JP2024078321A - ハイブリッド車両の充電制御装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】バッテリ54の充電残量SOCが所定の第1判定値SOC1以下に減少した場合には、エンジン回転数上昇制御部94により、エンジン12の運転点が予め設定されたエンジントルク安定領域TS内となるように、エンジン12の或いは電動機MGの回転数制御の目標下限回転数Ntlが目標下限回転数Ntl1へ上昇させられる。そして、エンジン12の運転点がエンジントルク安定領域TS内とされた状態で、充電制御部96により、電動機MGによる実充電量が予め設定された目標充電量となるように電動機MGの負トルクが制御される。これにより、バッテリ54を充電量が不足する状態から回復させることができる。
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- エンジンと、前記エンジンと駆動輪との間の動力伝達経路に動力伝達可能に連結された電動機と、前記エンジンによって駆動される前記電動機により発電された電力で充電されるバッテリと、を備えたハイブリッド車両の制御装置であって、
前記バッテリの充電残量が所定値以下に低下した場合には、前記エンジンの運転点を予め設定されたエンジントルク安定領域内となるように、前記エンジンの回転数を上昇させるエンジン回転数上昇制御部と、
前記エンジン回転数上昇制御部により前記エンジンの運転点が前記エンジントルク安定領域内とされた状態で、電動機による実充電量が予め設定された目標充電量となるように前記電動機のトルクを制御する充電制御部と、を含む
ことを特徴とするハイブリッド車両の制御装置。 - 前記エンジントルク安定領域は、前記エンジンの回転数と前記エンジンのトルクとの二次元座標内において、エンジンの吸気温が高温、エンジンのノッキング、エンジンの失火、動力伝達部材の共振などにより前記エンジンのトルク精度が十分に得られずエンジンのトルクが不安定となる領域を除いた領域である
ことを特徴とする請求項1のハイブリッド車両の制御装置。 - 前記充電制御部は、前記ハイブリッド車両の停止状態において、実際の回転数が予め設定された目標下限回転数に基づく目標値となるように前記電動機の回転数フィードバック制御を実行する
ことを特徴とする請求項1のハイブリッド車両の制御装置。 - 前記目標下限回転数は、エンジンの回転数とエンジンのトルクとの二次元座標内において前記エンジンのトルク精度が十分に得られずエンジンのトルクが不安定となる領域の境界線上の値又は境界線に沿った値である
ことを特徴とする請求項3のハイブリッド車両の制御装置。
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