METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY RESOURCES FOR A SERIES HYBRID VEHICLE

• Main Authors: BELLICAUD, FABRICE, FRICOU, HERVE, DE VIRY, VINCENT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.07.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention concerns a method for managing energy resources for a series hybrid vehicle driven by an electric motor (1) powered by an electric power reserve (2) and further comprising a generator unit (3) including itself at least one alternator (32), a heat engine (31) and a fuel tank (33). The inventive method comprises a selective start-up operation (4) of the heat engine (31), said engine being stopped by default and not permanently running to prolong the endurance available to the vehicle by the electrical load (CE) of the electric power reserve (2).