A Coordinated Mode Switch Control Strategy for a Two-Gear Power-Split Hybrid System

Abstract

The hybrid system can extend the range of special vehicles and meet the electrical requirements of on-board equipment. In this paper, the driving force plummet problem of a new two-gear power-split hybrid system was studied during gear switches in a hybrid mode. The dynamic model of a hybrid electric system was established, and the effects of the engine angular acceleration and angular jerk on vehicle power and ride performance were obtained. The optimal ratio of the torque change rate of the motor and engine in the mode switch process was proposed. Considering the battery limitation and the external characteristics of the engine, the method of determining the target speed of the engine during shifting was proposed. Considering the response characteristics of each power source, the dynamic coordinated control strategy of multiple power sources in the mode switch process was proposed. The vehicle dynamics model was established based on the Matlab/Simulink 2020b and verified by simulation and a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test. The results show that the dynamic coordinated control strategy can reduce the peak impact by 80.33%, effectively improve the vehicle power and ride performance, and prevent the occurrence of high-current battery charging.

Keywords

• power-split hybrid electric vehicles
• mode switch
• dynamic coordinated control strategy
• impact control