Power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle and hybrid system
A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle includes: a transmission device that includes a carrier to which an engine rotation shaft is connected; a differential device that includes a plurality of rotation components individually connected to a drive wheel, an MG 2 rotation shaft, an MG 1 rotation shaft, and a ring gear of the transmission device; a gear shift adjustment device that is able to control the transmission device to a neutral state where the transmission of power between the carrier and the ring gear is not allowed or to a state where the transmission of power is allowed; and an HVECU that includes a first step of controlling the transmission device to the neutral state in a state where the transmission of power between the carrier and the ring gear is allowed.
1. A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
a transmission device including a first power transmission component to which a rotation shaft of an engine is connected;
a differential device including a plurality of rotation components that perform differential rotation thereof and including a first rotation component connected to a second power transmission component of the transmission device, a second rotation component connected to a rotation shaft of a first rotating electric machine, and a third rotation component connected to a rotation shaft of a second rotating electric machine and a drive wheel;
a gear shift adjustment device that adjusts the transmission device to a neutral state where transmission of power between the first power transmission component and the second power transmission component is not allowed or to a state where the transmission of power between the first power transmission component and the second power transmission component is allowed; and
an electronic control unit configured to include a first step of shifting the transmission device from the neutral state to a target transmission gear ratio or to a target gear shift stage after the start-up of the engine is completed in response to an accelerator opening degree change rate, a second step of increasing rotating speed of the first rotating electric machine, and a third step of controlling the start-up of the engine of which rotating speed is increased with an increase in the rotating speed of the first rotating electric machine, at a time the engine is started up in an EV travel mode of transmitting the power of at least one of the first and second rotating electric machines to the drive wheel.
2. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission device performs a gear shift operation to the target transmission gear ratio or the target gear shift stage in response to at least one of a vehicle speed, an accelerator operation amount, a throttle opening degree, and an accelerator operation speed.
3. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
at a time when a required vehicle driving force is changed during a first gear shift operation of the transmission device and the target transmission gear ratio or the target gear shift stage is changed in response to the after changed required vehicle driving force, the transmission device stops the first gear shift operation to the before changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage and performs a second gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage.
4. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
at a time when a required vehicle driving force is changed during a first gear shift operation of the transmission device and the target transmission gear ratio or the target gear shift stage is changed in response to the after changed required vehicle driving force, the transmission device stops the first gear shift operation to the before changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage and performs a second gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage.
5. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein
at the time the gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage is not completed during the start-up of the engine, the electronic control unit increases an output torque of the engine.
6. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
the transmission device performs the gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage at the time the after changed required vehicle driving force is a predetermined value or more, and does not perform the gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage at the time the after changed required vehicle driving force is smaller than the predetermined value.
7. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein
the transmission device performs the gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage at the time the after changed required vehicle driving force is a predetermined value or more, and does not perform the gear shift operation to the after changed target transmission gear ratio or target gear shift stage at the time the after changed required vehicle driving force is smaller than the predetermined value.
8. The power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the engine start-up control in the third step is ignition control to the engine.