Control device and control method of motor-driven 4WD vehicle

A control device of a motor-driven 4WD vehicle which controls the vehicle such that one of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle are driven by an engine and the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels are driven by a motor if necessary, the control device comprising:

• a motor generator driven by the engine to generate a first 3-phase AC electricity of a first rating voltage;
• an inverter which lowers the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator into a second DC electricity of a second rating voltage which is lower than the first rating voltage;
• a rectifying circuit which rectifles the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator and which supplies a third DC electricity of a third rating voltage after rectification to the motor;
• and
• a battery which is supplied with the second DC electricity obtained by the inverter and which is charged,
• wherein the motor generator has a function of generating the first 3-phase AC electricity when the motor generator is driven by the engine, and also a function of rotating as a motor when a fourth 3-phase AC electricity of a fourth rating voltage is supplied to the motor generator,
• wherein the inverter boosts a fifth DC electricity of a fifth rating voltage accumulated in the battery to the fourth 3-phase AC electricity, and
• wherein the motor generator generates a driving force by the fourth 3-phase AC electricity, and the engine is started by the driving force.

A control device of a motor-driven 4WD vehicle which controls the vehicle such that one of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle are driven by an engine and the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels are driven by a motor if necessary, the control device comprising:

• a motor generator driven by the engine to generate a first 3-phase AC electricity of a first rating voltage;
• an inverter which lowers the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator into a second DC electricity of a second rating voltage which is lower than the first rating voltage;
• a rectifying circuit which rectifies the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator and which supplies a third DC electricity of a third rating voltage after rectification to the motor;
• a battery which is supplied with the second DC electricity obtained by the inverter and which is charged;
• and
• a revolution number detector which detects a revolution number of the engine,
• wherein when the detected revolution number of the engine detected by the revolution number detector is smaller than a predetermined revolution number, the motor is driven using both the third DC electricity which is generated by the motor generator and rectified by the rectifying circuit, and a sixth DC electricity obtained by boosting a seventh DC electricity charged into the battery by the inverter.

A control device of a motor-driven 4WD vehicle which controls the vehicle such that one of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle are driven by an engine and the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels are driven by a motor if necessary, the control device comprising:

• a motor generator driven by the engine to generate a first 3-phase AC electricity of a first rating voltage;
• an inverter which lowers the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator into a second DC electricity of a second rating voltage which is lower than the first rating voltage;
• a rectifying circuit which rectifies the first 3-phase AC electricity generated by the motor generator and which supplies a third DC electricity of a third rating voltage after rectification to the motor;
• a battery which is supplied with the second DC electricity obtained by the inverter and which is charged, wherein the motor is driven using both the third DC electricity which is generated by the motor generator and rectified by the rectifying circuit, and a sixth DC electricity obtained by boosting a seventh DC electricity charged into the battery by the inverter;
• a first switch which switches a connection state between the inverter and the battery;
• and
• a second switch which switches a connection state between the rectifying circuit and the motor,
• wherein when the engine is to be started, the first switch is closed and the second switch is opened for supplying the seventh DC electricity charged into the battery to the inverter, and when the battery is to be charged, the first switch is closed and the second switch is opened for supplying the second DC electricity lowered by the inverter and rectified to the battery, and when the motor is to be driven, the first switch is opened and the second switch is closed for supplying the third DC electricity rectified by the rectifying circuit to the motor.

A control method of a motor-driven 4WD vehicle which controls the vehicle such that one of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle are driven by an engine and the other of front wheels and rear wheels are driven by a motor if necessary, the control method comprising the operations of:

• generating a first 3-phase AC electricity of a first rating voltage using rotation power of the engine;
• rectifying the first 3-phase AC electricity to a second DC electricity of a second rating voltage which is lower than the first rating voltage, and supplying the second DC electricity to a battery for charging the battery, when the battery is to be charged;
• and
• controlling such that the first 3-phase AC electricity is rectified to a third DC electricity of a third rating voltage, and the third DC electricity is supplied to the motor for rotating the motor, when the motor is to be driven,
• wherein the step of generating is performed by a motor generator,
• wherein the motor generator has a function of generating the first 3-phase AC electricity when the motor generator is driven by the engine and also a function of rotating as a motor when a fourth 3-phase AC electricity of a fourth rating voltage is supplied to the motor generator,
• wherein an inverter boosts a fifth DC electricity of a fifth rating voltage accumulated in the battery to the fourth 3-phase AC electricity, and
• wherein the motor generator generates a driving force by the fourth 3-phase AC electricity, and the engine is started by the driving force.