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Granted Patent B2
US 11,124,175 · App. 16/815,046 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Control method for a vehicle hybrid drivetrain

Inventors: Moritz Riegger (Meckenbeuren, DE); Michael Sauter (Tettnang, DE)
Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
B60W20/40B60W10/02B60W10/06B60W50/10B60W2300/125B60W2510/0283B60W2510/081B60W2520/105B60W2710/021
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Patent No.
US 11,124,175
App. No.
16/815,046
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for operating a hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle (X) which has a combustion engine (VM), a transmission (G), an electric machine (EM), as well as a separation clutch (KO) positioned between the combustion engine (VM) and the electric machine (EM). During a purely electric drive operation in which the separation clutch (KO) is disengaged and, when a gear is selected in the transmission (G), and during expectation, reaching, or exceeding a rotational speed difference of the separation clutch (KO) is larger or equal to a limit value, and/or in an expectation, reaching, or exceeding a rotational speed limit of the electric machine (EM), the separation clutch (KO) is engaged. Further, an electronic control unit (ECU) executes the method and a motor vehicle (X) having such an electronic control unit (ECU).

Claims (27)

1. A method for operating a hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle which has a combustion engine, a transmission, an electric machine which is operationally connected with a shaft of the transmission, and a separation clutch arranged between the combustion engine and the electric machine, the method comprising:

engaging the separation clutch

during a pure electric drive operation, in which the separation clutch is disengaged,

when a gear is engaged in the transmission, and

when at least one of

a rotational speed difference of the separation clutch is expected, reached, or exceeded that is larger than or equal to a first limit value, and

a rotational speed limit of the electric machine is expected, reached, or exceeded.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising maintaining engagement of the separation clutch as long as at least one of:

the rotational speed difference at the separation clutch has reached or falls below a second limit value, and

a rotational speed of the electric machine reaches or falls below an additional limit value, and

at this time the separation clutch is again disengaged.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising that the separation clutch remains engaged until at least one of

a timing gradient of the rotational speed difference at the separation clutch reaches or exceed a clutch gradient limit value, and

a timing gradient of the rotational speed of the electric machine has reached or exceeded a maching gradient limit value, and

at this time the separation clutch is then again disengaged.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising maintaining engagement of the separation clutch as long as a driver deceleration request is recognized, and then disengaging the separation clutch again.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising operating the combustion engine unfired during engagement of the separation clutch.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising operating the combustion engine unfired for a defined time period after the engagement of the separation clutch.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising initiating a start of the combustion engine when the separation clutch is engaged.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, when the separation clutch is engaged, depending on position information of the motor vehicle, either:

initiating a start of the combustion engine, or

operating the combustion engine unfired, during the engagement of the separation clutch and at least for a defined time period after the engagement of the separation clutch.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising carrying out the method when at least one of the motor vehicle is operating in an overrun mode, and an acceleration limit value of the motor vehicle is reached or exceeded.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft of the transmission, which is operatively connected to the electric machine, is formed by an input shaft of the transmission.

11. An electronic control unit for a motor vehicle which is designed to carry out the method according to claim 1 on a control side.

12. A motor vehicle comprising the electronic control unit according to claim 11 .

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the motor vehicle is a heavy truck.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2020
From: RIEGGER, MORITZ; SAUTER, MICHAEL
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 052401/0627 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 203 225.7 · Mar 11, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200290595A1 · Sep 17, 2020