Heating control method, device, heating system and vehicle of a vehicle electric drive system

Abstract

A heating control method, apparatus (100) and heating system (1) for a vehicle (10) are disclosed, in which the electric drive system (11) includes a motor controller (111) and a motor (112), and the method includes the steps of determining that the vehicle (10) is in a running state, obtaining a rotational speed value and a torque control value for the motor (112) in response to a heating command, and obtaining a carrier command value for the motor controller (111), obtaining a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value, and obtaining a second current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value, adjusting a control signal for the motor controller (111) based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency, and causing the electric drive system (11) to generate heat by controlling and operating the motor (112) based on the adjusted control signal.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a heating control method, an apparatus, and a heating system for a vehicle electric drive system, and a vehicle.

[0002] This disclosure claims priority to a Chinese patent application filed with the China National Intellectual Property Office on September 29, 2021, bearing application number 202111153776.3 and entitled "Heating control method, apparatus and heating system for vehicle electric drive system, and vehicle," the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. [Background technology]

[0003] In the prior art, electric vehicles are provided with an independent heating device such as a PTC heater, which heats the liquid medium in the heat dissipation device to supply heat to the power battery, so that the battery can be rapidly heated to reach its normal operating temperature range, thereby ensuring the driving capacity of the electric vehicle drive system or the charging capacity of the charging system.

[0004] In the prior art, when a separate heating device is used to heat the power battery or the interior of the vehicle, the heating efficiency is low, energy saving is not achieved, the component costs are high, the vehicle volume space is limited, and the installation method is inflexible. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present disclosure aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the prior art. Therefore, a first object of the present disclosure is to provide a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system, which heats the power battery and the vehicle interior by the drive system during normal driving of the vehicle, eliminating the need to provide an independent heating device, thereby saving costs and improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0006] A second object of the present disclosure is to provide a heating control device for a vehicle electric drive system.

[0007] A third object of the present disclosure is to provide a vehicle heating system.

[0008] A fourth object of the present disclosure is to provide a vehicle.

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system including a motor controller and a motor, according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present disclosure, includes the steps of determining that the vehicle is in a running state; in response to a heating command, acquiring a rotational speed value and a torque control value of the motor, and acquiring a carrier command value of the motor controller; acquiring a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value, and acquiring a second current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value, the second current command value having an amplitude greater than an amplitude of the first current command value, and / or acquiring a first carrier frequency based on the carrier command value, and acquiring a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency based on the first carrier frequency; adjusting a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency; and controlling and operating the motor based on the adjusted control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat.

[0010] According to the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, when there is a heating demand for the power battery during normal driving of the vehicle, a second current command value and a second carrier frequency are obtained based on the motor rotation speed value, torque control value, and carrier command value of the motor controller, and the motor controller control signal is adjusted based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency to control and operate the motor, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat. That is, by controlling the electric drive system to operate in a high loss state to function as a heater during normal driving of the vehicle, a large amount of heat can be released to heat the power battery and the vehicle interior, and there is no need to provide other heating equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of obtaining a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value includes the steps of obtaining a heating demand parameter value including a heating current value or a heating power value based on the heating command, obtaining a rotational speed correction value based on the heating demand parameter value, obtaining a rotational speed reference value based on the rotational speed correction value and the rotational speed value, looking up a traveling current command curve table to determine a target traveling current command curve based on the rotational speed reference value, and obtaining the first current command value based on the torque control value and the target traveling current command curve.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, obtaining a rotation speed correction value based on the heating demand parameter value includes calculating the rotation speed correction value according to the following formula: Δn=k*Is, where Δn is the rotation speed correction value, k is a calibration value, and Is is the heating demand parameter value.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the step of obtaining a second current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value includes a step of holding the torque control value as it is, looking up the traveling current command curve table, and obtaining a current command value having an amplitude greater than the amplitude of the first current command value as the second current command value.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current, and adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency includes converting the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal, and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signal based on the first carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal that drives the motor controller.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current, and adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency includes converting the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal, and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signal based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal that drives the motor controller.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first current command value includes a second d-axis current and a second q-axis current, and adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency includes converting the second d-axis current and the second q-axis current to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal, and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signal based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal that drives the motor controller.

[0017] In order to achieve the above object, a heating control device for a vehicle electric drive system according to an embodiment of a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a determination module, a parameter acquisition module, a heating controllable command value acquisition module, a control signal acquisition module, and a control module, wherein the determination module determines that the vehicle is in a running state, the parameter acquisition module acquires a rotational speed value and a torque control value of the motor in response to a heating command, and acquires a carrier command value of the motor controller, the heating controllable command value acquisition module acquires a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value, and acquires a second current command value, the amplitude of which is greater than the amplitude of the first current command value, based on the torque control value and the first current command value, and / or acquires a first carrier frequency based on the carrier command value, and acquires a second carrier frequency, the second carrier frequency being greater than the first carrier frequency, based on the first carrier frequency, the control signal acquisition module adjusts a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, and the control module controls and operates a motor based on the control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat.

[0018] According to the heating control device of the vehicle electric drive system of the embodiment of the present disclosure, based on the architecture of the determination module, the parameter acquisition module, the heating controllable command value acquisition module, the control signal acquisition module and the control module, when there is a heating demand for the power battery during normal driving of the vehicle, a second current command value and a second carrier frequency are acquired based on the motor rotational speed value, the torque control value and the carrier command value of the motor controller, and based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, the heating control device of the vehicle electric drive system is controlled to adjust the control signal of the motor controller to control and operate the motor, thereby operating the electric drive system in a high loss state, releasing a large amount of heat, and heating the power battery and the passenger compartment, and there is no need to install other heating equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0019] In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle heating system according to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present disclosure includes an electric drive system, a heat exchange system, and an electric drive control device, the electric drive system including a motor controller and a motor, the heat exchange system absorbs heat generated by the electric drive system, and the electric drive control device is connected to the electric drive system, and a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system described in any one of the claims above controls the electric drive system to generate heat.

[0020] The vehicle heating system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is based on the architecture of the conventional electric drive system and heat exchange system, and provides an electric drive control device, adjusts the control signal of the motor controller in response to a heating command during the vehicle's running state, and controls and operates the motor according to the adjusted control signal, so that the electric drive system generates a large amount of heat to heat the heat dissipation medium in the electric drive system, and the heat dissipation medium exchanges heat with the heat exchange system, and the heat exchange system obtains the heat generated by the electric drive system to heat the power battery and / or the passenger compartment. The vehicle heating system does not require an external heating device, saving component costs, saving volume space, and more flexible installation, and can further improve the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0021] In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle according to an embodiment of a fourth aspect of the present disclosure includes a power battery, a vehicle controller, and a vehicle heating system as described in the embodiment of the third aspect above, wherein the vehicle controller sends a heating command when it determines that there is a heating demand in the power battery, and the vehicle heating system is connected to the vehicle controller and heats the power battery in response to the heating command.

[0022] According to the vehicle of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a driving state, the vehicle controller sends a heating command to the vehicle heating system according to the heating demand of the power battery, and the vehicle heating system adjusts the control signal of the motor controller in response to the heating command, and controls and operates the motor based on the adjusted control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat, and using the electric drive system as a heater to heat the power battery, which can be directly realized by existing hardware equipment, does not require external heating equipment, saves component costs, saves volume space, and has a more flexible installation method, and further improves the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0023] Additional aspects and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0024] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent and easier to understand by describing examples with reference to the following drawings, in which:

[0025] [Figure 1] 4 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a current command value in a normal driving state of a vehicle according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a carrier frequency versus time according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 6 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] 4 is a schematic diagram of a traveling current command curve table according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. [Figure 6] 11 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 7]11 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 8] 11 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 9] 11 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 10] 1 is a block diagram of a heating control device for a vehicle electric drive system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle heating system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0026] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail. The embodiments described with reference to the drawings are merely illustrative. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0027] Hereinafter, a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0028] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the electric drive system includes a motor controller and a motor, and the heating control method for the vehicle electric drive system includes the following steps S1 to S5, specifically, as follows:

[0029] In S1, it is determined that the vehicle is in motion.

[0030] Devices such as a speed sensor, an accelerator sensor, etc. may be provided to obtain signal data, such as a vehicle speed signal and an accelerator pedal depression signal, and determine that the vehicle is in a moving state based on the detected signal data.

[0031] In S2, in response to the heating command, the motor rotation speed value and torque control value are obtained, and a carrier command value of the motor controller is obtained. In order to obtain the motor rotation speed value, a rotation speed sensor or the like may be provided on the motor.

[0032] Specifically, when the vehicle is running and there is a demand for heating of the power battery or a demand for heating of the cab by the user, a host computer such as a BMS (Battery Management System) or a VCU (Vehicle Control Unit) sends a heating command to the electric drive system, and the electric drive system obtains the rotational speed value and torque control value of the motor in response to the heating command, and obtains the carrier command value of the motor controller.

[0033] In S3, a first current command value is obtained based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value, and a second current command value having an amplitude greater than the amplitude of the first current command value is obtained based on the torque control value and the first current command value, and / or a first carrier frequency is obtained based on the carrier command value, and a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency is obtained based on the first carrier frequency.

[0034] The first current command value is a current command value in a normal driving state of the vehicle, and the second current command value is an adjusted current command value. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a current command value in a normal driving state of the vehicle according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the current command value includes a d-axis current and a q-axis current, which are represented by Id and Iq, respectively. On the premise of controlling the output torque of the motor not to change, the amplitude of the second current command value may be controlled to be larger than the amplitude of the first current command value. By increasing the amplitude of the current command value, the electric drive system can be controlled to operate in a low-efficiency mode with high energy consumption, generating a large amount of heat, thereby heating the power battery.

[0035] The first carrier frequency is the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle, and the second carrier frequency is the adjusted carrier frequency. The second carrier frequency may be controlled to be greater than the first carrier frequency. Take the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle as an example, which is 5Hz, when the vehicle enters the running heating state from the normal running state, the switching frequency of the switching transistor in the motor controller can be appropriately increased to increase the carrier frequency, for example, the carrier frequency can be increased from 5Hz to 15Hz. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between carrier frequency and time according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 3, fpwm_1 represents the first carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle, fpwm_2 represents the adjusted second carrier frequency, and the second carrier frequency fpwm_2 can be set based on actual testing, and the second carrier frequency fpwm_2 is greater than the first carrier frequency fpwm_1.

[0036] In S4, the control signal of the motor controller is adjusted based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency.

[0037] In addition, when the vehicle is heated while traveling, the current command value in the normal traveling state of the vehicle may not be changed, and only the carrier frequency in the normal traveling state of the vehicle may be changed, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the current command value in the normal traveling state of the vehicle and the adjusted carrier frequency. Alternatively, the carrier frequency in the normal traveling state of the vehicle may not be changed, and only the current command value in the normal traveling state of the vehicle may be changed, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the carrier frequency in the normal traveling state of the vehicle and the adjusted current command value. Alternatively, the current command value and carrier frequency in the normal traveling state of the vehicle may be changed simultaneously, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the adjusted current command value and carrier frequency.

[0038] In an embodiment, taking a three-phase motor as an example, the motor controller may include six switching transistors for respectively controlling the operating states of the three-phase motor, and the control signals may be six modulation signals for controlling the conductive states of the six switching transistors in the motor controller.

[0039] In S5, the electric drive system generates heat by controlling and operating the motor based on the regulated control signal.

[0040] The motor may be a three-phase motor, and after receiving the control signal, the motor controller drives the motor to operate in a low-efficiency mode, and when the motor operates in the low-efficiency mode, the electric drive system is in a high-loss state and can emit a large amount of heat, which can be converted into heat required for the vehicle by emitting heat and heating a heat dissipation medium in the system.

[0041] The power battery is heated by the heat generated directly by the electric drive system, and the heat transfer efficiency is high, so that the power battery can heat up quickly and reach the normal operating temperature range.

[0042] According to the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, when there is a heating demand for the power battery during normal driving of the vehicle, a second current command value and a second carrier frequency are obtained based on the motor rotation speed value, torque control value, and carrier command value of the motor controller, and the motor controller control signal is adjusted based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency to control and operate the motor, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat. That is, by controlling the electric drive system to operate in a high loss state to function as a heater during normal driving of the vehicle, a large amount of heat can be released to heat the power battery and the vehicle interior, and there is no need to provide other heating equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0043] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, the step of obtaining a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value in step S3 includes steps S31 to S35, and the step of obtaining a second current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value includes step S36, and is specifically as follows:

[0044] In S31, a heating demand parameter value including a heating current value or a heating power value is obtained based on a heating command.

[0045] In an embodiment, when there is a heating demand in the vehicle power battery, the upper computer sends a heating command including a heating demand parameter value, and the heating demand parameter value may be characterized by a heating current value or may be characterized by a heating power value.

[0046] In S32, a rotation speed correction value is obtained based on the heating demand parameter value.

[0047] In an embodiment, the rotation speed correction value can be calculated based on the formula (1-1), where Δn is the rotation speed correction value, k is the calibration value, and Is is the heating demand parameter value. The magnitude of the k value in the formula (1-1) can be calibrated according to the actual bench. Δn=k*Is Equation (1-1)

[0048] In S33, a rotation speed reference value is obtained based on the rotation speed correction value and the rotation speed value.

[0049] Specifically, when the host computer transmits a heating command, the vehicle enters a traveling heating state, and acquires the rotation speed reference value N_ref by adding the rotation speed correction value Δn to the motor rotation speed value N_cmd.

[0050] In S34, a traveling current command curve table is looked up based on the rotation speed reference value to determine a target traveling current command curve.

[0051] Specifically, Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a traveling current command curve table according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which Id represents the d-axis current, Iq represents the q-axis current, curves L1, L2, and L3 are all current command curves when the motor is normally driven and operates with high efficiency, and curves Te1 and Te2 are motor output torque curves. The current command curve is related to the motor rotation speed, that is, L1 / L2 / L3=f(speed), and as the motor rotation speed increases, the current command curve increases in the order of L1, L2, and L3, and the current command curve differs when the motor rotation speed differs.

[0052] In the embodiment, when the vehicle enters the normal driving state from the running heating state, the motor output torque is controlled not to change, so that the vehicle can apply the same running current command curve table in the running heating state and the normal driving state of the vehicle. Based on the acquired rotation speed reference value N_ref, the running current command curve table is looked up to determine the target running current command curve, for example, when the vehicle is in the normal driving state, the running current command is on the curve L1, and after the vehicle enters the running heating state, the running current command is still on the curve L1, and the curve L1 is the target running current command curve.

[0053] In S35, a first current command value is obtained based on the torque control value and the target traveling current command curve.

[0054] In the embodiment, when the vehicle enters the vehicle running heating state from the normal running state, the current command amplitude is increased to improve the loss amount of the electric drive system, thereby achieving the purpose of increasing heat. When the vehicle operates in the running heating state, the output torque of the motor is controlled not to change, and the running current command curve where the running current command is located remains unchanged, and the first current command value is obtained according to the torque control value and the target running current command curve.

[0055] For example, as shown in Fig. 5, when the vehicle is in a normal driving state and the driving current command is on the curve L1, it is determined that the motor output torque is Te1, the current command is p1, the corresponding coordinates are (Id1, Iq1), and the first current command value is p1(Id1, Iq1). Also, for example, when the vehicle is in a normal driving state, it is determined that the driving current command is on the curve L1, the motor output torque is Te2, the current command is p2, the corresponding coordinates are (Id2, Iq2), and the first current command value is p2(Id2, Iq2).

[0056] In S36, the torque control value is held as is, and the traveling current command curve table is looked up to obtain a current command value having an amplitude larger than the amplitude of the first current command value as a second current command value.

[0057] For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the vehicle is in a normal driving state and the output torque of the motor is Te1, if the driving current command is on the curve L1 and the first current command value is p1 (Id1, Iq1), it is recorded that the current amplitude at this time is Is1. When the vehicle enters a driving heating state, it is determined that the driving current command can slide to the curve L3, the current command is p3, the corresponding coordinates are (Id3, Iq3), and the second current command value is p3 (Id3, Iq3). In addition, when the current amplitude at this time is Is3 and Is3>Is1, that is, when both of the output torques of the motors are Te1, the amplitude of the current command p3 becomes large.

[0058] Also, for example, in the normal running state of the vehicle, when the motor output torque is Te2, the running current command is on the curve L1, and the first current command value is p2 (Id2, Iq2), the current amplitude at this time is recorded as Is22, and when the vehicle enters the running heating state, the running current command can slide to the curve L3, the current command is p4, the corresponding coordinates are (Id4, Iq4), and the second current command value is determined to be p4 (Id4, Iq4). Also, when the current amplitude at this time is Is4 and Is4>Is2, that is, when both of the motor output torques are Te2, the amplitude of the current command p4 becomes large.

[0059] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current, and when the vehicle is heated while traveling, the first current command value in the vehicle's normal traveling state is increased to the second current command value, and if it is satisfied that the output torque does not change, the current amplitude is increased and the second current command value is applied to the electric drive system, that is, the second current command value is a current command that controls the electric drive system to operate at low efficiency, and the first d-axis current of the second current command value is represented by Id_low and the first q-axis current is represented by Iq_low.

[0060] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the step of adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, i.e., the above step S4, includes steps S41 and S42, and is specifically as follows:

[0061] In S41, the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current are converted to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal.

[0062] Specifically, the motor may include a three-phase motor, and the three-phase driving voltage signal is adapted to the three-phase motor and is obtained based on the first d-axis current Id_low and the first q-axis current Iq_low.

[0063] In S42, the three-phase driving voltage signal is pulse-width modulated based on the first carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal for driving the motor controller.

[0064] In the embodiment, the motor controller controls the operating state of the motor, and taking a three-phase motor as an example, the motor controller may include six switching transistors for respectively controlling the operating state of the three-phase motor, the first carrier frequency is the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle, and the three-phase driving voltage signal is frequency-modulated based on the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle to obtain a pulse-width modulation signal for driving the motor controller. That is, during heating while the vehicle is running, only the current command value in the normal running state of the vehicle may be changed, and the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle may not be changed, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the adjusted current command value and the carrier frequency in the normal running state of the vehicle. The pulse-width modulation signal may be six modulation signals for controlling the conductive state of the six switching transistors in the motor controller. A combination of the second current command value and the first carrier frequency is output to the motor controller to control the motor to be in a better heating state.

[0065] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current. When the vehicle is heated while traveling, the first current command value in the vehicle's normal traveling state is increased to the second current command value. If it is satisfied that the output torque does not change, the current amplitude is increased and the second current command value is applied to the electric drive system.

[0066] FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the step of adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, i.e., the above step S4, further includes steps S43 and S44, and is specifically as follows:

[0067] In S43, the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current are converted to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal.

[0068] Specifically, taking the motor as a three-phase motor as an example, when the vehicle is heated while traveling, a three-phase drive voltage signal is obtained based on the first d-axis current Id_low and the first q-axis current Iq_low.

[0069] In S44, the three-phase driving voltage signals are pulse-width modulated based on the second carrier frequency to obtain pulse-width modulated signals for driving the motor controller.

[0070] In the embodiment, taking a three-phase motor as an example, the motor controller may include six switching transistors for respectively controlling the operating states of the three-phase motor. The second carrier frequency is greater than the carrier frequency in the normal driving state of the vehicle, and the three-phase driving voltage signal is frequency-modulated based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal for driving the motor controller. That is, during heating while the vehicle is running, the current command value and the carrier frequency in the normal driving state of the vehicle may be changed simultaneously, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the adjusted current command value and carrier frequency. The pulse-width modulated signal may be six modulation signals for controlling the conductive states of the six switching transistors in the motor controller. A combination of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency is output to the motor controller to control the motor to be in a better heating state.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first current command value includes a second d-axis current and a second q-axis current, the current command in the normal driving state of the vehicle is the first current command value, and when the vehicle enters a driving heating operating state, if it is satisfied that the output torque does not change, the first circuit command value can still be applied to the electric drive system, and the first d-axis current of the first current command value is represented by Id_ref and the first q-axis current is represented by Iq_ref.

[0072] FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the step of adjusting the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, i.e., the above step S4, further includes steps S45 and S46, and is specifically as follows:

[0073] In S45, the second d-axis current and the second q-axis current are converted to obtain a three-phase drive voltage signal.

[0074] Specifically, the motor may include a three-phase motor, and the three-phase driving voltage signal is adapted to the three-phase motor. The three-phase driving voltage signal is obtained based on a first d-axis current Id_ref and a first q-axis current Iq_ref.

[0075] In S46, the three-phase driving voltage signals are pulse-width modulated based on the second carrier frequency to obtain pulse-width modulated signals for driving the motor controller.

[0076] In the embodiment, taking a three-phase motor as an example, the motor controller may include six switching transistors for respectively controlling the operating states of the three-phase motor. The second carrier frequency is greater than the carrier frequency in the normal driving state of the vehicle, and the three-phase driving voltage signal is frequency-modulated based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal for driving the motor controller. That is, during heating while the vehicle is running, the current command value in the normal driving state of the vehicle is not changed, and only the carrier frequency in the normal driving state of the vehicle is changed, and the control signal of the motor controller may be adjusted based on the current command value in the normal driving state of the vehicle and the adjusted carrier frequency. The pulse-width modulated signal may be six modulation signals for controlling the conductive states of the six switching transistors in the motor controller. A combination of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency is output to the motor controller to control the motor to be in a better heating state.

[0077] According to the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system of an embodiment of the present disclosure, when there is a heating demand for the power battery during vehicle driving operation, the vehicle enters a driving heating state from a normal driving state, and accordingly adjusts the current command value and / or carrier frequency during the vehicle's normal driving state, and adjusts the control signal of the motor controller based on the adjusted current command value and / or carrier frequency, thereby controlling the electric drive system to operate in a high-loss state, generating a large amount of heat, thereby realizing the demand for heating the power battery, and eliminating the need for other heating equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0078] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system includes steps S101 to S110, and is specifically as follows.

[0079] In S101, the vehicle is in a running state.

[0080] In S102, a heating command is detected.

[0081] In S103, it is determined whether the motor controller has not reported a fault, and if the determination result is "Yes", step S104 is executed, and if the determination result is "No", step S110 is executed, and then the process ends and an alarm is issued.

[0082] In S104, the electric drive system executes a traveling heating mode.

[0083] In S105, it is determined whether the motor controller has reported a fault, and if the determination result is "Yes", step S106 is executed, and if the determination result is "No", step S104 continues to be executed.

[0084] In S106, the process ends and an alarm is issued.

[0085] In S107, it is determined whether or not an end command has been received from the host computer. If the determination result is "Yes", step S108 is executed, and if the determination result is "No", step S109 is executed.

[0086] In S108, the heating mode while traveling is ended.

[0087] In S109, the running heating mode continues to be executed.

[0088] According to the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system of an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the vehicle is in a running state and there is a demand for heating of the power battery or a demand for heating of the cab by a user, the electric drive system is controlled to execute a running heating mode, and the amount of loss in the electric drive system is increased to generate a large amount of heat, and the electric drive system functions as a heater, thereby realizing a heating function for the power battery and / or the passenger compartment when the vehicle is in a running state.

[0089] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a heating control device of a vehicle electric drive system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, the heating control device 100 of the vehicle electric drive system includes a determination module 101, a parameter acquisition module 102, a heating controllable command value acquisition module 103, a control signal acquisition module 104, and a control module 105.

[0090] The determination module 101 determines that the vehicle is in a running state. The determination module 101 may include devices such as a speed sensor, an accelerator sensor, etc., and can determine that the vehicle is in a running state based on the detected signal data by acquiring a vehicle speed signal, an accelerator depression signal, etc.

[0091] In response to the heating command, the parameter acquisition module 102 acquires the motor rotation speed value and torque control value, and acquires the carrier command value of the motor controller. When there is a heating demand in the vehicle power battery, the upper computer sends a heating command including the heating demand parameter value Is. The parameter acquisition module 102 may include a rotation speed sensor or the like to acquire the motor rotation speed value N_cmd, and when the vehicle enters the vehicle normal driving state from the running heating state, it controls so that the output torque of the motor does not change, so that the torque control value Te_cmd during the vehicle normal driving state and the running heating state does not change.

[0092] The heating controllable command value acquisition module 103 acquires a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value, and acquires a second current command value having an amplitude greater than the amplitude of the first current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value, and / or acquires a first carrier frequency based on the carrier command value, and acquires a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency based on the first carrier frequency.

[0093] Specifically, the rotation speed correction value Δn is obtained from the heating demand parameter value Is based on the algorithm shown in equation (1-1), and the first current command value and the second current command value are obtained based on the motor rotation speed value N_cmd, the rotation speed correction value Δn, the traveling current command curve table, and the torque control value Te_cmd. A first carrier frequency is obtained based on the carrier command value, and a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency is obtained based on the first carrier frequency.

[0094] The control signal acquisition module 104 adjusts the control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency. The control module 105 controls and operates the motor based on the control signal, so that the electric drive system generates heat. Taking a three-phase motor as an example, the control signal may be six drive signals.

[0095] Specifically, in the vehicle's driving operating conditions, when the vehicle enters from a normal driving state to a driving heating state, the current command value and / or carrier frequency in the vehicle's normal driving state are adjusted accordingly, and the control signal of the motor controller is adjusted based on the adjusted current command value and / or carrier frequency, and the motor controller controls the operating state of the motor based on the adjusted control signal, thereby controlling the electric drive system to operate in a high loss state to generate a large amount of heat and realize the need to heat the power battery.

[0096] In addition, a specific implementation of the heating control device 100 of a vehicle electric drive system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is similar to a specific implementation of the heating control method of a vehicle electric drive system according to any of the above embodiments of the present disclosure, and specifically, please refer to the description of the method part, and the description will be omitted here to reduce redundancy.

[0097] According to the heating control device 100 of the vehicle electric drive system of the embodiment of the present disclosure, based on the architecture of the determination module 101, the parameter acquisition module 102, the heating controllable command value acquisition module 103, the control signal acquisition module 104 and the control module 105, when there is a heating demand for the power battery during normal driving of the vehicle, a second current command value and a second carrier frequency are acquired based on the motor rotation speed value, the torque control value and the carrier command value of the motor controller, and based on at least one of the second current command value and the second carrier frequency, the heating control device 100 of the vehicle electric drive system is controlled to adjust the control signal of the motor controller to control and operate the motor, thereby allowing the electric drive system to operate in a high loss state, releasing a large amount of heat, and heating the power battery and the interior of the vehicle, and there is no need to install other heating equipment, thereby improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0098] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a vehicle heating system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and as shown in FIG. 11, the vehicle heating system 1 includes an electric drive system 11, a heat exchange system 12, and an electric drive control device 13, and the electric drive system 11 includes a motor controller 111 and a motor 112.

[0099] The electric drive controller 13 is connected to the electric drive system 11 and controls the electric drive system 11 to generate heat using the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to any one of the above embodiments. The heat exchange system 12 absorbs the heat generated by the electric drive system 11. The electric drive controller 13 can realize the processing and calculation of various parameter signals by software, and can also be integrated into a hardware device including multiple processing elements and modules.

[0100] Specifically, when the vehicle is running and there is a demand for heating the power battery or a demand for heating the cab by the user, the electric drive control device 13 can send an adjusted control signal to the electric drive system 11, thereby improving the loss amount of the electric drive system 11 to heat the heat dissipation medium in the electric drive system 11, and transferring the heat generated by the electric drive system 11 to the heat dissipation medium, which exchanges heat with a heat exchange system 12 in the vehicle, such as a plate heat exchanger, and the heat exchange system 12 collects and transmits part of the heat to the power battery or the passenger compartment, thereby meeting the power required for the operation of the vehicle, and using the electric drive system 11 as a heater to heat the power battery and the passenger compartment.

[0101] The vehicle heating system 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is based on the architecture of the conventional electric drive system 11 and heat exchange system 12, and provides an electric drive control device 13 to adjust the control signal of the motor controller 111 in response to a heating command during vehicle running, and control and operate the motor 112 based on the adjusted control signal, so that the electric drive system 11 generates a large amount of heat to heat the heat dissipation medium in the electric drive system 11, the heat dissipation medium exchanges heat with the heat exchange system 12, and the heat exchange system 12 obtains the heat generated by the electric drive system 11 to heat the power battery and / or the passenger compartment. The vehicle heating system 1 does not require an external heating device, saving component costs, saving volume space, and more flexible installation, and further improving the efficiency of heating the power battery.

[0102] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in FIG. 12, the vehicle 10 includes a power battery 2, a vehicle controller 3, and a vehicle heating system 1 according to an embodiment of the third aspect described above.

[0103] When the vehicle controller 3 determines that there is a heating demand for the power battery 2, it sends a heating command, and the vehicle controller 3 is a higher-level computer and may include a BMS or a VCU, etc. The vehicle heating system 1 is connected to the vehicle controller 3 and heats the power battery 2 in response to the heating command.

[0104] Specifically, when there is a heating demand for the power battery 2, the vehicle controller 3 sends a heating command to the vehicle heating system 1, the vehicle heating system 1 detects that the vehicle 10 is in a running state, adjusts the control signal of the motor controller 111 in response to the heating command, and controls and operates the motor 112 based on the adjusted control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system 11 to generate heat, and increasing the heat consumption of the electric drive system 11 itself, thereby heating the heat dissipation medium in the electric drive system 11, and when the heat dissipation medium flows through the power battery 2, it transfers the heat to the power battery 2, thereby realizing the function of heating the power battery 2 when the vehicle 10 is running. When there is a demand for heating the interior of the vehicle, the user may send a related command to the vehicle controller 3, and the vehicle controller 3, in response to the command, sends a heating command to the vehicle heating system 1, and controls the vehicle heating system 1 to operate according to the heating control method of the vehicle electric drive system according to any of the above embodiments, thereby supplying heat to the interior of the vehicle.

[0105] According to the vehicle 10 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in a driving state, the vehicle controller 3 sends a heating command to the vehicle heating system 1 according to the heating demand of the power battery 2, and the vehicle heating system 1 adjusts the control signal of the motor controller 111 in response to the heating command, and controls and operates the motor 112 based on the adjusted control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system 11 to generate heat, and using the electric drive system 11 as a heater to heat the power battery 2, which can be directly realized by existing hardware equipment, does not require external heating equipment, saves component costs, saves volume space, and has a more flexible installation method, and further improves the efficiency of heating the power battery 2.

[0106] The remaining configuration and operation of vehicle 10 according to embodiments of the present disclosure is known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

[0107] In the description herein, a description that refers to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "exemplary embodiments," "examples," "particular examples," or "some examples" means that the specific feature, configuration, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In the description herein, an exemplary description for the above term is not necessarily limited to the same embodiment or example.

[0108] Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and objectives of the present disclosure, and that the scope of the present disclosure is limited by the claims and their equivalents. [Explanation of symbols]

[0109] 10 Vehicles 1 Vehicle heating system, 2 power batteries, 3 Vehicle controller, 11 Electric drive system, 12 Heat exchange system, 13 Electric drive control device, 111 motor controller, 112 motor, 100 Heating control device for vehicle electric drive system, 101 decision module, 102 parameter acquisition module, 103 heating control command value acquisition module; 104 control signal acquisition module, 105 Control Module

Claims

1. 1. A method for controlling heating in a vehicle electric drive system including a motor controller and a motor, comprising: determining that the vehicle is in motion; obtaining a rotational speed value and a torque control value of the motor in response to a heating command, and obtaining a carrier command value of the motor controller; obtaining a first current command value based on the rotation speed value and the torque control value, and obtaining a second current command value having an amplitude greater than an amplitude of the first current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value, and / or obtaining a first carrier frequency based on the carrier command value, and obtaining a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency based on the first carrier frequency; adjusting a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency; and controlling and operating a motor based on the adjusted control signal to cause the vehicle electric drive system to generate heat.

2. The step of obtaining a first current command value based on the rotational speed value and the torque control value includes: obtaining a heating demand parameter value, including a heating current value or a heating power value, based on the heating command; obtaining a rotation speed correction value based on the heating demand parameter value; obtaining a rotation speed reference value based on the rotation speed correction value and the rotation speed value; determining a target traveling current command curve by looking up a traveling current command curve table based on the rotational speed reference value; 2. The heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining the first current command value based on the torque control value and the target traveling current command curve.

3. The step of obtaining a rotation speed correction value based on the heating demand parameter value includes: Calculating the rotational speed correction value according to the following formula: Δn=k*Is 3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein Δn is the rotational speed correction value, k is a calibration value, and Is is a heating demand parameter value.

4. The step of obtaining a second current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value includes:

4. The heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to claim 1, further comprising: holding the torque control value as it is, looking up the traveling current command curve table, and acquiring, as the second current command value, a current command value having an amplitude larger than an amplitude of the first current command value.

5. the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current, adjusting a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency, converting the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current to obtain a three-phase driving voltage signal; and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signals based on the first carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal for driving the motor controller.

6. the second current command value includes a first d-axis current and a first q-axis current, adjusting a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency, converting the first d-axis current and the first q-axis current to obtain a three-phase driving voltage signal; and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signals based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal that drives the motor controller.

7. the first current command value includes a second d-axis current and a second q-axis current, adjusting a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency, converting the second d-axis current and the second q-axis current to obtain a three-phase driving voltage signal; and pulse-width modulating the three-phase drive voltage signals based on the second carrier frequency to obtain a pulse-width modulated signal that drives the motor controller.

8. The method includes a determination module, a parameter acquisition module, a heating control command value acquisition module, a control signal acquisition module, and a control module; The determination module determines that the vehicle is in a moving state; The parameter acquisition module acquires a rotation speed value and a torque control value of the motor in response to a heating command, and acquires a carrier command value of the motor controller; The heating controllable command value acquisition module acquires a first current command value based on the rotation speed value and the torque control value, and acquires a second current command value having an amplitude greater than the amplitude of the first current command value based on the torque control value and the first current command value, and / or acquires a first carrier frequency based on the carrier command value, and acquires a second carrier frequency greater than the first carrier frequency based on the first carrier frequency; The control signal acquisition module adjusts a control signal of the motor controller based on at least one of the second current command value and a second carrier frequency; The control module controls a motor to operate based on the control signal, thereby causing the electric drive system to generate heat.

9. an electric drive system, a heat exchange system, and an electric drive controller; The electric drive system includes a motor controller and a motor. the heat exchange system absorbs heat generated by the electric drive system; The electric drive control device is connected to the electric drive system, and the vehicle heating system generates heat by controlling the electric drive system using the heating control method for a vehicle electric drive system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A vehicle heating system comprising: a power battery; a vehicle controller; and the vehicle heating system of claim 9; If the vehicle controller determines that there is a heating demand for the power battery, it sends a heating command; The vehicle heating system is connected to the vehicle controller and heats the power battery in response to the heating command.

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