IP Library Granted Patent US 9,487,105
Granted Patent B2
US 9,487,105 · App. 14/332,101 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Power system for electric vehicle and control method thereof

Inventors: Yong Gi Kim (Whasung-Si, KR); Tal Chol Kim (Whasung-Si, KR); Ryong Choe (Whasung-Si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
B60L15/20B60K1/02B60K6/387H02P5/747Y02T10/7258
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Patent No.
US 9,487,105
App. No.
14/332,101
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a power system for an electric vehicle and a control method of a power system for an electric vehicle. The power system may include a first motor and a second motor configured as a power source, first and second reduction gears connected to the first and second motors and having different deceleration ratios, a driving shaft transmitting outputs of the first and second reduction gears, and a motor controller configured to determine a first driving point where the first motor responds according to a demand torque of a driver and a driving condition of the vehicle and a second driving point where the second motor responds according to the demand torque of the driver and the driving condition of the vehicle, and control driving by using at least one of an output torque of the first motor and/or an output torque of the second motor according to the determined driving point.

Claims (12)

1. A power system for an electric vehicle, comprising:

a first motor and a second motor configured as a power source;

a first reduction gear connected to the first motor and a second reduction gear connected to the second motor;

a driving shaft continuously connected to the first motor through the first reduction gear, continuously connected to the second motor though the second reduction gear, and configured to transmit outputs of the first reduction gear and the second reduction gear; and

a motor controller configured to determine first driving point candidates where the first motor responds according to a demand torque of a driver and a driving condition of the vehicle, determine second driving point candidates where the second motor responds according to the first driving point candidates, determine a high-efficiency first driving point where the first motor responds and a high-efficiency second driving point where the second motor responds in which power consumption of the first motor and the second motor is minimum among the driving point candidates, determine an output torque of the first motor and an output torque of the second motor based on the high-efficiency driving point and the high-efficiency of the second driving point, and control driving of the first motor and the second motor based on the output torque of the first motor and the output torque of the second motor.

2. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the first reduction gear connected to the first motor and the second reduction gear connected to the second motor have different deceleration ratios.

3. The power system of claim 1 , wherein a first driven gear is formed in the first reduction gear and a second driven gear is formed in the second reduction gear such that the first driven gear and the second driven gear are connected to the driving shaft.

4. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the output torque of the first motor and the output torque of the second motor are the same or different.

5. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the motor controller controls driving by a single output torque of either the output torque of the first motor or the output torque of the second motor according to the determined driving point.

6. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the motor controller controls driving by a combined torque of the output torque of the first motor and the output torque of the second motor according to the determined driving point.

7. The power system of claim 6 , wherein the combined torque is determined according to power consumption of the first motor and the second motor.

8. The power system of claim 1 , wherein the driving points are determined based on a latticed table divided according to a wheel torque and a vehicle speed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2014
From: KIM, YONG GI; KIM, TAL CHOL; CHOE, RYONG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0156678 · Dec 16, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150171774A1 · Jun 18, 2015