IP Library Granted Patent US 9,809,215
Granted Patent B2
US 9,809,215 · App. 15/078,953 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Hybrid electric vehicle, drive control method and device of the same

Inventors: Yubo Lian (Guangdong, CN); Dongsheng Yang (Guangdong, CN); Jintao Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Hongbin Luo (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: BYD COMPANY LTD.
B60W20/13B60W10/06B60W10/08B60W20/40B60W50/0097B60W2510/10B60W2510/1005B60W2510/244B60W2520/10B60W2550/142B60W2550/20
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Patent No.
US 9,809,215
App. No.
15/078,953
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a hybrid electric vehicle, a drive control method and a drive control device of a hybrid electric vehicle. The drive control method includes: obtaining a current gear position and a current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle, a current electric charge level of a power battery and a slope of a road where the hybrid electric vehicle is; determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle is within a taxiing start-stop interval according to the current gear position of the hybrid electric vehicle, the current electric charge level of the power battery, and the slope of the road; if the hybrid electric vehicle is within the taxiing start-stop interval, further obtaining a current speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; and causing the hybrid electric vehicle to enter a small load stop mode or a small load stall mode according to the current speed.

Claims (62)

1. A drive control method of a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

obtaining a current gear position of the hybrid electric vehicle, a current electric charge level of a power battery and a slope of a road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving;

obtaining a current speed of the hybrid electric vehicle if the current gear position of the hybrid vehicle, the current electric charge level of the power battery, and the slope of the road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving meet a preset condition; and

causing the hybrid electric vehicle to enter a small load stall mode if the current speed is greater than or equal to a first speed threshold, and less than a second speed threshold.

2. The drive control method according to claim 1 , wherein causing the hybrid electric vehicle to enter the small load stall mode comprises:

determining whether the engine is in an operating state;

if the engine is not in the operating state, further determining whether an accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to a first accelerator threshold;

if the accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to the first accelerator threshold, starting the engine; and

if the accelerator push depth is less than the first accelerator threshold, keeping a state of the engine unchanged.

3. The drive control method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

if the engine is in the operating state, further determining whether the accelerator push depth is less than a second accelerator threshold;

if the accelerator push depth is less than the second accelerator threshold, stalling the engine, keeping a clutch in a coupling state and terminating fuel supply for the engine; and

if the accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to the second accelerator threshold, keeping the state of the engine unchanged.

4. The drive control method according to claim 2 , after starting the engine, or stopping according to the accelerator push depth, further comprising:

starting timing, and

entering next drive control when the timing exceeds a preset time.

5. The drive control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle and a discharge power of the power battery; and

determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle is within a taxiing start-stop interval according to the current gear position and the current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle, the current electric charge level and the discharge power of the power battery, and the slope of the road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving.

6. The drive control method according to claim 5 , wherein determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle is within the taxiing start-stop interval according to the current gear position and the current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle, the current electric charge level and the discharge power of the power battery, and the slope of the road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving comprises:

if the current gear position is at D-position and the current operating mode is at a hybrid economy mode, further determining whether the current electric charge level of the power battery is greater than a first electric charge level threshold, and whether the discharge power of the power battery is greater than a first power threshold;

if the current electric charge level of the power battery is greater than the first electric charge level threshold, and the discharge power of the power battery is greater than the first power threshold, further determining whether the current electric charge level is greater than or equal to a second electric charge level threshold, and whether a difference between the current electric charge level and a target electric charge level is less than or equal to a preset value; and

if the current electric charge level is greater than or equal to the second electric charge level threshold, and the difference between the current electric charge level and the target electric charge level is less than or equal to the preset value, determining that the hybrid electric vehicle is within the taxiing start-stop interval.

7. The drive control method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

if the road is ascent and the slope of the road is less than a first slope threshold, or if the road is descent and the slope of the road is greater than or equal to a second slope threshold, keeping the hybrid electric vehicle within the taxiing start-stop interval;

if the road is ascent and the slope of the road is greater than or equal to the first slope threshold, releasing a start-stop control on an engine; and

if the road is descent and the slope of the road is less than the second slope threshold, stopping the engine, and controlling a motor to output power separately.

8. The drive control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

stopping the engine and controlling the motor to output power separately, if the current speed is less than a third speed threshold;

causing the hybrid electric vehicle to enter a small load stop mode, if the current speed is greater than or equal to the third speed threshold and less than the first speed threshold; and

keeping a state of the engine unchanged, if the current speed is greater than the second speed threshold.

9. A drive control device of a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain a current gear position of the hybrid electric vehicle, a current electric charge level of a power battery and a slope of a road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving;

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain a current speed of the hybrid electric vehicle, if the current gear position of the hybrid vehicle, the current electric charge level of the power battery, and the slope of the road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving meet a preset condition; and

a control module, configured to control the hybrid electric vehicle to enter a small load stall mode if the current speed is greater than or equal to a first speed threshold, and less than a second speed threshold.

10. The drive control device according to claim 9 , wherein the control module is configured to:

determine whether the engine is in an operating state;

if the engine is not in the operating state, further determine whether an accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to a first accelerator threshold;

if the accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to the first accelerator threshold, start the engine; and

if the accelerator push depth is less than the first accelerator threshold, keep a state of the engine unchanged.

11. The drive control device according to claim 10 , wherein the control module is further configured to:

if the engine is in the operating state, further determine whether the accelerator push depth is less than a second accelerator threshold;

if the accelerator push depth is less than the second accelerator threshold, stall the engine, keep a clutch in a coupling state and terminate fuel supply for the engine; and

if the accelerator push depth is greater than or equal to the second accelerator threshold, keep the state of the engine unchanged.

12. The drive control device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a timing module, configured to start timing and enter next drive control when the timing exceeds a preset time, after the engine to is configured to start, or stop according to the accelerator push depth.

13. The drive control device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a third obtaining module, configured to obtain a current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle and a discharge power of the power battery; and

a determining module, configured to determine whether the hybrid electric vehicle is within a taxiing start-stop interval according to the current gear position and the current operating mode of the hybrid electric vehicle, the current electric charge level and the discharge power of the power battery, and the slope of the road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is driving.

14. The drive control device according to claim 13 , wherein the determining module comprises:

a first determining unit, configured to, if the current gear position is at D-position and the current operating mode is at a hybrid economy mode, determine whether the current electric charge level of the power battery is greater than a first electric charge level threshold, and whether the discharge power of the power battery is greater than a first power threshold;

a second determining unit, configured to, if the current electric charge level of the power battery is greater than the first electric charge level threshold, and the discharge power of the power battery is greater than the first power threshold, determine whether the current electric charge level is greater than or equal to a second electric charge level threshold, and whether a difference between the current electric charge level and a target electric charge level is less than or equal to a preset value; and

a third determining unit, configured to, if the current electric charge level is greater than or equal to the second electric charge level threshold, and the difference between the current electric charge level and the target electric charge level is less than or equal to the preset value, determine that the hybrid electric vehicle is within the taxiing start-stop interval.

15. The drive control device according to claim 14 , wherein the control module is further configured to:

keep the hybrid electric vehicle within the taxiing start-stop interval, if the road is ascent and the slope of the road is less than a first slope threshold, or if the road is descent and the slope of the road is greater than or equal to a second slope threshold;

release a start-stop control on an engine, if the road is ascent and the slope of the road is greater than or equal to the first slope threshold; and

stop the engine, and control a motor to output power separately, if the road is descent and the slope is less than the second slope threshold.

16. The drive control device according to claim 9 , wherein the control module is further configured to:

stop the engine and control the motor to output power separately, if the current speed is less than a third speed threshold;

cause the hybrid vehicle to enter a small load stall mode, if the current speed is greater than or equal to the first speed threshold and less than a second speed threshold; and

keep a state of the engine unchanged, if the current speed is greater than the second speed threshold.

17. A hybrid electric vehicle, comprising the drive control device according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2016
From: LIAN, YUBO; YANG, DONGSHENG; ZHANG, JINTAO; LUO, HONGBIN
To: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 039544/0648 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0134487 · Mar 25, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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