US20040129470A1 - Device and method for adjusting the speed of a vehicle - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for regulating the driving speed of a vehicle according to the preamble of Claim 1 and a method for regulating the driving speed of a vehicle according to the preamble of Claim 10 .
- Devices and methods of the type indicated here are known. They are also known as ACC systems (adaptive cruise control), speed governors or cruise control, and they are used to regulate the speed of vehicles.
- ACC systems adaptive cruise control
- speed governors or cruise control
- Vehicles which also have an electric motor/generator in the drive train in addition to an internal combustion engine.
- an electric motor/generator in the drive train of a motor vehicle is also known as a starter generator, a crankshaft starter generator or an integrated starter generator.
- German Patent 199 14 428 C1 describes a device of the type mentioned here, in which the braking torque of an electric motor/generator in the drive train is used in combination with an automatic cruise control and distance regulating system.
- the electric motor/generator connected to the engine is always operated as a generator to decelerate the engine and thus supply a load torque to the drive train.
- the device according to the present invention having the features defined in Claim 1 offers the advantage over the related art that the at least one electric motor/generator provided in the vehicle may be used in a variety of ways in combination with the device (cruise control) for regulating the driving speed of the vehicle, i.e., not only for deceleration but also for acceleration of the vehicle.
- the electric motor/generator is to be operated either in generator operation or in engine operation, the particular mode of operation of the cruise control being set as a function of at least the instantaneous (actual) speed and a preselectable setpoint speed and at least one additional parameter, if necessary.
- the device may be used in vehicles having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor/generator as well as in vehicles driven exclusively by at least one electric motor/generator.
- the device includes a control unit for controlling the torque of the electric motor/generator and means for driving the electric motor/generator by which a desired torque (driving torque or braking torque) may be preselected.
- a desired torque driving torque or braking torque
- means are provided for determining the actual speed of the vehicle, as well as means being provided for preselecting the setpoint speed of the vehicle.
- the actual speed may be determined in a wide variety of ways, e.g., by a sensor which detects the rotational speed of a wheel.
- preselecting the setpoint speed e.g., an occupant of the vehicle, in particular the driver, may preselect a desired speed via an operating element.
- the means for preselecting the setpoint speed may also include a device for setting the distance of the vehicle from an object, in particular a vehicle driving in front (cruise control and distance regulating system, e.g., an ACC system).
- a setpoint speed is preselected for the control unit via a data connection, e.g., a satellite connection.
- the present invention also relates to a drive system for a vehicle having at least one electric motor/generator and, if necessary, an engine having the features of Claim 9 .
- the present invention also relates to a method having the features of Claim 10 , wherein at an actual speed higher than the setpoint speed, the vehicle is required to decelerate and for this purpose, the electric motor/generator is operated as a generator, and at an actual speed lower than the setpoint speed, the electric motor/generator is operated as an engine. If the vehicle also has an internal combustion engine in addition to the electric motor/generator, the torque required by a cruise control as a function of the actual speed and the setpoint speed of the vehicle is applied optionally by the electric motor/generator or by the internal combustion engine or by the electric motor/generator and the internal combustion engine, depending on the design of the drive system, and this torque is transmitted to at least one wheel of the vehicle.
- strategies for optimally distributing the required torque optimally between the electric motor/generator and the internal combustion engine may be stored in the control unit of the cruise control. If the sum of the torques transmitted to the at least one wheel is greater than the road resistance acting on the vehicle, this results in acceleration of the vehicle, whereas when the sum of these torques is less than the road resistance, this results in a deceleration (braking) of the vehicle.
- a braking device assigned to at least one wheel of the vehicle may also be operated. Therefore, the driving speed may be reduced even more than would be possible through the internal combustion engine and the electric motor/generator alone.
- Figures each shows a basic diagram of a drive system 1 through 3 for a vehicle.
- FIG. 4 shows two graphs in which the total demand for driving torque at a constant driving speed (graph I) is plotted as a function of the altitude profile of the road on which the vehicle is traveling (graph II).
- a device 1 for automatic regulation of the driving speed of a vehicle e.g., passenger vehicles, trucks, buses or the like, are described in greater detail below with reference to the figures.
- FIG. 1 shows a basic diagram of a first exemplary embodiment of device 1 for a vehicle 3 (not shown in detail), having a drive system 5 with a drive train 7 .
- Drive train 7 is used to drive wheels 11 and 13 mounted on axle 9 .
- Drive system 5 has an engine 15 , formed here by an internal combustion engine 16 , and an electric motor/generator 17 , the rotor of which (not shown) is in a rotationally fixed connection with crankshaft 19 of internal combustion engine 16 and also with an input part 21 of a clutch 23 , e.g., a friction clutch.
- clutch 23 which may be operated electrically or mechanically, for example, allows crankshaft 19 of internal combustion engine 16 and the rotor of electric motor/generator 17 to rotate without sending a torque (driving or braking torque) to wheels 11 , 13 .
- a torque converter may also be used.
- a transmission 25 e.g., a standard transmission or an automatic transmission
- a differential 27 are also provided in drive train 7 . It remains to be pointed out that clutch 23 , transmission 25 and differential 27 are optional devices that are not essential for implementing the method according to the present invention.
- both internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 are in a suitable connection with wheels 11 , 13 for transmitting a torque via the rotor of the electric motor/generator, clutch 23 , transmission 25 and differential 27 , so that a driving torque or a braking torque is transmittable to the wheels.
- internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 are preferably always used jointly to accelerate or decelerate vehicle 3 . It is readily possible for a preselectable torque to be applied to wheels 11 , 13 only via electric motor/generator 17 , e.g., when there is a failure in internal combustion engine 16 or when vehicle 3 (hybrid) is to be driven only by electric power. It is naturally also possible to use only internal combustion engine 16 to supply a torque to wheels 11 , 13 while electric motor/generator 17 is in an inactive mode.
- Vehicle 3 also has a brake 29 for braking wheels 11 , 13 .
- Brake 29 may be assigned to only one wheel of vehicle 3 , as indicated in FIG. 1, or to multiple wheels. The design and functioning of such a brake 29 are known, so they need not be described in greater detail here.
- Device 1 includes a control unit 31 having at least one electronic control device 33 via which the torque of internal combustion engine 16 is controllable, as indicated by a control arrow 35 shown with broken lines. By varying the torque of internal combustion engine 16 , it is possible to vary the speed of vehicle 3 .
- Electronic control device 33 includes means 37 for determining the prevailing instantaneous speed of vehicle 3 and means 39 for preselecting a setpoint speed of vehicle 3 .
- Means 37 , 39 are known per se, so they need not be described in greater detail here.
- control unit 31 may also have a plurality of control devices interconnected by data links.
- Electric motor/generator 17 may be used either as a generator or as a motor in operation of vehicle 3 . In generator operation, electric motor/generator 17 may apply a torque to decelerate (brake) vehicle 3 , and in engine operation it may apply a torque to accelerate (drive) vehicle 3 . Electric motor/generator 17 also includes essentially known means for driving whereby a desired torque may be preselected. This is preferably accomplished via electronic control device 33 , which is indicated by a control arrow 41 , shown as a broken line.
- Electric motor/generator 17 is connected by electric lines 43 and 45 to a current storage device 47 , e.g., a battery, and at least one consumer 49 , e.g., a heating or air conditioning system.
- a current storage device 47 e.g., a battery
- consumer 49 e.g., a heating or air conditioning system.
- current storage device 47 supplies power for driving vehicle 3 ; in generator operation, current storage device 47 and consumer 49 receive the current generated.
- the function of device 1 to adjust the speed preselected via means 39 , electronic control device 33 demands a torque from internal combustion engine 16 and/or electric motor/generator 17 . Therefore strategies for distributing the torque optimally between engine 16 and motor/generator 17 are preferably stored in electronic control device 33 . If the sum of the torques supplied by internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 to wheels 11 , 13 is greater than the road resistance acting on vehicle 3 , this results in acceleration of vehicle 3 . In the other case, i.e., when the sum of the torques transmitted to wheels 11 , 13 from internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 is lower than the road resistance, this results in a deceleration of vehicle 3 .
- electronic control device 33 also increases the electric power consumption by at least one electric consumer 49 should current storage device 47 be unable to accept all of the cur-rent generated by electric motor/generator 17 , and the deceleration of vehicle 3 due to the braking torque of electric motor/generator 17 is not sufficient.
- the driving of electric consumer 49 by electronic control device 33 is indicated with a control arrow 53 , shown with a broken line.
- a particularly advantageous embodiment for regulating the driving speed which is described below may be used in a motor vehicle having a drive system which includes at least one electric motor/generator and at least one internal combustion engine, i.e., as described with reference to FIG. 1, for example.
- the cruise control described above When the cruise control described above is activated, it attempts to keep the speed of the vehicle constant or essentially constant, resulting in considerable changes in the driving torque required when driving over hilly terrain. Therefore, according to the present invention, the driving torque is to be regulated largely with the help of the electric motor/generator and with the most constant possible use of the internal combustion engine.
- the engine provides a basic driving torque, which is obtained from the vehicle dynamics equation. This basic driving torque is set at an operating point of the engine at which fuel consumption and/or emissions are as low as possible. Short-term fluctuations in the required total driving torque are compensated exclusively by the electric motor/generator.
- the connection to a CVT transmission or automatic transmission and a coordinated drive train control provides another potential for optimization.
- the engine may be operated at the lowest possible rotational speed and, in the case of gasoline engines, with as little throttling as possible.
- engines internal combustion engines
- engines are usually favorable in terms of fuel consumption here and may even be operated with low emissions, and furthermore, the torque of an electric motor and thus also the effect to be achieved is usually greatest at low rotational speeds.
- Graph I shows torque M E supplied by the electric motor/generator, torque M B supplied by the internal combustion engine and the desired/necessary total driving torque M G composed of the individual torques as a function of the altitude profile of the road as shown in graph II.
- torque M E supplied by the electric motor/generator
- torque M B supplied by the internal combustion engine
- desired/necessary total driving torque M G composed of the individual torques as a function of the altitude profile of the road as shown in graph II.
- the torque of the internal combustion engine is regulated up or down via an integrator only after lengthy battery charging or discharging phases (t>T max ) and the percentage of the total driving torque contributed by the electric motor/generator approaches zero again accordingly.
- the torque of the engine is constant during the period of time from t 0 to t 6 , and it increases only after time t 6 because at this point in time, the discharge phase of the battery is greater than T max and the torque of the electric motor/generator approaches zero again. If the additional torque of the electric motor/generator is not sufficient to maintain the desired target speed (setpoint speed) of the vehicle, either the torque of the engine or the gear ratio is adjusted.
- FIG. 2 shows a basic diagram of the second exemplary embodiment of device 1 .
- the same parts are labeled with the same reference numbers, so that reference is made in this regard to the description of FIG. 1. Therefore, only the differences are described in greater detail below.
- Vehicle 3 has a drive system 5 ′ having first and second drive trains 7 and 7 ′, of which drive train 7 is allocated to wheels 11 , 13 of axle 9 (front or rear axle) and the other drive train 7 ′ is allocated to a wheel 11 ′ of a second axle 9 ′ (rear or front axle).
- First drive train 7 includes engine 16 , clutch 23 , transmission 25 and differential 27 and is used to drive wheels 11 , 13 .
- Second drive train 7 ′ includes electric motor/generator 17 , which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner by its drive part 21 to wheel 11 ′ of the other axle 9 ′ of vehicle 3 , so that the wheel receives a driving torque or a braking torque.
- electric motor/generator 17 may additionally also drive at least one other wheel 13 ′ on axle 9 ′ via a differential 27 ′.
- second drive train 7 ′ at least two electric motors/generators are provided, each being connected to one wheel 11 ′, 13 ′ in a manner capable of transmitting torque.
- drive train 7 allocated to axle 9 has a design identical to that of drive train 7 described with respect to FIG. 1, while at least one additional drive train 7 ′ allocated to axle 9 ′ or only to wheel 11 ′ is designed as described above.
- the method of regulating the driving speed of the exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 corresponds essentially to the method described with reference to FIG. 1.
- electronic control device 33 may demand of electric motor/generator 17 and engine 16 , independently of one another, a torque which depends on the actual speed and the setpoint speed of vehicle 3 . Therefore, it is readily possible for wheel 11 ′ or wheels 11 ′ and 13 ′ of second axle 9 ′ and wheels 11 and 13 of first axle 9 to receive different torques, which may be advantageous in certain driving situations.
- the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 2 differs from that described with reference to FIG. 1 in particular in that engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 may be triggered independently of one another, and another axle or at least one wheel per vehicle axle may be driven independently of the other wheel. It should be pointed out that the drive system shown in FIG. 2 permits four-wheel drive.
- FIG. 3 shows a basic diagram of a third exemplary embodiment of device 1 .
- the vehicle has a drive system 5 ′′ having only one drive train 7 which includes at least one electric motor/generator 17 but no internal combustion engine.
- Electric motor/generator 17 is connected here directly via drive part 21 and differential 27 to both wheels 11 , 13 of axle 9 in a rotationally fixed manner.
- a plurality of electric motors/generators is provided, each driving one wheel of the vehicle, and these wheels may be on different axles.
- drive system 5 ′′ shown in FIG. 3 instead of at least one battery as current storage device 47 , it is also possible to provide at least one fuel cell, preferably a plurality of fuel cells, as the source of the current.
- the method implementable by the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 for regulating the driving speed of vehicle 3 is like the methods described on the basis of FIGS. 1 and 2.
- electronic control device 33 if electronic control device 33 ascertains that the prevailing driving speed of vehicle 3 detected via means 37 is lower than the setpoint speed preselected via means 39 , then electronic control device 33 demands a positive torque from electric motor/generator 17 , resulting in acceleration of vehicle 3 . If, based on a comparison of the actual speed and the setpoint speed, electronic control device 33 demands deceleration of vehicle 3 , then a negative torque is required of electric motor/generator 17 via data connection 35 .
- control device 33 also actuates brake 29 for at least one wheel 11 to decelerate vehicle 3 even more if the negative torque of electric motor/generator 17 alone is not sufficient.
- electronic control device 33 it is also possible here for electronic control device 33 to increase electric power consumption by at least one electric consumer 49 if current storage device 47 is unable to consume all the current generated by electric generator 17 in generator operation and the deceleration ed through the braking torque of electric generator 17 is not sufficient.
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A device (1) and a method implementable therewith for regulating the driving speed of at least one vehicle (3), having an electric motor/generator (17) connected or connectable to a drive train (7; 7′) for at least one wheel (11, 13; 11′, 13′) as a function of at least its actual speed and setpoint speed. The device (1) includes a control unit (31) for controlling the torque of the electric motor/generator (17), means for driving the electric motor/generator (17), means (37) for recording the actual speed of the vehicle (3) and means (39) for preselecting the setpoint speed of the vehicle (3).
The device (1) is characterized in that the electric motor/generator (17) is usable in generator operation to generate a braking torque and in engine operation to generate a driving torque.
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- The present invention relates to a device for regulating the driving speed of a vehicle according to the preamble of
Claim 1 and a method for regulating the driving speed of a vehicle according to the preamble of Claim 10. - Devices and methods of the type indicated here are known. They are also known as ACC systems (adaptive cruise control), speed governors or cruise control, and they are used to regulate the speed of vehicles.
- Vehicles are known which also have an electric motor/generator in the drive train in addition to an internal combustion engine. Such an electric motor/generator in the drive train of a motor vehicle is also known as a starter generator, a crankshaft starter generator or an integrated starter generator.
- German Patent 199 14 428 C1 describes a device of the type mentioned here, in which the braking torque of an electric motor/generator in the drive train is used in combination with an automatic cruise control and distance regulating system. When the motor vehicle is driven, the electric motor/generator connected to the engine is always operated as a generator to decelerate the engine and thus supply a load torque to the drive train.
- The device according to the present invention having the features defined in
Claim 1 offers the advantage over the related art that the at least one electric motor/generator provided in the vehicle may be used in a variety of ways in combination with the device (cruise control) for regulating the driving speed of the vehicle, i.e., not only for deceleration but also for acceleration of the vehicle. According to the present invention, the electric motor/generator is to be operated either in generator operation or in engine operation, the particular mode of operation of the cruise control being set as a function of at least the instantaneous (actual) speed and a preselectable setpoint speed and at least one additional parameter, if necessary. - The device may be used in vehicles having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor/generator as well as in vehicles driven exclusively by at least one electric motor/generator.
- The device includes a control unit for controlling the torque of the electric motor/generator and means for driving the electric motor/generator by which a desired torque (driving torque or braking torque) may be preselected. In addition, means are provided for determining the actual speed of the vehicle, as well as means being provided for preselecting the setpoint speed of the vehicle. The actual speed may be determined in a wide variety of ways, e.g., by a sensor which detects the rotational speed of a wheel. Several possibilities are also conceivable for preselecting the setpoint speed, e.g., an occupant of the vehicle, in particular the driver, may preselect a desired speed via an operating element. The means for preselecting the setpoint speed may also include a device for setting the distance of the vehicle from an object, in particular a vehicle driving in front (cruise control and distance regulating system, e.g., an ACC system). According to a third variant, a setpoint speed is preselected for the control unit via a data connection, e.g., a satellite connection.
- Advantageous exemplary embodiments of this device are derived from combinations of the features given in the subclaims.
- The present invention also relates to a drive system for a vehicle having at least one electric motor/generator and, if necessary, an engine having the features of
Claim 9. - The present invention also relates to a method having the features of Claim10, wherein at an actual speed higher than the setpoint speed, the vehicle is required to decelerate and for this purpose, the electric motor/generator is operated as a generator, and at an actual speed lower than the setpoint speed, the electric motor/generator is operated as an engine. If the vehicle also has an internal combustion engine in addition to the electric motor/generator, the torque required by a cruise control as a function of the actual speed and the setpoint speed of the vehicle is applied optionally by the electric motor/generator or by the internal combustion engine or by the electric motor/generator and the internal combustion engine, depending on the design of the drive system, and this torque is transmitted to at least one wheel of the vehicle. To this end, strategies for optimally distributing the required torque optimally between the electric motor/generator and the internal combustion engine may be stored in the control unit of the cruise control. If the sum of the torques transmitted to the at least one wheel is greater than the road resistance acting on the vehicle, this results in acceleration of the vehicle, whereas when the sum of these torques is less than the road resistance, this results in a deceleration (braking) of the vehicle.
- Alternatively or additionally, to reduce the driving speed of the vehicle, a braking device assigned to at least one wheel of the vehicle may also be operated. Therefore, the driving speed may be reduced even more than would be possible through the internal combustion engine and the electric motor/generator alone.
- Advantageous embodiment variants of the method are derived from combinations of the features characterized in the subclaims.
- The present invention is explained in greater detail below on the basis of the corresponding drawings.
- Figures each shows a basic diagram of a
drive system 1 through 3 for a vehicle; and - FIG. 4 shows two graphs in which the total demand for driving torque at a constant driving speed (graph I) is plotted as a function of the altitude profile of the road on which the vehicle is traveling (graph II).
- Several exemplary embodiments of a
device 1 for automatic regulation of the driving speed of a vehicle, e.g., passenger vehicles, trucks, buses or the like, are described in greater detail below with reference to the figures. - FIG. 1 shows a basic diagram of a first exemplary embodiment of
device 1 for a vehicle 3 (not shown in detail), having adrive system 5 with adrive train 7.Drive train 7 is used to drivewheels axle 9. -
Drive system 5 has an engine 15, formed here by an internal combustion engine 16, and an electric motor/generator 17, the rotor of which (not shown) is in a rotationally fixed connection withcrankshaft 19 of internal combustion engine 16 and also with aninput part 21 of aclutch 23, e.g., a friction clutch. In a first shift position,clutch 23, which may be operated electrically or mechanically, for example, allowscrankshaft 19 of internal combustion engine 16 and the rotor of electric motor/generator 17 to rotate without sending a torque (driving or braking torque) to wheels 11, 13. - As an alternative to
clutch 23, a torque converter may also be used. - Furthermore, a
transmission 25, e.g., a standard transmission or an automatic transmission, and adifferential 27 are also provided indrive train 7. It remains to be pointed out thatclutch 23,transmission 25 and differential 27 are optional devices that are not essential for implementing the method according to the present invention. - With
clutch 23 engaged, both internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 are in a suitable connection withwheels clutch 23,transmission 25 anddifferential 27, so that a driving torque or a braking torque is transmittable to the wheels. In this embodiment ofdrive system 5, internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 are preferably always used jointly to accelerate or deceleratevehicle 3. It is readily possible for a preselectable torque to be applied towheels generator 17, e.g., when there is a failure in internal combustion engine 16 or when vehicle 3 (hybrid) is to be driven only by electric power. It is naturally also possible to use only internal combustion engine 16 to supply a torque towheels generator 17 is in an inactive mode. -
Vehicle 3 also has abrake 29 forbraking wheels Brake 29 may be assigned to only one wheel ofvehicle 3, as indicated in FIG. 1, or to multiple wheels. The design and functioning of such abrake 29 are known, so they need not be described in greater detail here. -
Device 1 includes acontrol unit 31 having at least oneelectronic control device 33 via which the torque of internal combustion engine 16 is controllable, as indicated by acontrol arrow 35 shown with broken lines. By varying the torque of internal combustion engine 16, it is possible to vary the speed ofvehicle 3.Electronic control device 33 includesmeans 37 for determining the prevailing instantaneous speed ofvehicle 3 and means 39 for preselecting a setpoint speed ofvehicle 3.Means - Instead of the single
electronic control device 33,control unit 31 may also have a plurality of control devices interconnected by data links. - Electric motor/
generator 17 may be used either as a generator or as a motor in operation ofvehicle 3. In generator operation, electric motor/generator 17 may apply a torque to decelerate (brake)vehicle 3, and in engine operation it may apply a torque to accelerate (drive)vehicle 3. Electric motor/generator 17 also includes essentially known means for driving whereby a desired torque may be preselected. This is preferably accomplished viaelectronic control device 33, which is indicated by acontrol arrow 41, shown as a broken line. - Electric motor/
generator 17 is connected byelectric lines current storage device 47, e.g., a battery, and at least oneconsumer 49, e.g., a heating or air conditioning system. In motor operation of electric motor/generator 17,current storage device 47 supplies power for drivingvehicle 3; in generator operation,current storage device 47 andconsumer 49 receive the current generated. - The function of device1: to adjust the speed preselected via
means 39,electronic control device 33 demands a torque from internal combustion engine 16 and/or electric motor/generator 17. Therefore strategies for distributing the torque optimally between engine 16 and motor/generator 17 are preferably stored inelectronic control device 33. If the sum of the torques supplied by internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17 towheels vehicle 3, this results in acceleration ofvehicle 3. In the other case, i.e., when the sum of the torques transmitted towheels generator 17 is lower than the road resistance, this results in a deceleration ofvehicle 3. Whenelectronic control device 33 wishes to reduce the speed ofvehicle 3 because the prevailing speed ofvehicle 3 detected viameans 37 is greater than the setpoint speed preselected viameans 39, it is also possible forbrake 29 to be actuated byelectronic control device 33, as indicated with acontrol arrow 51 shown with a broken line, and to thereby reduce the speed even more than would be possible simply using internal combustion engine 16 and electric motor/generator 17. - It is particularly advantageous if, in the case when
vehicle 3 is to be decelerated,electronic control device 33 also increases the electric power consumption by at least oneelectric consumer 49 shouldcurrent storage device 47 be unable to accept all of the cur-rent generated by electric motor/generator 17, and the deceleration ofvehicle 3 due to the braking torque of electric motor/generator 17 is not sufficient. The driving ofelectric consumer 49 byelectronic control device 33 is indicated with acontrol arrow 53, shown with a broken line. - A particularly advantageous embodiment for regulating the driving speed which is described below may be used in a motor vehicle having a drive system which includes at least one electric motor/generator and at least one internal combustion engine, i.e., as described with reference to FIG. 1, for example.
- When the cruise control described above is activated, it attempts to keep the speed of the vehicle constant or essentially constant, resulting in considerable changes in the driving torque required when driving over hilly terrain. Therefore, according to the present invention, the driving torque is to be regulated largely with the help of the electric motor/generator and with the most constant possible use of the internal combustion engine. The engine provides a basic driving torque, which is obtained from the vehicle dynamics equation. This basic driving torque is set at an operating point of the engine at which fuel consumption and/or emissions are as low as possible. Short-term fluctuations in the required total driving torque are compensated exclusively by the electric motor/generator. The connection to a CVT transmission or automatic transmission and a coordinated drive train control provides another potential for optimization. Therefore, the engine may be operated at the lowest possible rotational speed and, in the case of gasoline engines, with as little throttling as possible. The advantage is that engines (internal combustion engines) are usually favorable in terms of fuel consumption here and may even be operated with low emissions, and furthermore, the torque of an electric motor and thus also the effect to be achieved is usually greatest at low rotational speeds.
- The method described above is explained in greater detail below with reference to FIG. 4. Graph I shows torque ME supplied by the electric motor/generator, torque MB supplied by the internal combustion engine and the desired/necessary total driving torque MG composed of the individual torques as a function of the altitude profile of the road as shown in graph II. To keep the driving speed constant, if the resulting speed is too high, it is compensated by regenerative braking (charging the battery), and if the driving speed is too low, it is compensated by a positive torque delivered by the electric motor/generator. The torque of the internal combustion engine is regulated up or down via an integrator only after lengthy battery charging or discharging phases (t>Tmax) and the percentage of the total driving torque contributed by the electric motor/generator approaches zero again accordingly. In other words, the torque of the engine is constant during the period of time from t0 to t6, and it increases only after time t6 because at this point in time, the discharge phase of the battery is greater than Tmax and the torque of the electric motor/generator approaches zero again. If the additional torque of the electric motor/generator is not sufficient to maintain the desired target speed (setpoint speed) of the vehicle, either the torque of the engine or the gear ratio is adjusted.
- It is readily apparent from FIG. 4 that when the cruise control is active, the total torque required to keep the vehicle constantly at a desired speed is consistently divided between the electric motor/generator and the engine. In the case of a flat driving surface and driving surfaces having a constant slope, the desired speed is regulated down with a high precision and a low activity on the part of the cruise control. Only by dividing the total driving torque and refraining from changes in the operating point of the engine as much as possible is it possible to minimize fuel consumption even when driving over long distances at a constant speed.
- FIG. 2 shows a basic diagram of the second exemplary embodiment of
device 1. The same parts are labeled with the same reference numbers, so that reference is made in this regard to the description of FIG. 1. Therefore, only the differences are described in greater detail below. -
Vehicle 3 has adrive system 5′ having first andsecond drive trains train 7 is allocated towheels other drive train 7′ is allocated to awheel 11′ of asecond axle 9′ (rear or front axle).First drive train 7 includes engine 16, clutch 23,transmission 25 and differential 27 and is used to drivewheels Second drive train 7′ includes electric motor/generator 17, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner by itsdrive part 21 towheel 11′ of theother axle 9′ ofvehicle 3, so that the wheel receives a driving torque or a braking torque. - Broken lines in FIG. 2 indicate that in another variant, electric motor/
generator 17 may additionally also drive at least oneother wheel 13′ onaxle 9′ via a differential 27′. In a third variant (not shown) ofsecond drive train 7′ at least two electric motors/generators are provided, each being connected to onewheel 11′, 13′ in a manner capable of transmitting torque. In a fourth variant (not shown)drive train 7 allocated toaxle 9 has a design identical to that ofdrive train 7 described with respect to FIG. 1, while at least oneadditional drive train 7′ allocated toaxle 9′ or only towheel 11′ is designed as described above. - The method of regulating the driving speed of the exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 corresponds essentially to the method described with reference to FIG. 1. In other words,
electronic control device 33 may demand of electric motor/generator 17 and engine 16, independently of one another, a torque which depends on the actual speed and the setpoint speed ofvehicle 3. Therefore, it is readily possible forwheel 11′ orwheels 11′ and 13′ ofsecond axle 9′ andwheels first axle 9 to receive different torques, which may be advantageous in certain driving situations. - The exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 2 differs from that described with reference to FIG. 1 in particular in that engine16 and electric motor/
generator 17 may be triggered independently of one another, and another axle or at least one wheel per vehicle axle may be driven independently of the other wheel. It should be pointed out that the drive system shown in FIG. 2 permits four-wheel drive. - FIG. 3 shows a basic diagram of a third exemplary embodiment of
device 1. Parts that have already been described on the basis of FIGS. 1 and 2 are labeled with the same reference numbers. Therefore, reference is made to the description of FIGS. 1 and 2. The vehicle has adrive system 5″ having only onedrive train 7 which includes at least one electric motor/generator 17 but no internal combustion engine. Thus this is a strictly electric vehicle. Electric motor/generator 17 is connected here directly viadrive part 21 and differential 27 to bothwheels axle 9 in a rotationally fixed manner. As an alternative, it is also possible to eliminate differential 27 and to connect electric motor/generator 17 directly to only onewheel - In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3, neither a clutch23 nor a
transmission 25 is provided indrive train 7. However, it is also readily possible for these devices to be provided indrive train 7. - In
drive system 5″ shown in FIG. 3, instead of at least one battery ascurrent storage device 47, it is also possible to provide at least one fuel cell, preferably a plurality of fuel cells, as the source of the current. - The method implementable by the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 for regulating the driving speed of
vehicle 3 is like the methods described on the basis of FIGS. 1 and 2. Thus, ifelectronic control device 33 ascertains that the prevailing driving speed ofvehicle 3 detected viameans 37 is lower than the setpoint speed preselected viameans 39, thenelectronic control device 33 demands a positive torque from electric motor/generator 17, resulting in acceleration ofvehicle 3. If, based on a comparison of the actual speed and the setpoint speed,electronic control device 33 demands deceleration ofvehicle 3, then a negative torque is required of electric motor/generator 17 viadata connection 35. Here again, it is advantageous ifcontrol device 33 also actuatesbrake 29 for at least onewheel 11 to deceleratevehicle 3 even more if the negative torque of electric motor/generator 17 alone is not sufficient. Finally, it is also possible here forelectronic control device 33 to increase electric power consumption by at least oneelectric consumer 49 ifcurrent storage device 47 is unable to consume all the current generated byelectric generator 17 in generator operation and the deceleration ed through the braking torque ofelectric generator 17 is not sufficient.
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1. A device (1) for regulating the driving speed of a vehicle (3) having at least one electric motor/generator (17) connected or connectable to a drive train (7; 7′) for at least one wheel (11, 13; 11′, 13′) as a function of at least its actual speed and setpoint speed, comprising a control unit (31) for controlling the torque of the electric motor/generator (17), means for driving the electric motor/generator (17), means (37) for recording the actual speed of the vehicle (3), and means (39) for preselecting the setpoint speed of the vehicle (3),
wherein the electric motor/generator (17) may be used in generator operation to generate a braking torque as well as in motor operation to generate a driving torque.
2. The device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the electric motor/generator (17) is connected by electric lines (43, 45) to a current storage device (47) and at least one electric consumer (49).
3. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit (31) has at least one electronic control device (33) which is designed to demand of the electric motor/generator (17) a positive torque (driving torque) when the actual speed drops below the setpoint speed in driving operation of the vehicle (3) and to demand a negative torque (braking torque) when the actual speed exceeds the setpoint speed.
4. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the electric power consumption by at least one electric consumer (49) can be increased by the control unit (31).
5. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the torque of an internal combustion engine (15), which is connected or connectable to a drive train (7; 7′) for at least one wheel (11, 13; 11′, 13′), is controllable by the control unit (31).
6. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the internal combustion engine (15) and the electric motor/generator (17) are connected or connectable to the same drive train (7) or to different drive trains (7; 7′).
7. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein strategies for distributing the torque required to implement the required setpoint speed of the vehicle (3) between the internal combustion engine (15) and the at least one electric motor/generator (17) are stored in the control unit (31).
8. The device as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein a brake (29) is provided for the at least one wheel (11; 13; 11′; 13′), and the brake (29) is operable by the control unit (31).
9. A drive system (5; 5′, 5″) for a vehicle (3), comprising at least one electric motor/generator (17) and, optionally, an internal combustion engine (15), each being connected or connectable to at least one drive train (7, 7′) for at least one wheel (11; 13; 11′; 13′), and having a device (1) for regulating the driving speed of the vehicle (3), in particular as recited in one of claims 1 through 8.
10. A method of regulating the driving speed of a vehicle (3) having at least one electric motor/generator (17), as a function of at least its actual speed and the required setpoint speed, the actual speed being determined and the setpoint speed being adjustable, and a comparison of the actual speed with the setpoint speed being performed, wherein deceleration of the vehicle (3) is required when the actual speed is greater than the setpoint speed, and, to do so, the electric motor/generator (17) is operated as a generator, and when the actual speed is less than the setpoint speed, the electric motor/generator (17) is operated as a motor.
11. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein in addition at least one brake (29) cooperating with at least one wheel (11; 13; 11′; 13′) of the vehicle (3) is actuated to increase the braking torque when the actual speed is greater than the setpoint speed.
12. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein for the purpose of decelerating and accelerating the vehicle (3), the torque of an internal combustion engine (15) of the vehicle (3) is varied accordingly.
13. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein when the electric motor/generator (17) is in motor operation, it is supplied with current by at least one current storage device (47) for driving the vehicle (3), and, when the electric motor/generator (17) is in generator operation, the current it generates is stored by the at least one current storage device (47) and/or is consumed by at least one electric consumer (49).
14. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein when there is at least one electric consumer (49), the electric power consumption is increased if the at least one current storage device (47) cannot store all of the current generated by the electric motor/generator (17) in generator operation and the deceleration of the vehicle (3) due to the braking torque of the electric motor/generator (17) is not sufficient.
15. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein short-term and/or relatively minor fluctuations in the driving torque required to keep the vehicle (3) at a constant speed are compensated exclusively by the electric motor/generator (17).
16. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the vehicle is compensated by regenerative braking when the driving speed is too high, and when the driving speed is too low, it is compensated by the electric motor/generator supplying a driving torque.
17. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims 15 and 16,
wherein after a certain period of time (tmax) during which fluctuations in the driving torque are compensated exclusively by the electric motor/generator, the torque of the internal combustion engine is regulated up or down, preferably via an integrator, and the contribution of the electric motor/generator to the total driving torque is returned to zero.
18. The method as recited in one of the preceding claims 15 through 17,
wherein if the torque supplied by the electric motor/generator is not sufficient to maintain the required setpoint speed, the torque of the internal combustion engine or the gear ratio is adjusted accordingly.
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