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Granted Patent B2
US 9,290,106 · App. 14/691,671 · Granted Mar 22, 2016

Power control system of hybrid vehicle

Inventor: Ryoji Sato (Toyohashi, JP)
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B60L11/1851B60W10/06B60W10/08B60W2510/06B60W2510/08B60W2710/242Y10S903/903
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Patent No.
US 9,290,106
App. No.
14/691,671
Granted
Mar 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power control system includes a battery, a converter which converts a direct-current voltage of the battery to a different level of direct-current voltage by the switching of switching elements, a second inverter, a second MG which is an electric motor, an engine, and an ECU which is a controller. When there is a warm-up request for the battery, the ECU causes a carrier frequency in the switching control of the switching elements to be lower than a carrier frequency in the case where there is no warm-up request for the battery. When there is a warm-up request, the ECU causes the carrier frequency at which the engine is in operation to be lower than the carrier frequency at which the engine is out of operation.

Claims (15)

1. A power control system of a hybrid vehicle, the system comprising:

a battery;

a converter which converts a direct-current voltage of the battery to a different level of direct-current voltage by the switching of switching elements and then outputs the converted voltage;

an inverter which converts an output of the converter to an electric motor driving current;

an electric motor which is driven by the electric motor driving current from the inverter;

a controller which, when there is a warm-up request for the battery, causes a carrier frequency in the switching control of the switching elements to be lower than a carrier frequency in the case where there is no warm-up request for the battery; and

an engine,

wherein the hybrid vehicle runs using at least one of the electric motor and the engine as a driving source, and

when there is a warm-up request, the controller causes the carrier frequency at which the engine is in operation to be lower than the carrier frequency at which the engine is out of operation.

2. The power control system of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

when there is a warm-up request and when the engine is in operation, the controller causes the carrier frequency in the case where there is a preset acceleration request for the vehicle to be lower than the carrier frequency in the case where there is no acceleration request.

3. The power control system of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

when there is a warm-up request and when the engine is out of operation, the controller causes the carrier frequency in the case where there is a preset acceleration request for the vehicle to be lower than the carrier frequency in the case where there is no acceleration request.

4. The power control system of the hybrid vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

when there is a warm-up request and when the engine is out of operation, the controller causes the carrier frequency in the case where there is a preset acceleration request for the vehicle to be lower than the carrier frequency in the case where there is no acceleration request.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052286/0390 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2015
From: SATO, RYOJI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035455/0236 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-096834 · May 8, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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