WO2016013243A1 - 電力管理装置、電力管理システム、自動車 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a technique for managing electric power in a vehicle.
- the energy density of batteries for electric vehicles is small compared to gasoline. Therefore, the cruising range at full charge is as short as about 100 to 200 km. The cruising range is further shortened when electric power is consumed by an electric load such as an air conditioner in an electric vehicle.
- hybrid vehicles electric hybrid vehicles (hereinafter also referred to as “hybrid vehicles”) that use both electricity and gasoline as energy sources have been proposed.
- a hybrid vehicle a technique for selecting a travel mode for each road section on which the vehicle travels has been proposed.
- the travel mode for example, an EV mode that uses only electric energy for driving and an HV mode that uses both electric and gasoline energy for driving are employed. By such selection, the battery is charged with the electric energy obtained by the traveling of the hybrid vehicle, and the electric energy stored in the battery is efficiently used.
- Patent Document 1 a battery is generated by travel energy consumed when actually traveling for each road section and regenerative energy (in Patent Document 1, AC power generated by a motor by resistance force during deceleration).
- a technique for acquiring information on energy stored in a recording medium and storing the information as history data in a recording medium For example, a technique for acquiring information on energy stored in a recording medium and storing the information as history data in a recording medium. And the calculation of the difference between the average value or maximum value of travel energy and the average value or minimum value of regenerative energy when traveling on the same road section multiple times goes back to the expected route from the departure point to the destination. It is carried out. As a result, a section in which the vehicle can travel to the destination in the EV mode (“EV finish section”) is determined.
- EV finish section a section in which the vehicle can travel to the destination in the EV mode
- Patent Document 1 it is proposed to adopt the HV mode outside the EV finish section.
- a point where charging is possible is set as a destination point, and a section adopting the HV mode is arranged in front of the EV finish section.
- control is performed so that the remaining battery level becomes the lower limit.
- the start point of the EV finish section is determined by learning processing using historical data of travel conditions when traveling on the same road section in the past (this affects battery power consumption).
- Technology is disclosed. Accordingly, it has been proposed to more accurately reduce the remaining battery level to the lower limit at the destination point.
- Patent Document 2 shows energy calculation under a predetermined condition depending on the vehicle.
- the “EV finish section” in the technique of Patent Document 1 is effective when a destination that can be charged is determined, but cannot be used effectively when the destination is not determined.
- HDD for example, HDD ( Hard Disk Drive
- regenerative energy Even in the same road section, the amount of travel energy and electric energy (hereinafter simply referred to as “regenerative energy”) that contributes to the charging of the battery by traveling differs depending on the type of vehicle (hereinafter referred to as the vehicle type). . Therefore, it is necessary to store history data when actually traveling for each road section for each vehicle type. This necessity requires a larger capacity for the data storage device.
- the driving energy and regenerative energy differ depending on the driving characteristics of the driver (how to step on the brake, how to step on the accelerator, and traveling speed). Therefore, even if the “EV finish section” as described above is determined, the EV mode may not actually be continued to the destination.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for collecting and learning information such as engine speed and acceleration for each road section in an information center via wireless communication. And based on the said learning, notifying a driver
- the driving operation may be complicated.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for performing vehicle power management with a small-capacity storage device.
- an information storage unit stores road road information including information about the road section gradient on which the vehicle (B) travels in association with the road section ( 2).
- the road gradient information the one indicating that the vehicle is in a downward gradient when the vehicle is traveling is steeper than a predetermined gradient depending on the vehicle.
- the predetermined gradient is a gradient according to the vehicle characteristics of the vehicle.
- the vehicle characteristics include at least one of the weight of the vehicle and the performance of the regenerative brake of the vehicle.
- a second aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, wherein the road gradient information is a regeneration section that is a section in which regenerative energy is obtained by traveling of the vehicle (B). Includes start position, end position, and slope.
- a third aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the second aspect, wherein the road gradient information is read from the information storage unit (2), and the vehicle is based on the road gradient information. Is further provided with a travel control plan unit (1) for creating a travel control plan (P) for traveling.
- the vehicle has a storage battery (201) that stores the regenerative energy, and is driven using at least the power stored in the storage battery as a power source.
- the travel control planning unit collects all the electric energy that contributes to charging the storage battery in the regeneration section, whether or not the vehicle can travel with the electric power stored in the storage battery until the vehicle reaches the regeneration section.
- a travel control plan for the road section which differs depending on whether or not the vehicle can travel on the road section with the electric power, is created.
- a fourth aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, in which the road gradient information is read from the information storage unit (2), and the vehicle is based on the road gradient information.
- the vehicle further includes a travel control planning unit (1) that creates a travel control plan (P) for traveling by (B).
- the travel control planning unit includes a distance of a road that becomes an upward slope in the travel in the road section and energy consumed when the vehicle travels the unit distance, and a downward slope in the travel in the road section. Regenerative energy obtained when the vehicle travels a distance of a certain distance and its unit distance, and energy consumed when the vehicle travels a distance of a distance that becomes a flat road in the road section and its unit distance.
- the travel control plan is created using.
- a fifth aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the third aspect or the fourth aspect, in which the vehicle (B) determines a unit distance of a road that becomes a flat road in the road section.
- the energy consumed when traveling depends on the average value (Va) of the traveling speed of the vehicle.
- a sixth aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, wherein the road gradient information is an area in which energy (Ec) consumed in traveling of the vehicle (B) is equal ( In association with a plurality of road sections in (RA), the start position, end position, and road gradient of the road section are included.
- the road gradient information is an area in which energy (Ec) consumed in traveling of the vehicle (B) is equal ( In association with a plurality of road sections in (RA), the start position, end position, and road gradient of the road section are included.
- a seventh aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, wherein the road gradient information includes an amount of electric energy (Edc) consumed or regenerated by a curve of the road section. .
- the eighth aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, and the road gradient information includes a start position and a curvature of a curve in the road section.
- a ninth aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention is the first aspect, wherein a plurality of road sections having the same gradient direction are adjacent to each other across only a flat road section,
- the road gradient information is a combination of the plurality of road sections and the flat road section. And stored in the information storage unit (2).
- the first aspect (100A, 100B) of the power management system according to the present invention is the same as the second aspect of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention, and the vehicle (B) travels in the regeneration section.
- a second aspect (100A, 100B) of the power management system according to the present invention is based on any one of the third to fifth aspects of the power management apparatus (10) according to the present invention and the travel control plan (P). And a travel control device (40) that performs travel control of the vehicle (B).
- the power management device further includes a non-volatile storage device (3) for sequentially storing the travel control plan by sequentially storing the travel distance of the vehicle in the road section.
- the travel control operation is temporarily stopped, and then the initial operation after the operation is restarted, the travel control device is stored in the storage device. Travel control is resumed based on the travel distance and the travel control plan.
- the automobile according to the present invention is any one of the first to ninth aspects of the power management device (10) according to the present invention, or the first to second aspects of the power management system (100A, 100B) according to the present invention. It is the said vehicle (B) carrying any of these.
- the storage capacity of the information storage unit can be small. Since the amount of data is reduced, the necessary road gradient information is retrieved and used more quickly.
- the power management apparatus of the present invention it is possible to recognize the position of the regenerative section and to calculate the electric energy that can be recovered in the regenerative section.
- the power generation plan when traveling in the HV mode is facilitated.
- the calculation of the energy balance is simplified to the four arithmetic operations, and the necessary calculation capability is sufficient.
- the error between the travel control plan and the actual travel is corrected, and the accuracy of travel control is improved.
- the sixth aspect of the power management device of the present invention it is possible to create a travel control plan in the area even if the destination and travel route are not determined, and the travel control plan saves energy. Contributes to traveling.
- the energy amount in the curve is taken into account in the energy balance calculation, and the accuracy of the traveling control is improved.
- the eighth aspect of the power management apparatus according to the present invention contributes to safe driving such as deceleration support before entering a curve.
- the amount of information stored in the information storage unit is reduced.
- the recovery efficiency of electric energy in the regeneration section is improved.
- the travel control before the stop can be resumed.
- an automobile that meets the needs for realizing energy reduction without incurring costs for in-vehicle electrical components can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a power management apparatus according to a first embodiment and its periphery.
- 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a travel control planning unit creates a travel control plan in the first embodiment. It is a map explaining section road gradient information. It is a graph which illustrates the relationship between the altitude of a road section, and a journey distance. It is a graph which illustrates the relationship between the altitude of a road section, and a journey distance. It is a flowchart which illustrates the process of a traveling control plan part. It is a graph which illustrates the relationship between the amount of battery storage and the distance.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a power management apparatus according to a third embodiment and its periphery. It is a schematic diagram which shows the force applied to a vehicle in a downward slope. It is a graph which illustrates the relationship between the altitude of a road section, and a journey distance.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of power management system 100A according to the first embodiment of the present invention and its periphery.
- the power management system 100A is mounted on a vehicle.
- a hybrid vehicle is used as an example of a vehicle.
- the following description can be applied to an electric vehicle.
- the power management system 100A includes a power management device 10, a current position sensor device 20, an orientation sensor device 30, a travel control device 40, an information providing device 50, a vehicle speed sensor device 60, a battery sensor device 70, an accelerator. And a sensor device 80.
- the battery sensor device 70 outputs SOC (State Of Charge) indicating the storage amount of the storage battery (battery) 201.
- SOC represents, for example, the amount of power stored in the battery as a percentage, and the SOC when fully charged is 100%.
- the SOC is also used as a symbol, and the expression of the charged amount SOC is used.
- the traveling control device 40 controls the operation of the electric motor 202 and the engine 204 in accordance with a traveling control plan P described later.
- the vehicle wheel 203 rotates using the electric motor 202 and the engine 204 as power sources.
- the vehicle travels by the rotation of the wheels 203.
- the electric motor 202 is driven using the electric power stored in the battery 201 as a power source to rotate the wheels 203.
- the electric motor 202 decelerates by the deceleration of the wheel 203 and charges the battery 201 (for example, charging by the regenerative operation of the electric motor 202). Electric energy that contributes to charging the battery in this way is referred to as regenerative energy.
- the regenerative energy referred to here may include electric energy obtained by using an alternator (not shown) as a regenerative brake on a downward slope.
- Engine 204 is usually an internal combustion engine when mounted on a vehicle, but may be an external combustion engine.
- the engine 204 is driven using fuel combustion as a power source to rotate the wheels 203.
- consideration in which the engine 204 is omitted is employed.
- the power management apparatus 10 creates a travel control plan P that indicates how to use the electrical energy of the vehicle to travel the vehicle. Details of the travel control plan P and its creation will be described later.
- the current position sensor device 20 outputs current position information J indicating the current position of the vehicle.
- the current position may be an absolute position such as a latitude / longitude of GPS, for example, or may be a relative position indicating a distance from a specific position.
- the direction sensor device 30 outputs traveling direction information C indicating the traveling direction of the vehicle.
- the traveling direction for example, the true north may be 0 degrees, the east may be 90 degrees, the south may be 180 degrees, and the west may be 270 degrees.
- the information providing device 50 notifies the driver of the recommendation to turn off the accelerator by a display or voice based on the accelerator off recommendation information R.
- the vehicle speed sensor device 60 outputs vehicle speed information Vd indicating the vehicle speed (vehicle speed).
- vehicle speed information Vd may take the form of a pulse value indicating the vehicle speed, for example.
- the information providing device 50 may further obtain the vehicle speed information Vd from the vehicle speed sensor device 60 and notify the current speed of the vehicle.
- Accelerator sensor device 80 detects accelerator depression angle ⁇ acc.
- the accelerator may be grasped as a mechanism for accelerating the vehicle. Under such a grasp, stepping on the accelerator by the driver corresponds to operating the mechanism. Since the technique for controlling the electric motor 202 and the engine 204 by the accelerator is known, the details of the technique are omitted.
- the power management apparatus 10 includes a travel control planning unit 1, a section effective road gradient information storage unit 2, a nonvolatile information storage unit 3, and a driving support information output unit 4.
- the travel control plan unit 1 inputs the current position information J and travel direction information C, and when the section effective road gradient information Q corresponding to these is obtained, a travel control plan P described in detail later is created, Output this.
- the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 functions as an information storage unit that stores section road gradient information that is a candidate for the section effective road gradient information Q.
- Nonvolatile information storage unit 3 stores current position information J and travel control plan P.
- the driving support information output unit 4 creates accelerator-off recommendation information R and outputs it to the information providing device 50.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the travel control planning unit 1 creates and outputs the travel control plan P in the power management apparatus 10.
- the current position sensor device 20 inputs the current position information J of the vehicle, and the direction sensor device 30 inputs the traveling direction information C of the vehicle to the power management device 10 (step S100).
- the power management system 100A starts operating, and step S100 is executed.
- the current position information J and the traveling direction information C are limited to representation formats such as the latitude / longitude of GPS and the angle from true north as long as the position and traveling direction of the vehicle can be determined. Absent.
- the timing at which the current position information J and the traveling direction information C are input to the power management apparatus 10 can also be obtained with a certain accuracy (for example, within 100 meters), for example, when the vehicle moves a certain distance. If it is possible, it may not be a periodic timing every fixed time.
- the travel control planning unit 1 searches the segment effective road gradient information Q from the segment effective road gradient information storage unit 2 (step S102).
- section road gradient information that can be the section effective road gradient information Q corresponding to the current position information J and the traveling direction information C is not always stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2. This will be described in detail later.
- Table 1 shows an example of data storage of section road slope information in the section valid road slope information storage unit 2.
- FIG. 3 is a map for explaining the section road gradient information exemplified in Table 1.
- the section road gradient information has position coordinates that become the base point G in the current position information J of the vehicle B, and road gradient information corresponding to the traveling direction from the base point G.
- the traveling control planning unit 1 searches for road gradient information corresponding to the base point.
- the base point is indicated by a GPS latitude / longitude that can be regarded as the same point as the current position information J or a predetermined position (eg, before a predetermined intersection) on the same road.
- the GPS latitude / longitude that can be regarded as the same is, for example, a GPS latitude / longitude in which an error from the current position information J input from the current position sensor device 20 is within 10 to 15 meters in consideration of a GPS positioning error. Point to.
- the current position may be virtually obtained using an existing position identification method such as Dead Reckoning.
- Table 1 shows road sections starting from the base point G and ending at the destination.
- the GPS latitude and GPS longitude of the base point G are 34 degrees A minute B seconds and 135 degrees C minute D seconds, respectively.
- Road gradient information is stored in association with road sections.
- the destination indicated by index ID1 (hereinafter also referred to as “destination ID1”) is located north of the base point G, and the traveling direction from the base point G is 0 degrees.
- the destination indicated by index ID2 is just east from the base point G, and the traveling direction from the base point G is 90 degrees.
- the destination indicated by the index ID3 is just west from the base point G, and the traveling direction from the base point G is 270 degrees.
- the section effective road gradient information Q includes the following road gradient information in addition to the index, the GPS latitude and longitude of the base point G, and the traveling direction.
- the road gradient information includes at least the total distance (section road distance) of the section represented by the road distance, the start / end positions of the upward gradient and / or the downward gradient, and the respective road gradient (%).
- the journey distance is the distance of the journey with the base point G as the origin.
- the road gradient information is explained by taking the road section from the base point G to the destination ID 1 as an example.
- the road distance of the road section is 800 m, and includes an ascending section and a descending section.
- the ascending section starts at a position 100 m from the base point G and ends at a position 300 m from the base point G.
- the road slope of the section is 6%.
- the section having a downward slope starts at a position 500 m from the base point G and ends at a position 700 m from the base point G.
- the road slope (absolute value) of the section is 4%.
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the altitude of these road sections and the road distance.
- the driving support control for example, the driving support information output unit for notifying the accelerator-off recommended information R described above
- the driving support control It is determined whether or not the process (4) has been started (step S103). If the driving support control has not started, a travel control plan P is created (step S104).
- step S105 the created travel control plan P is output to the driving support information output unit 4 and the travel control device 40.
- step S106 the driving assistance information output unit 4 starts driving assistance control based on the travel control plan P.
- step S107 If the section effective road gradient information Q cannot be extracted in step S102, or if the driving support control is started in the road section in step S103, the process is terminated (step S107).
- step S103 The reason for confirming in step S103 whether or not driving support control has already been started in the same road section indicated by the searched section effective road gradient information Q will be described. Assuming that the current position information J and the driving direction information C are input at regular intervals, the same section valid road gradient information Q may continue to be searched in step S102 while the vehicle is stopped.
- step S103 is provided.
- the section valid road gradient information storage unit 2 can employ a non-rewritable medium such as ROM (Read Only Memory) or a rewritable storage medium such as Flash memory.
- ROM Read Only Memory
- Flash memory a rewritable storage medium
- the storage amount SOC is input from the battery sensor device 70 to the power management device 10 at regular intervals.
- travel control planning unit 1 can refer to the value of input storage amount SOC. In FIG. 1, this reference is indicated by an arrow indicating the storage amount SOC going to the travel control planning unit 1.
- the electric energy or regenerative energy consumed by the road gradient is obtained from the road gradient and the travel distance on the road gradient.
- the electric energy consumed in the flat road section can be obtained from the traveling speed and the distance of the flat road section.
- E1 [Wh / m] is calculated by converting the energy consumed to travel a unit distance of a flat road section (for example, 1 m: the same applies below) in watt hours.
- the electric energy amount E1 depends on the traveling speed V of the vehicle (the unit is, for example, [km / h]).
- the traveling speed V for example, an average value of the vehicle speed (the traveling speed of the vehicle B) when entering the road section is adopted.
- the vehicle speed sensor device 60 inputs vehicle speed information Vd at that time to the travel control planning unit 1 at regular time intervals (for example, every 10 milliseconds).
- the travel control planning unit 1 calculates an average travel speed Va, which is an average value of the vehicle speed per predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) from the vehicle speed information Vd.
- the average traveling speed Va can be adopted as the traveling speed V.
- Table 2 is a table illustrating the relationship between the electric energy amount E1 [Wh / m] and the traveling speed V.
- ⁇ E2 [Wh / m] is calculated by converting the energy consumed to travel the unit distance in the uphill section in watt hours.
- the electric energy amount E2 depends on the road gradient ⁇ [%], which is the magnitude of the upward gradient.
- E3 [Wh / m] is calculated by converting the energy that contributes to charging the battery when traveling a unit distance in the downward gradient section in watt hours.
- the amount of electrical energy E3 depends on the road gradient ⁇ [%], which is the absolute value of the magnitude of the downward gradient.
- the electric energy amounts E2 and E3 are values including the air resistance and the energy amount consumed by the road surface friction when assuming the average traveling speed in each of the up and down slope sections.
- the driving speed is designed to be below a predetermined value.
- the design speed for each longitudinal gradient of the roadway is determined in Article 20 of the Road Structure Ordinance. Similar regulations have been established in other countries.
- the electric energy amounts E2 and E3 may be given assuming the speed designed in this way.
- the actual speed when the vehicle is traveling in the uphill section or downhill section does not affect the electric energy amounts E2 and E3.
- road surface friction can be treated as paved road surface values by removing rare conditions such as road surface freezing and gravel roads on the slopes of up and down roads.
- the electric energy amount E3 is set to a value that reflects vehicle performance such as the upper and lower limits of the regenerative braking force and the charging efficiency of the battery (power stored in the battery ⁇ input power to the battery). Is desirable.
- the electric energy amounts E2 and E3 [Wh / m] depend on the road gradients ⁇ and ⁇ and have a relationship illustrated in Table 3, for example.
- the electric energy amount E3 is the maximum power generation amount of the regenerative brake.
- the section road gradient information shown in Table 3 includes only a road gradient information including a downward gradient section (hereinafter also referred to as “regenerative section”) having a road gradient ⁇ of X [%] or more when the road section has a downward gradient section.
- the section effective road gradient information accumulating unit 2 is stored.
- the section effective road gradient information accumulating unit 2 stores road gradient information including information on the gradient of the road section on which the vehicle travels in association with the road section, (b) The road gradient information indicating that the vehicle is going to be a downward gradient in the traveling of the vehicle, the gradient is steeper than a predetermined gradient depending on the vehicle, It turns out that.
- the value of the electric energy amount E2 [Wh / m] is given only for the road gradient Y [%] that is equal to or greater than the predetermined value E2x.
- the road section has an upward slope section
- only the section road slope information including the upward slope section where the road slope ⁇ is Y [%] or more is stored in the section effective road slope information accumulation unit 2.
- the predetermined values E3x, E2x, and thus the “predetermined slope” described in (b) above are determined in advance by experiments or calculations according to vehicle characteristics of the vehicle, such as vehicle weight and regenerative braking performance (maximum torque or minimum torque). Value is applied.
- vehicle weight of an automobile as a vehicle will be described in detail below.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the force applied to the vehicle on a downward slope.
- the force applied to the vehicle B having the vehicle weight M at the downward slope of the inclination angle ⁇ is considered.
- the condition under which regenerative energy is obtained at a downward slope by introducing the gravitational acceleration g, the rolling friction coefficient ⁇ , and the minimum driving force H that drives the regeneration is expressed by Equation (1).
- the symbol “*” indicates a multiplication operator, and 0 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 90 °.
- Equation (1) indicates the force that can be used for driving to advance the vehicle B in the downward direction.
- the vehicle weight M and the minimum driving force H differ depending on the vehicle. Therefore, the range of the inclination angle ⁇ for establishing the formula (1) also differs depending on the vehicle weight M and the minimum driving force H.
- the weight M of a light car is about 600 to 800 kg, and the weight of a normal car is about 1300 to 1600 kg. Therefore, the light vehicle has a larger value of the inclination angle ⁇ at which the expression (1) is established, compared with the ordinary vehicle.
- the amount of road gradient data required can be reduced by assuming that it is sufficient to accumulate road gradient data of only a down road gradient with a road gradient of 5% or more.
- the road gradient data can be reduced in the same way for the uphill gradient.
- the total amount of data is about 2 to 3 megabytes. Furthermore, if data is assumed only for road gradients with a road gradient of 8% or more, the total amount of data is about 100 kilobytes. As described above, these data amounts are derived from the restriction on the road slope value (upper limit: restriction by the road structure ordinance in Japan) according to the speed limit.
- regenerative energy can be calculated by a device such as a one-chip microcomputer.
- Such technology can provide a vehicle that meets the needs of energy reduction without cost to in-vehicle electrical components, in terms of cost matching to cheaper light vehicles than ordinary vehicles. Is desirable.
- ordinary cars can bear more costs than light cars, for example, by providing data to standard equipment such as a car navigation system.
- standard equipment such as a car navigation system.
- having gigabytes of data costs a lot.
- the amount of road gradient data is small as in this embodiment, and if 2 to 3 megabytes of memory is added to the existing system, the regenerative energy calculation will have the same or close effect as when all road gradient data is available. can get.
- road gradient data that does not satisfy the above formula (1) that is, where regenerative energy cannot be obtained, occupies 70 to 80% of the entire road gradient data throughout Japan. In other words, data that is not practical in energy calculation accounts for 70 to 80% of the entire road gradient data throughout Japan.
- FIG. 5 corresponds to the road section shown in FIG. 4 and is a graph illustrating the relationship between altitude and distance.
- This road section is, in order from the base point G toward the destination ID1, a flat road section with a road distance L1_A, an uphill section with a road distance L2, a flat road section with a road distance L1_B, a downhill section with a road distance L3, and a road distance. It has a flat road section of L1_C.
- the section distance L in this road section is the sum of the distances L1_A, L2, L1_B, L3, L1_C.
- the energy balance in the road section will be explained below.
- the amount of electric energy E0 [Wh] that is the remaining amount of battery at the base point G is obtained from the charged amount SOC input from the battery sensor device 70 when the travel control plan P is created.
- the energy balance when traveling on the road section only with electric energy (EV mode) is expressed by Equation (2) as the amount of electric energy E [Wh] that is the remaining battery capacity.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the process of the travel control planning unit 1.
- the determination result in step S103 is negative (that is, when the driving support control in the section is not started)
- the creation of the travel control plan P is started in step S200.
- step S201 it is determined whether or not the condition (i) is satisfied. Specifically, it is clear that the above (i) is satisfied when the energy balance Ea obtained by the equation (3) is 0 or more.
- step S202 If the determination result in step S201 is true (YES), it is determined in step S202 whether the condition (ii) is satisfied.
- the free capacity E_empty is obtained from the right side of the equation (4) (the left side of the inequality) by introducing the maximum charged amount Emax [Wh] of the battery 201. Since the total amount of regenerative energy estimated to be obtained in the regenerative section is expressed as E3 * L3, true / false of step S202 is determined by the establishment / non-establishment of the inequalities with equal signs in equation (4), respectively.
- step S203 it is determined whether or not the energy balance Efin of the entire road section is equal to or greater than 0 (that is, the vehicle B can travel the road section with electric power stored in the battery 201).
- the energy balance Efin is obtained by the equation (5) in consideration of the electric energy amount E described above. That is, the true / false of step S203 is determined by the establishment / non-establishment of the inequalities with equal signs in equation (5).
- FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the battery power storage amount and the journey distance when the determination result in step S203 is true (YES).
- the regeneration section see symbol L3
- the battery charge amount is positive
- the condition (i) is satisfied.
- the battery storage amount in the regeneration section is less than the maximum storage amount Emax, and the condition (ii) is satisfied.
- the end point of the road section is reached (see the right end of the flat road section indicated by the symbol L1_C), the battery charge amount is positive and the energy balance Efin is 0 or more.
- step S203 determines and outputs a traveling control plan P1 in step S204. If the determination result in step S203 is false (NO), the travel control plan unit 1 generates and outputs a travel control plan P2 in step S205. If the determination result in step S202 is false (NO), the travel control plan unit 1 generates and outputs a travel control plan P3 in step S206. If the determination result in step S201 is false (NO), the travel control planning unit 1 generates and outputs a travel control plan P4 in step S206.
- the traveling control plan P is a general term for these traveling control plans P1 to P4.
- the output destination of the travel control plan P is the drive support information output unit 4 and the travel control device 40. Processing of the driving support information output unit 4 and the traveling control device 40 based on the traveling control plan P will be described later.
- step S203 determines whether the vehicle B can travel on the road section only in the EV mode. Therefore, information indicating that the vehicle B can travel only in the EV mode, the amount of charge of the battery at the time when the traveling of the road section is completed (this can also be grasped as the energy balance Efin), and the section distance of the road section The distance L is included in the travel control plan P1.
- ⁇ Driving control plan P2> The amount of electric energy Er that is insufficient when the vehicle B travels only in the EV mode in the road section and the section road distance L are included in the travel control plan P2.
- ⁇ Driving control plan P3> The distance Lg to the starting point of the regenerative section (this is the sum of the distances L1_A, L2, L1_B according to FIG. 5) and the regenerative energy amount Eg that can be recovered in the regenerative section (this is (E3 * L3 in equation (3)) and the section road distance L are included in the travel control plan P3.
- ⁇ Driving control plan P4> The amount of electric energy Erg [Wh] that is insufficient for the vehicle B to travel only in the EV mode to the start point of the regeneration section (this is substantially equal to the absolute value of the energy balance Ea in equation (2)), and the regeneration section Thus, the regenerative energy amount Eg that can be recovered and the section distance L are included in the travel control plan P4.
- the travel control device 40 travels based on the travel control plan P received from the power management device 10 (more specifically, from the travel control plan unit 1) so that the amount of energy consumed in the road section is minimized. Take control.
- travel control plan P1 ⁇ Processing based on travel control plan P1> A case will be described in which travel control plan P received by travel control device 40 from power management device 10 is travel control plan P1.
- the travel control plan P1 includes information indicating that the vehicle B can travel only in the EV mode as described above, the energy balance Efin [Wh], and the section distance L [m].
- the travel control device 40 calculates the power consumption DpE (distance that can be traveled per unit power: here the unit is [m / Wh]) based on the equation (6).
- the storage amount SOC is input from the battery sensor device 70 to the travel control device 40.
- the travel control device 40 Run control that runs in the mode.
- predetermined values DpEz and Lz values obtained in advance from experiments or the like can be used.
- travel control plan P2 ⁇ Processing based on travel control plan P2> A case will be described in which travel control plan P received by travel control device 40 from power management device 10 is travel control plan P2.
- the traveling control plan P2 includes the insufficient electric energy Er as described above.
- the traveling control device 40 ensures electric power that is equal to or greater than the electric energy amount Er in the HV mode at a timing with good power generation efficiency in the road section. In other road sections, travel control employing the EV mode is performed.
- travel control plan P3 ⁇ Processing based on travel control plan P3> A case will be described in which travel control plan P received by travel control device 40 from power management device 10 is travel control plan P3.
- the traveling control plan P3 includes the journey distance Lg and the regenerative energy amount Eg as described above.
- the travel control device 40 performs travel control to ensure a battery free capacity E_empty that allows the regenerative energy amount Eg to be charged before the vehicle B reaches the regeneration section.
- the EV mode is employed in at least a part of the period before reaching the regeneration section. In the regeneration section, traveling control that employs the EV mode is performed.
- the traveling control plan P4 includes the deficient electric energy amount Erg and the regenerative energy amount Eg as described above.
- the traveling control device 40 performs traveling control that generates electric energy Erg without excess or deficiency by traveling in the HV mode until the vehicle B reaches the regeneration section. In the regeneration section, traveling control that employs the EV mode is performed. Thereby, when the vehicle B travels on the road section, the fuel consumption is reduced.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the driving support control process of the driving support information output unit 4, and illustrates the operation after step S ⁇ b> 106 in FIG. 2.
- the driving support control by the power management apparatus 10 is started when any of the driving control plans P1, P2, P3, and P4 output by the driving control planning unit 1 is input to the driving support information output unit 4 (step S300). ).
- the travel control plan P used by the driving support information output unit 4 is updated by storing (overwriting) the input travel control plan P in a predetermined area of the nonvolatile information storage unit 3 (step S301).
- the driving support information output unit 4 waits for the vehicle speed information Vd to be input from the vehicle speed sensor device 60 (steps S302 and S308).
- the vehicle speed information Vd indicates the traveling speed V (t).
- the variable t (0 to n) represents the passage of time, and a predetermined time Tv (for example, 10 milliseconds), which is a unit in which the variable t varies, is introduced.
- the time when the variable t takes the value 0 is the time when the vehicle B is located at the base point G.
- the predetermined time Tv is assumed to be the same time as the cycle in which the vehicle speed information Vd is input from the vehicle speed sensor device 60. That is, in steps S302 and S308, the vehicle speed information Vd is input to the driving support information output unit 4 while updating the traveling speed V (t) at the predetermined time Tv.
- the driving support information output unit 4 calculates a travel distance (hereinafter referred to as “intra-section travel distance”) Lv [m] in the road section by Expression (7) (step S303).
- the predetermined time Tv is preferably a short time.
- step S304 it is determined whether or not the position of the vehicle B is within the road section. Specifically, it is determined whether the intra-section travel distance Lv is less than the section travel distance L. That is, when the formula (8) is satisfied (true), it is determined that the position of the vehicle B is in the road section.
- step S304 determines whether or not the vehicle B is in the regeneration section (step S305). Specifically, the determination is true / false determination of Expression (9) in accordance with FIG.
- the driving support information output unit 4 determines whether or not the accelerator is stepped on using the accelerator depression angle ⁇ acc [%] input from the accelerator sensor device 80 (step S306). Specifically, this determination is true / false determination of Expression (10).
- the accelerator-off recommendation information R is output to the information providing device 50 (step S307).
- the accelerator-off recommendation information R indicates that the vehicle B is in a regeneration section in which it is recommended to turn off the accelerator.
- step S306 If each determination in step S302, step S305, and step S306 is false (NO), the process is performed until the next vehicle speed information Vd from the next vehicle speed sensor device 60 is input (for example, at the predetermined time Tv described above). It waits (step S308). Thereafter, the process returns to step S302, and the input of the vehicle speed information Vd is confirmed.
- step S304 If it is determined in step S304 that the expression (7) is false (NO), the travel control plan and the intra-section travel distance Lv stored in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3 are initialized (step S309), and the process ends (step S310). ).
- the traveling control planning unit 1 sequentially accumulates the average traveling speed Va in the nonvolatile information accumulating unit 3.
- the driving support information output unit 4 sequentially stores the intra-section travel distance Lv in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3. These accumulations are not performed in a situation where the power is turned off and the power management system 100A is not operating.
- the non-volatile information storage unit 3 is a non-volatile storage device that does not lose stored information even when the power is turned off, such as a flash memory.
- the initial operation immediately after the power management system 100A operates will be considered. More specifically, after the vehicle B travels based on the travel control plan P and the operation of the travel control is temporarily stopped, the initial operation after the operation is restarted is considered.
- the travel control plan unit 1 refers to the nonvolatile information storage unit 3 to confirm whether the travel control plan P, the intra-section travel distance Lv, and the average travel speed Va are stored.
- the travel control plan P and the intra-section travel distance Lv in the state where the power is on are accumulated before the power is turned on that triggered the initial operation. Yes. That is, these are the travel control plan P and the intra-section travel distance Lv before the vehicle B stops.
- the traveling control planning unit 1 reads the accumulated traveling control plan P and the intra-section traveling distance Lv from the nonvolatile information accumulating unit 3 and outputs them to the traveling control device 40. To do. Then, the travel control device 40 restarts the travel control based on the intra-section travel distance Lv and the travel control plan P stored in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3.
- the driving support information output unit 4 When the accumulated value of the in-section travel distance Lv is notified to the driving support information output unit 4, the value is adopted as the in-section travel distance Lv. When the value is not notified, the driving support information output unit 4 A value of 0 is adopted as the intra-section travel distance Lv. This process and the above-described step S301 (FIG. 8) can be executed together.
- the travel control planning unit 1 continues to calculate the average travel speed Va at a predetermined cycle.
- the value of the average travel speed Va used in the travel control plan P referred to in the travel control and the average travel speed Va newly calculated are obtained.
- the value may be different.
- the travel control planning unit 1 creates a travel control plan P anew based on the newly obtained average travel speed Va. This is because, as shown in Table 2, the value of the electric energy amount E1 depends on the average travel speed Va, and the judgment using the equations (2) to (5) is also different.
- the traveling control planning unit 1 outputs the created new traveling control plan P to the traveling control device 40.
- the travel control plan unit 1 also updates (overwrites) the average travel speed Va stored in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3 with the newly determined average travel speed Va.
- the predetermined value Vt a value obtained in advance through experiments or the like is used.
- the predetermined value Vt is desirably a value in a range in which a travel control plan P different from the previously created travel control plan P is invited, for example, the value of the electric energy amount E1 selected in Table 2 changes.
- the travel control is updated in conformity with the actual speed, so that an error between the travel control plan P and the actual travel is corrected, and the control accuracy is increased.
- ⁇ Effect of Embodiment 1> The recovery of regenerative energy has the effect of reducing the consumption of energy derived from fuel and energy derived from electric power stored in the storage battery.
- a road having a gradient corresponding to the characteristics of the vehicle B vehicle weight, maximum power generation amount of regenerative brake, minimum power generation amount, etc.
- It has road gradient information for the section. By doing so, it is not necessary to have information on road sections where recovery of regenerative energy cannot be expected, such as flat roads and gentle road gradients, in equipment such as a car navigation system mounted on a car or an information center.
- the amount of information necessary for calculating the regenerative energy is reduced, and the device for storing information can be handled with an inexpensive device having a small capacity. Therefore, the above-described technique is particularly suitable for cost matching in a light vehicle. Moreover, the search time for necessary road gradient information is shortened. Such a time reduction is preferable in that it can be used even in applications that require calculation in a short time such as safe driving support.
- the road gradient information is stored in association with the road section, and includes the start position, end position, and gradient of the regeneration section. Therefore, it becomes possible to know the position of the regeneration section and to calculate the amount of regenerative energy Eg that can be recovered in the regeneration section.
- the traveling speed of the vehicle on the sloped road for example, a value considering the speed set in the road design is applied.
- the electric energy amounts E2 and E3 consumed per unit distance on the road with the gradient can be defined depending on the gradient. Therefore, the energy calculation can be further simplified (four arithmetic operations). This realizes the creation of a high-speed travel control plan in a long-distance road section. This is desirable from the viewpoint that the calculation capability required for the power management apparatus 10 is low.
- the amount of electric energy E1 consumed for traveling on a flat road is defined as an amount depending on the vehicle speed, apart from a road having a gradient. Accordingly, while the average value of the actual traveling speed (average traveling speed) in the road section is used to individually determine the value of the electric energy amount E1, the energy calculation is further simplified (four arithmetic operations). Highly accurate calculation is realized.
- the driving support information output unit 4 outputs the accelerator off recommendation information R. Since the road gradient information is accumulated in association with the start position and end position of the regeneration section, the power management apparatus 10 prompts the driver to turn off the accelerator (not step on) via the information providing apparatus 50 or the like. This contributes to improving the efficiency of collecting regenerative energy when the vehicle travels in the regenerative section.
- the travel control plan P and the average travel speed Va are stored in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3.
- the information is referred to when the power is turned on, and necessary information is output to the driving support information output unit 4 and the travel control device 40.
- the average travel distance in the road section may be stored in the nonvolatile information storage unit 3.
- the travel control device 40 uses the battery remaining amount (E0-Efin) when traveling only in the EV mode input from the power management device 10 and the section travel distance L to determine the power consumption DpE as the distance that can be traveled per unit power. Calculate If the value of the electricity cost DpE is equal to or greater than the predetermined value DpEz, or if the section road distance L that can be traveled only in the EV mode is equal to or greater than the predetermined value Lz, the EV mode is adopted in the road section. Therefore, it is possible to select a travel mode with higher energy efficiency at high speed even with a low-spec CPU (Central Processor Unit) without performing complicated calculations.
- CPU Central Processor Unit
- the electric energy consumed can be obtained from the traveling speed and the traveling distance.
- the section road gradient information stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 identifies the road section by the travel direction from the position of the base point G as shown in Table 1.
- the amount of data increases as the number of base points increases.
- a method of reducing is described.
- Fig. 9 is a map explaining the section road gradient information.
- the section road gradient information is accumulated in the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2 with the end points K1, K2, K3, K4, and K5 of the region RA that can travel with the predetermined electric energy Ec as the base point.
- the end points K1, K2, K3, K4, and K5 are connected by a route via relay points K6, K7, K8, K9, and K10 via a road section.
- the end points K1 and K3 are connected by a route via the relay points K8 and K9.
- Table 4 shows a data storage example of section road gradient information accumulated by the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2 in the second embodiment.
- the plurality of road gradient information collected by the index RA indicating the region RA in Table 4 is for a road section connecting any two points among the end points K1 to K5 of the region RA.
- the road gradient information is selected when passing through a relay point so that the efficiency is highest in the road section.
- the start position and end position are GPS coordinates for any two different end points K1 to K5 of the area RA.
- the two end points corresponding to the start position and end position shown in the same row are connected to each other by the road section, and the slope of the road section is shown in the same line (the up slope is positive, the down slope) Is negative, flat road is zero).
- road gradient information is accumulated and managed in units of regions (for region RA in accordance with FIG. 9).
- data management as compared with data management (see Table 1) in which road gradient information is individually stored in road sections (index ID1, ID2, ID3,... In FIG. 3) as in the first embodiment, There is an advantage that the amount of accumulated data can be reduced.
- the road gradient information includes the start position, the end position, and the road gradient of the road section in association with a plurality of road sections in the region RA where the energy consumed by the vehicle B travels is equal. Including.
- the electrical energy amount Ec is an energy amount corresponding to ⁇ E1 * (L1_A + L1_B + L1_C) ⁇ (E2 * L2) ⁇ which is the second term and the third term of the right side of the equation (5) (the left side of the inequality). .
- the energy balance calculation calculated in the equation (5) in the first embodiment is obtained by replacing the second term and the third term on the right side of the equation with the electric energy amount Ec. Can be done. That is, the energy balance can be calculated not in units of road sections but in units of regions RA.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the creation and output of the travel control plan P in the second embodiment.
- the process shown in the flowchart is a process in which steps S201 and S202 in FIG. 6 are removed (and thus steps S206 and S207 are also removed), and the process proceeds from step S200 to step S203.
- the energy balance calculation (Equation (5)) in step S203 as described above, a calculation is performed in which the second and third terms on the right side of the equation of Equation (5) are replaced with the electric energy amount Ec.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the driving support control process of the driving support information output unit 4 in the second embodiment.
- steps S303 and S304 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 are replaced with steps S403 and S404, respectively.
- step S403 the in-region travel distance La is calculated.
- the intra-region travel distance La is a distance traveled in the region RA from the time when the vehicle B reaches any one of the end points K1 to K5 of the region RA.
- the intra-region travel distance La is obtained from the equation (7) using the travel speed V (t) obtained from the vehicle speed information Vd in the same manner as the intra-section travel distance Lv.
- step S404 it is determined whether or not the vehicle B is in the region RA based on the intra-region travel distance La.
- a specific process for determining whether or not the vehicle B has entered the area RA is realized by adopting a known technique, and will not be described in detail here. For example, it may be determined whether or not the latitude / longitude of the GPS indicated by the current position information J is within the rectangular area by defining, assuming, or approximating that the area RA is rectangular.
- the electric energy amount Ec was taken into account as the energy consumed by the vehicle B in the region RA.
- the energy consumed by the vehicle B in the region RA may be handled by replacing it with the consumed gasoline amount Gc as long as it is energy required for traveling.
- both the electric energy amount Ec and the gasoline amount Gc may be handled in association with the region RA.
- the road gradient information is classified and managed according to the predetermined electric energy amount Ec consumed by the traveling of the vehicle B. More specifically, when the vehicle B travels between any end points included in the boundary of the region, the road gradient information is the section effective road gradient for each region where the predetermined amount of electrical energy Ec is consumed. It is stored in the information storage unit 2. The road gradient position in the area is held in coordinates.
- the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2 can be realized by a cheaper device.
- it is possible to search for road gradient information narrowed down to road gradient information belonging to the corresponding area RA it is possible to improve the search speed of necessary road gradient information.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the power management system 100B according to the third embodiment and the periphery thereof.
- the power management system 100B is mounted on the vehicle in the same manner as the power management system 100A.
- the power management system 100B has a configuration in which the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2 of the power management system 100A is replaced with a speed change event position information accumulation unit 5.
- the travel control device 40 included in the power management system 100B also controls the lighting control device 90.
- the illumination control device 90 sets an angle at which the headlamp 205 is directed.
- the traveling control device 40 gives the angle to the lighting control device 90.
- the start position and end position of the curve having the curvature Rt or more are handled in the same manner as the start position and end position of the road gradient in the first and second embodiments.
- the T-junction may be grasped as a “curve” having a very large curvature. Alternatively, it may be grasped that an event of a temporary stop occurs.
- Table 5 shows a data storage example of event information in the speed change event position information storage unit 5.
- the event information is stored in the speed change event position information storage unit 5 in association with each road section indicated by the index. More specifically, in addition to the road gradient information exemplified in Table 1, the following event information is accumulated in association with each road section. However, in Table 5, details of road gradient information are omitted to avoid complications. The event information can also be grasped as part of the section road gradient information.
- Event information includes event type, position information, event characteristics, and energy characteristics.
- the event type indicates whether the event that is the target of the event information is a right curve, a left curve, or a T-junction.
- the position information includes the start position and end position of the event. Here, a case where the start position and the end position are represented by the distance from the start position (for example, the base point G in FIG. 3) of the focused road section is illustrated.
- the event characteristic indicates the curvature of the event. Alternatively, when the event type of the event is T-junction, the event characteristic may be grasped as a pause instead of a curvature.
- the energy characteristic indicates the amount of energy Edc consumed by the event. However, a negative value shown here indicates that regenerative energy can be obtained by the event.
- the travel control planning unit 1 performs energy calculation considering the deceleration and acceleration before entering the curve or T-junction.
- the energy balance equation in the present embodiment is expressed by the equation (11) by subtracting the energy amount Edc from the right side of the equation (5) (the left side of the inequality) in the road section of interest. It will be.
- event information is preferably transmitted together with the current position information J from the travel control planning unit 1 to the information providing apparatus 50. If the traveling speed of the vehicle at the time when the vehicle approaches less than a predetermined distance from the start position (which can be recognized by the information providing apparatus 50 from the vehicle speed information Vd) is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed, the information providing apparatus 50 Notify the driver to slow down.
- event information D is additionally written.
- the travel control device 40 obtains the event information D, so that the angle of the headlamp 205 is adjusted before the vehicle encounters the event, more specifically, before entering the curve or T-junction. Output to. This is desirable from the viewpoint of ensuring the visibility of the driver who drives the vehicle.
- the angle may be set based on the curvature indicated by the event characteristic.
- the energy characteristic of the event information is not necessary for the process of prompting the driver to decelerate or adjusting the angle of the headlamp 205.
- start position information K and event characteristics are sufficient as event information.
- the calculation of the energy balance of Expression (11) does not require the start position information K and the event characteristics, and the energy characteristics are sufficient.
- the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 may be provided in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and in addition to this, a storage unit for storing event information may be provided.
- the energy calculation accuracy required for traveling in the first and second embodiments is improved by considering the amount of energy consumed in the vehicle curve (including the crossroads), and thus the accuracy of the traveling control. Will improve.
- section road gradient information data is stored in the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2 as shown in Table 1. Since this section road gradient information is limited to road sections showing a road gradient steeper than a predetermined gradient determined according to the vehicle characteristics of the vehicle, as described using Table 3, the section effective road gradient The data amount of the section road gradient information stored in the information storage unit 2 can be reduced.
- the above-mentioned predetermined gradient becomes small (see equation (1)).
- the data amount of the section road gradient information stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 may not be reduced.
- a route that becomes a downward gradient section from the downward gradient section through the flat road section is defined as one downward gradient section that is adjacent to the flat road section.
- FIG. 14 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the altitude and distance of a pair of descending slope sections adjacent to each other across a flat road.
- a first downward gradient section with a distance L3_A starts from the starting point
- a flat road section with a distance L1_D follows the first downward gradient section
- a second downward gradient section with a distance L3_B follows the flat road section.
- the section road gradient information for the flat road section is also stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 in this embodiment as in the first, second, and third embodiments.
- the section road gradient information is stored in two indexes ID7 and ID8.
- the indexes ID7 and ID8 correspond to the first downward gradient section and the second downward gradient section, respectively.
- the road section shown in FIG. 14 always has a driving direction of 0 degrees. Therefore, the GPS longitude is the same for both the downward gradient section indicated by the index ID7 and the downward gradient section indicated by the index ID8.
- the journey distance L3_A is 300 m
- the journey distance L1_D is 200 m
- the journey distance L3_B is 500 m.
- the two IDs ID7 and ID8 shown in Table 6 are used. Section road gradient information is stored.
- the road section illustrated in FIG. 14 is stored as section road gradient information indicated by one index ID 7 as shown in Table 7.
- the road gradient an average of the road gradient in the first downward gradient section and the road gradient in the second downward gradient section is employed.
- the road gradient ⁇ t when grasping these three road sections together is obtained by introducing the road gradient ⁇ 1 in the first downward gradient section and the road gradient ⁇ 2 in the second downward gradient section (12 ).
- the road gradient 5 is obtained by dividing the sum of the road gradient 4% in the first downward gradient section and the road gradient 6% in the second downward gradient section by 2. %.
- the energy Ef is obtained by the formula (13) by introducing the electric energy amount E1 [Wh / m] shown in Table 2.
- a value calculated in advance through experiments or the like is used as the predetermined energy Efx.
- the predetermined energy Efx for example, energy equivalent to ⁇ [%] of a battery mounted on an automobile or gasoline consumption ⁇ [L] is adopted. In this way, as the predetermined energy Efx, it is desirable to set an energy amount that has an influence of a predetermined ratio or more on the cruising range of the automobile.
- the average traveling speed Va may be adopted as described above.
- a value calculated from traffic statistical data such as average travel time may be adopted.
- the present embodiment is not limited to a case where a pair of descending slope sections are adjacent to each other across one flat road section.
- the present embodiment can be applied to a road section in which (k ⁇ 1) flat road sections are provided between k down-gradient sections, and these appear alternately (k is 2 or more). integer).
- the electric energy amount E1 [Wh / m] is multiplied by the sum of the distances of the respective (k ⁇ 1) flat road sections.
- the road gradient ⁇ t is obtained as an arithmetic average of road gradients of k downward gradient sections.
- the fourth embodiment may be applied in the case of ascending slope.
- (k ⁇ 1) flat road sections are provided between k downward gradient sections, and the present embodiment can be applied to a road section where these appear alternately.
- Embodiment 4 can be summarized as follows: (c) Regardless of whether the direction of the slope is ascending or descending, a plurality of road sections in the same direction are adjacent to each other with only a flat road section interposed therebetween, (d) The energy required for the vehicle to travel on the flat road section is less than or equal to a predetermined energy, When the two conditions are satisfied, section road gradient information in which the plurality of road sections and the flat road section are combined into one section is accumulated in the section effective road gradient information accumulation unit 2.
- the data amount of the section road gradient information stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 can be further reduced, and hardware such as a storage device can be used. It is possible to reduce the specifications required for the operation.
- the search for the data stored in the section effective road gradient information storage unit 2 can be speeded up.
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図1は、本発明に係る実施の形態1の電力管理システム100Aの構成及びその周辺を例示するブロック図である。電力管理システム100Aは車両に搭載される。以下の説明では、車両としてハイブリッド車が例に採用されるが、バッテリへの充電に着目する限りにおいて、以下の説明内容を電気自動車に適用することもできる。
次に電力管理システム100Aの動作について、図1を参照しつつ図2~図6を用いた説明がなされる。
図2は、電力管理装置10において、走行制御計画部1が走行制御計画Pを作成、出力する処理を説明するフローチャートである。
次に、走行制御計画部1が走行制御計画Pがどのように作成され、また出力されるか(図2のステップS104、S105参照)について、図5、図6、図7を用いた具体的な説明が行われる。
(a)区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2は、車両が走行する道路区間の勾配についての情報を含む道路勾配情報を、道路区間と関連づけて記憶し、
(b)道路勾配情報のうち当該車両の走行において下り勾配となることを示すものは、その勾配が当該車両に依存した所定の勾配よりも急峻である、
ということになる。
このようにして、車両BがEVモードのみで当該道路区間を確実に走行し、回生エネルギーを全てバッテリ201に回収するためには:
(i)回生区間に到達するまでにバッテリ201の残量が0以上(換言すればバッテリ201に蓄電された電力で車両Bが回生区間に到達するまで走行可能)であり、
(ii)車両Bが回生区間に到達する時のバッテリ201の空き容量E_emptyが、当該回生区間で得ると推定される回生エネルギーの総量より大きい(換言すればバッテリ201は回生区間においてバッテリ201の充電に資する電気エネルギーを全て回収可能)、
という二つの条件の両方が満足される必要がある。
ステップS203の判断結果が真(YES)のとき、車両Bは当該道路区間をEVモードのみで走行可能である、と推定される。よって、車両BがEVモードのみで走行可能であることを示す情報と、当該道路区間を走行完了した時点におけるバッテリの蓄電量(これはエネルギー収支Efinとも把握できる)と、当該道路区間の区間道程距離Lとが、走行制御計画P1に含められる。
当該道路区間において車両BがEVモードのみで走行した場合に不足する電気エネルギー量Erと、区間道程距離Lとが、走行制御計画P2に含められる。
回生区間の開始地点までの道程距離Lg(これは図5に即して言えば道程距離L1_A,L2,L1_Bの和となる)と、当該回生区間にて回収可能な回生エネルギー量Eg(これは式(3)のE3*L3として把握できる)と、区間道程距離Lとが、走行制御計画P3に含められる。
回生区間の開始地点までEVモードのみで車両Bが走行するために不足する電気エネルギー量Erg[Wh](これは式(2)におけるエネルギー収支Eaの絶対値とほぼ等しい)と、当該回生区間にて回収可能な回生エネルギー量Egと、区間道程距離Lとが、走行制御計画P4に含められる。
走行制御装置40は、電力管理装置10から(より具体的には走行制御計画部1から)受けた走行制御計画Pに基づいて、当該道路区間にて消費するエネルギー量が最小となるように走行制御を行う。
走行制御装置40が電力管理装置10から受けた走行制御計画Pが、走行制御計画P1であった場合について説明される。
走行制御装置40が電力管理装置10から受けた走行制御計画Pが、走行制御計画P2であった場合について説明される。
走行制御装置40が電力管理装置10から受けた走行制御計画Pが、走行制御計画P3であった場合について説明される。
走行制御装置40が電力管理装置10から受けた走行制御計画Pが、走行制御計画P4であった場合について説明される。
図8は、運転支援情報出力部4の運転支援制御の処理を例示するフローチャートであり、図2のステップS106以降の動作を例示する。
走行制御計画部1は平均走行速度Vaを不揮発情報蓄積部3へ逐次に蓄積する。運転支援情報出力部4は区間内走行距離Lvを不揮発情報蓄積部3へ逐次に蓄積する。これらの蓄積は、電源がオフされて電力管理システム100Aが動作していない状況では、行われない。不揮発情報蓄積部3は例えばフラッシュメモリのように、電源をオフにしても蓄積した情報を失わない不揮発性の記憶装置である。
走行制御計画部1は平均走行速度Vaを所定周期で計算し続ける。走行制御装置40が走行制御を実行しているときに、当該走行制御において参照される走行制御計画Pで用いた平均走行速度Vaの値と、新たに計算して得られた平均走行速度Vaの値とが相違することがある。この差が所定値Vt以上となった場合、走行制御計画部1は新たに得られた平均走行速度Vaの値に基づいて改めて走行制御計画Pを作成する。表2で示されるように電気エネルギー量E1の値は平均走行速度Vaに依存し、式(2)~(5)を用いた判断も相違するからである。
回生エネルギーの回収には、燃料に由来するエネルギーや、蓄電池に蓄積された電力に由来するエネルギーの消費量を削減する効果がある。他方、以上説明したように、実施の形態1に係る電力管理装置10においては、あらかじめ、車両Bの特性(車重や回生ブレーキの最大発電量や最小発電量など)に応じた勾配を有する道路区間について、道路勾配情報を持つ。このようにすることで、平坦路や緩やかな道路勾配など、回生エネルギーの回収が見込めない道路区間の情報を、自動車に搭載されたカーナビゲーションシステムなどの機器や情報センターにおいて持つ必要がない。
次に本発明に係る実施の形態2の電力管理装置についての説明がなされる。なお、図1に示された電力管理システム100Aの構成は、実施の形態2においても採用される。
以上説明したように、実施の形態2に係る電力管理装置10においては、道路勾配情報が、車両Bの走行で消費する所定の電気エネルギー量Ecによって分類して管理される。より具体的には、領域の境界に含まれるいずれの端点同士の間を車両Bが走行する場合にも所定の電気エネルギー量Ecが消費される当該領域毎に、道路勾配情報が区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2に蓄積される。当該領域内の道路勾配位置は座標で保持される。
次に本発明に係る実施の形態3の電力管理装置が説明される。エネルギー消費に寄与する要因は道路勾配だけでなく、その走行速度の変化も当該要因となる。この課題に対して、実施の形態3においては、自動車の速度変化(加速または減速)が行われる位置が、道路勾配情報と同様の手法にて利用される。
このように実施の形態3においては、車両のカーブ(十字路を含む)において消費するエネルギー量の考慮により、実施の形態1,2における走行に必要なエネルギー計算精度が向上し、ひいては走行制御の精度が向上する。
次に本発明に係る実施の形態4の電力管理装置が説明される。上述の実施の形態1、2、3では区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2に区間道路勾配情報のデータが表1のように格納される。この区間道路勾配情報は表3を用いて説明されたように、車両の車両特性に応じて決定された所定の勾配よりも急峻な道路勾配を示す道路区間に限定されるため、区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2において蓄積する区間道路勾配情報のデータ量は低減され得る。
(c)勾配の方向が、上りであっても下りであっても、同じ方向である複数の道路区間同士が平坦路区間のみを挟んで隣接し、
(d)当該平坦路区間を車両が走行するのに必要なエネルギーが所定のエネルギー以下である、
という二つの条件が満足される場合、当該複数の道路区間及び当該平坦路区間を一つに纏めた区間道路勾配情報が、区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2に蓄積される。
実施の形態4では、実施の形態1~3と比較して、区間有効道路勾配情報蓄積部2に蓄積される区間道路勾配情報のデータ量を更に少なくすることができ、記憶装置などのハードウェアに必要なスペックの低減が可能となる。
Claims (13)
- 車両(B)が走行する道路区間の勾配についての情報を含む道路勾配情報を、前記道路区間と関連づけて記憶する情報蓄積部(2)
を備え、
前記道路勾配情報のうち当該車両の走行において下り勾配となることを示すものは、その勾配が当該車両に依存した所定の勾配よりも急峻なものであり、
前記所定の勾配は、前記車両の車両特性に応じた勾配であり、
前記車両特性は、前記車両の車重、前記車両の回生ブレーキの性能の少なくともいずれか一つを含む、電力管理装置(10)。 - 前記道路勾配情報は、前記車両(B)の走行によって回生エネルギーが得られる区間たる回生区間の開始位置、終了位置、勾配を含む、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。
- 前記道路勾配情報を前記情報蓄積部(2)から読み出し、当該道路勾配情報に基づいて前記車両(B)が走行するための走行制御計画(P)を作成する走行制御計画部(1)
を更に備え、
前記車両は、前記回生エネルギーを蓄電する蓄電池(201)を有し、少なくとも前記蓄電池に蓄電された電力を電力源として駆動され、
前記走行制御計画部は、前記蓄電池に蓄電された電力で前記車両が前記回生区間に到達するまで走行可能か否か、前記蓄電池は前記回生区間において前記蓄電池の充電に資する電気エネルギーを全て回収できるか否か、前記車両が当該電力で前記道路区間を走行可能か否か、の判断の結果に応じて異なる、前記道路区間についての前記走行制御計画を作成する、請求項2記載の電力管理装置(10)。 - 前記道路勾配情報を前記情報蓄積部(2)から読み出し、当該道路勾配情報に基づいて前記車両(B)が走行するための走行制御計画(P)を作成する走行制御計画部(1)
を更に備え、
前記走行制御計画部は、前記道路区間で前記走行において上り勾配となる道程の距離およびその単位距離を前記車両が走行する際に消費されるエネルギーと、前記道路区間で前記走行において下り勾配となる道程の距離およびその単位距離を前記車両が走行する際に得られる回生エネルギーと、前記道路区間で平坦路となる道程の距離およびその単位距離を前記車両が走行する際に消費されるエネルギーと、を用いて前記走行制御計画を作成する、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。 - 前記道路区間で平坦路となる道程の単位距離を前記車両(B)が走行する際に消費されるエネルギーは、前記車両の走行速度の平均値(Va)に依存し、
前記走行制御計画(P)を作成した際に用いられた前記平均値と、当該走行制御計画に基づく走行制御中の前記平均値との差が、所定値(Vt)以上となったとき、改めて前記走行制御計画を作成する、請求項3または請求項4記載の電力管理装置(10)。 - 前記道路勾配情報は前記車両(B)の走行で消費されるエネルギー(Ec)が等しい領域(RA)内の複数の道路区間と関連付けて、当該道路区間の開始位置と終了位置と道路勾配とを含む、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。
- 前記道路勾配情報は、前記道路区間のカーブで消費もしくは回生する電気エネルギー量(Edc)を含む、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。
- 前記道路勾配情報は、前記道路区間におけるカーブの開始位置および曲率を含む、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。
- 勾配の方向が同じ方向である複数の道路区間同士が平坦路区間のみを挟んで隣接し、当該平坦路区間を車両が走行するのに必要なエネルギー(Ef)が所定のエネルギー(Efx)以下である場合、前記道路勾配情報は前記複数の道路区間と前記平坦路区間とを一つに纏めて前記情報蓄積部(2)に蓄積される、請求項1記載の電力管理装置(10)。
- 請求項2記載の電力管理装置(10)と、
前記車両(B)が前記回生区間を走行しているときに前記車両を加速させる機構が動作している場合、前記機構を動作させないように推奨する情報(R)を通知する情報提供装置(50)と
を備える電力管理システム(100A,100B)。 - 請求項3から5のいずれか一つに記載の電力管理装置(10)と、
前記走行制御計画(P)に基づいて前記車両(B)の走行制御を行う走行制御装置(40)と
を備え、
前記電力管理装置は、前記道路区間における前記車両の走行距離を逐次に、前記走行制御計画を、それぞれ蓄積する不揮発性の記憶装置(3)を更に備え、
前記走行制御計画に基づいて前記車両が走行し、前記走行制御の動作が一旦停止した後、当該動作が再起動した後の初期動作において、前記走行制御装置は、前記記憶装置に蓄積された前記走行距離と前記走行制御計画に基づいて走行制御を再開する、電力管理システム(100A,100B)。 - 請求項1から9のいずれか一つに記載の電力管理装置(10)を搭載した自動車であって、前記車両(B)たる自動車。
- 請求項10から11のいずれか一つに記載の電力管理システム(100A,100B)を搭載した自動車であって、前記車両(B)たる自動車。
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