VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROLLING METHOD

• Main Authors: MIYAUCHI TSUTOMU, SUZUKI MOTOYA, SHIMADA MOTOMI, ODA ATSUSHI, SUGAWARA TOSHIHARU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.08.2013
• 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; BLASTING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a driving system of a diesel-electric railcar, which has good fuel efficiency and high acceleration performance without a battery installed.SOLUTION: A vehicle control system includes: a plurality of engines; a plurality of generators driven by the engines; a plurality of converters which convert AC power output by the generators into DC power; and a plurality of inverters which convert the DC power into AC power to drive motors; wherein only an engine corresponding to a load among the plurality of engines is controlled, and only the necessary number of engines in stop state of the plurality of engines are started prior to a notch operation.