensor, controls the regulator of the sub-pump in accordance with a pressure signal from the pressure sensor, detects an output of the main pump and controls the output of the electric motor according to the output of the main pump based on a table stored beforehand, wherein:

the table holds output control values which correspond to each of a heavy working state, a light working state and an intermediate working state between the heavy working state and the light working state, and

the controller determines whether a current work state is the heavy working state, the light working state or the intermediate working state according to the output of the main pump and controls the electric motor based on the output control value corresponding to the current working state.

5. The control system according to claim 4 , wherein the output of the electric motor is an output power of the electric motor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 21, 2015
From: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: KYB CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037355/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2012
From: KAWASAKI, HARUHIKO; EGAWA, MASAHIRO
To: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028292/0286 →