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US 9,561,726 · App. 14/551,025 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Apparatus and method for calculating regenerative braking amount of hybrid electric vehicle

Inventors: Sang Joon Kim (Seoul, KR); Joonyoung Park (Seoul, KR); Sungdeok Kim (Gyeonggi-Do, KR); Kyu Hwan Jo (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,561,726
App. No.
14/551,025
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for calculating a regenerative braking amount of a hybrid electric vehicle includes calculating a first possible available charging power of a motor when regenerative braking of the hybrid electric vehicle is required; calculating a second possible charging power of the motor by using the first possible charging power of the motor; converting the second possible charging power of the motor to a torque of a wheel axle; calculating an available amount of regenerative braking by reflecting a coasting torque on the torque of the wheel axle; generating a motor torque command based on the available amount of regenerative braking; and calculating a final regenerative braking amount by monitoring a real motor torque according to the motor torque command and correcting an error.

Claims (22)

1. A method for calculating a regenerative braking amount of a hybrid electric vehicle having a motor and a multistage transmission, comprising:

calculating a first possible charging power of the motor outputted to the multistage transmission when regenerative braking of the hybrid electric vehicle is required;

calculating a second possible charging power of the motor by using the first possible charging power of the motor based on shift efficiency of the multistage transmission;

converting the second possible charging power of the motor to a torque of a wheel axle;

calculating an available amount of regenerative braking by reflecting a coasting torque on the torque of the wheel axle;

generating a motor torque command based on the available amount of regenerative braking;

calculating a final regenerative braking amount by monitoring a real motor torque according to the motor torque command and correcting an error; and

performing regenerative braking according to the final regenerative braking amount after calculating the final regenerative braking amount,

wherein when the regenerative braking is performed, a hydraulic braking is performed of a remaining braking amount calculated by subtracting the final regenerative braking amount from a total braking amount based on signals outputted from a vehicle speed sensor and a brake pedal position sensor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first possible charging power of the motor is calculated by considering a charging limit power of a battery, a consuming power of a part load, and an available charging power of the motor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second possible charging power of the motor is calculated by considering the shift efficiency based on a maximum torque that the motor can output within a range of the available charging power of the motor.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second possible charging power of the motor is passed through a low pass filter in order to consider the shift efficiency.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second possible charging power of the motor is converted by using a minimum vehicle speed and a wheel speed of the hybrid electric vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the available amount of regenerative braking is limited to a maximum available amount in a 1 speed stage of the multistage transmission.

7. An apparatus for calculating a regenerative braking amount of a hybrid electric vehicle having a motor and a multistage transmission, comprising:

a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed;

a brake pedal position sensor (BPS) configured to detect a position of a brake pedal;

an electric brake system (EBS) configured to calculate a total braking amount based on signals output from the vehicle speed sensor and the brake pedal position sensor and control hydraulic pressure supplied to a brake cylinder of a wheel according to a braking amount of hydraulic pressure; and

a hybrid controller (HCU) configured to calculate a first possible charging power of the motor outputted to the multistage transmission when regenerative braking of the hybrid electric vehicle is required and a second possible charging power of the motor by using the first possible charging power of the motor based on shift efficiency of the multistage transmission, and calculate a regenerative braking amount by converting the second possible charging power of the motor to a torque of a wheel axle,

wherein the hybrid controller performs regenerative braking according to the regenerative braking amount and outputs a signal to the EBS for performing a hydraulic pressure braking so as to satisfy the total braking amount.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the hybrid controller calculates the first possible charging power of the motor by considering a charging limit power of a battery, a consuming power of a part load, and an available charging power of the motor.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the hybrid controller converts the second possible charging power of the motor to the torque of the wheel axle by using a minimum vehicle speed and a wheel speed of the hybrid electric vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2014
From: KIM, SANGJOON; PARK, JOONYOUNG; KIM, SUNGDEOK; JO, KYUHWAN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034242/0139 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0098530 · Jul 31, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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