JP4484082B2 - Vehicle control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle control device that stops an engine when a stop condition is satisfied during operation of an engine mounted on the vehicle and starts the engine when a start condition is satisfied while the engine is stopped.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a vehicle control device that suppresses fuel consumption by idling while the vehicle is stopped by temporarily stopping the engine while the vehicle is stopped (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  In the vehicle control device described in Patent Document 1, the engine is stopped when the vehicle speed is zero, the vehicle is stopped, and the clutch switch is turned off (when the stop condition is satisfied). The engine is restarted when a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the engine (when the start condition is satisfied).

In the vehicle control apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the predetermined time that is the engine start condition is set to a fixed time.
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  The pump driven by the engine circulates the coolant in the coolant circulation path via the radiator of the engine, and heats the air blown into the vehicle interior via the heat exchanger connected to the cooling circuit. When the engine is stopped and the pump is stopped while heating is performed, the temperature in the passenger compartment gradually decreases.

  And, as in the vehicle control device described in Patent Document 1, when the elapsed time from the stop of the engine to the start is made constant, for example, when the outside air temperature is low, the temperature in the passenger compartment rapidly decreases. Then, it is conceivable that the person who gets on the vehicle feels uncomfortable by the time the engine is restarted and heating is restarted.

  If the engine stop time is shortened in order to prevent such a situation, there is a disadvantage that the effect of reducing fuel consumption during idling is reduced.

Accordingly, the present invention provides in performing control to temporarily stop the engine during stoppage of the vehicle, after limiting the temperature drop in the cabin, a control apparatus for a vehicle which can reduce fuel consumption The purpose is to do.

  The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, and includes an engine, a blower fan that supplies air from outside the vehicle to the vehicle interior or circulates air in the vehicle interior, and a coolant circulation driven by the engine. A pump that circulates coolant through the passage to the radiator of the engine, and a flow passage of air into the vehicle compartment by the blower fan that communicates with the coolant circulation passage and circulates through the coolant circulation passage. In a vehicle having a heat exchanger that heats ambient air by radiating heat from the coolant, the engine is stopped when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied, and then the engine is started when a predetermined engine stop time has elapsed. The present invention relates to a vehicle control device including a control means.

The vehicle is provided in a compressor connected to the refrigerant circulation path and driven by the engine, and connected to the refrigerant circulation path and connected to the refrigerant circulation path in the air flow path to the vehicle interior by the blower fan. had an evaporator, a delivery air temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the air delivered towards the heat exchanger from the blower fan, the higher the detected temperature of said transmission output air temperature detecting means, said engine Engine stop time determining means for determining the stop time as a long time, vehicle condition detecting means for detecting the situation where the vehicle is placed, and fogging on the window glass of the vehicle under the condition detected by the vehicle condition detecting means A fog determination humidity estimation means for estimating a fog determination humidity which is a humidity at which no fog occurs, a humidity detection means for detecting the humidity in the passenger compartment, and an estimated time until the window glass is fogged after the engine is stopped A cloudy generation estimated time determining unit that determines a certain cloudy generation estimated time according to a humidity difference between the humidity detected by the humidity detecting unit and the cloudy determination humidity immediately before the engine is stopped, as the humidity difference increases. The engine control means operates the blower fan even when the engine is stopped when the stop condition is satisfied and stops the engine, starts the engine when the engine stop time has elapsed, and turns on the pump. When the estimated fogging time elapses before the engine stop time elapses after starting and stopping the engine when the stop condition is satisfied, the engine is started when the estimated fogging time elapses. The compressor is started .

  In the present invention, when the engine is operating, the coolant heated by the radiator is sent to the heat exchanger by the pump, and when the engine is stopped and the pump is stopped, The cooling liquid heated by the radiator stays in the heat exchanger. Therefore, even after the engine is stopped, the blower fan is operated to heat the air blown into the vehicle compartment through the heat exchanger until the temperature of the heat exchanger decreases to some extent. Is obtained. This effect gradually decreases with a decrease in the temperature of the heat exchanger. However, the lower the temperature of the air sent from the blower fan to the heat exchanger, the higher the rate of decrease in the temperature of the heat exchanger. Become.

  Therefore, the engine stop time determination means determines the engine stop time to be longer as the temperature of the air sent from the blower fan detected by the delivery air temperature detection means toward the heat exchanger is higher. The engine control means operates the blower fan even when the engine is stopped, starts the engine when the engine stop time has elapsed, and starts the pump, thereby reducing the temperature inside the vehicle compartment while the engine is stopped. The fuel consumption of the engine can be reduced.

Further , according to the present invention, the fog determination humidity estimation means estimates the fog determination humidity which is a humidity at which the window glass does not fog under the situation detected by the vehicle condition detection means. The cloudy generation estimated time determining unit determines the cloudy generation estimated time to be longer as the humidity difference between the detected humidity of the humidity detecting unit and the cloudy determination humidity immediately before the engine is stopped is larger.

  Thus, the greater the difference in humidity between the fog determination humidity estimated according to the situation where the vehicle is placed and the detected humidity of the humidity detection means immediately before the engine is stopped, the longer the fog generation estimation time is. Thus, the estimated fog occurrence time can be determined by reflecting the ease of fogging of the window of the vehicle.

  Then, when the estimated fogging time elapses before the engine stop time elapses after the stop condition is satisfied and the engine is stopped by the engine control means, By starting the engine and operating the compressor, it is possible to prevent the window glass from fogging while the engine is stopped.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle control device of the present invention. The vehicle of the present embodiment is a hybrid vehicle that uses the engine 2 and the motor / generator G as drive sources, and when the vehicle stops waiting for a signal in order to reduce exhaust gas emissions and suppress fuel consumption, An engine stop / restart function is provided that stops the engine 2 when the stop condition is satisfied, and restarts the engine 2 when the start condition is satisfied, for example, when the vehicle is stopped during a traffic jam.

  In addition, the vehicle according to the present embodiment includes an air conditioner 1 that heats and cools the passenger compartment. The air conditioner 1 includes a cooling function and a dehumidifying function by the refrigeration cycle apparatus A, and a circulation path for the coolant of the engine 2. And a heating function by a heater core H (corresponding to the heat exchanger of the present invention) provided in B.

  The operations of the engine 2, the motor / generator G, and the air conditioner 1 are controlled by a control device 4 (corresponding to a vehicle control device of the present invention) that is an electronic unit composed of a microcomputer or the like. The control device 4 executes a predetermined program to thereby determine the vehicle state detection means 41, the fog determination humidity estimation means 42, the engine stop time determination means 43, the engine control means 44, the air conditioning control means 45, and the cloudy occurrence estimation time determination. It functions as the means 46.

  The control device 4 includes a humidity sensor 30 for detecting the humidity in the vehicle interior (corresponding to the humidity detecting means of the present invention), an in-vehicle temperature sensor 31 for detecting the temperature in the vehicle interior, and an outside air temperature sensor 32 for detecting the temperature outside the vehicle. Detection signals from a solar radiation sensor 33 that detects the amount of solar radiation, a vehicle speed sensor 34 that detects the vehicle speed, and an evaporator temperature sensor 122 that detects a temperature in the vicinity of the downstream side of the evaporator 12 described later are input. Further, the control device 4 receives operation signals from an air direction switch 35 that sets an air conditioning direction into the vehicle interior and an air conditioning switch 36 that sets air conditioning conditions (temperature, air volume, etc.).

  The operations of the engine 2, the motor / generator G, the air conditioner 1, and the like are controlled by a control signal output from the control device 4.

  The air conditioner 1 includes a compressor 6 driven by the engine 2, a condenser 9, a liquid receiver 10, an expansion valve 11, and an evaporator 12 as a configuration of the refrigeration cycle apparatus A. Further, as a configuration for heating, a heater core H constituting the coolant circulation path B of the engine 2, a water pump P driven by the engine 2, a thermostat Th, and a radiator R are provided.

  The engine 2 and the motor / generator G are directly connected to each other by a rotating shaft 21. With this configuration, it is possible to generate a driving force by the engine 2 and the motor / generator G and to generate regenerative power by the motor / generator G during deceleration. The rotation of the engine 2 and the motor / generator G is transmitted to the wheels W through the transmission Tr.

  Further, the motor / generator G has a function of a starter motor for starting the engine 2, and further, a battery 18 of the power storage device 17 (corresponding to a power storage unit of the present invention) by regenerative power of the motor / generator G. Is charged.

  Next, the refrigeration cycle apparatus A includes the compressor 6, the condenser 9, the liquid receiver 10, the expansion valve 11, and the evaporator 12, with the compressor 6 as the upstream side and the evaporator 12 as the downstream side. These are sequentially connected to the refrigerant circulation path 3. The refrigeration cycle evaporates, compresses, condenses, and expands refrigerant (made of chlorofluorocarbon, carbon dioxide, etc.).

  The air conditioning control means 45 of the control device 4 calculates the target evaporator temperature based on the temperature set by the air conditioning switch 36, the outside air temperature, the humidity, the amount of solar radiation, etc., and the target evaporator temperature and the evaporator temperature sensor 122. The compressor 6 is controlled so as to reduce the difference from the detected temperature. The compressor 6 is operated by the driving force of the engine 2, and the pulley 82 provided at the tip of the rotating shaft 81 of the engine 2, the pulley 85 provided on the driving shaft 84 of the compressor 6, and the pulleys 82, 85 are interlocked. The driving force of the engine 2 is transmitted to the compressor 6 by the belt 83 to be driven.

  Further, an electromagnetic clutch 86 is provided on the drive shaft 84 of the compressor 6, and the air conditioning control means 45 switches between transmission and interruption of the driving force of the engine 2 to the compressor 6 by the electromagnetic clutch 86.

  The condenser 9 cools and liquefies the refrigerant that has been compressed by the compressor 6 to a high temperature and high pressure by heat exchange. The liquid receiver 10 is a cylinder that temporarily stores the refrigerant liquefied by the condenser 9, and is connected to the expansion valve 11 via a dryer (not shown). Then, the refrigerant from which moisture has been removed by the dryer is supplied to the expansion valve 11.

  The expansion valve 11 is attached to the inlet side of the evaporator 12, and when the high-temperature and high-pressure liquefied refrigerant passes, the refrigerant is changed from a liquid to a mist-like gas and injected. The expansion valve 11 is provided with a throttle valve (not shown), and the air conditioning control means 45 controls the opening of the throttle valve to adjust the flow rate (refrigerant capacity) of the refrigerant injected into the evaporator 12. .

  The evaporator 12 is a heat exchanger that takes the heat of the air in the passenger compartment and cools it by vaporizing the refrigerant, and is accommodated in the air conditioning case 14. A blower fan 121 that is operated by power supplied from the battery 18 is provided on the upstream side of the evaporator 12, and the rotation speed of the blower fan 121 is controlled by the air conditioning control means 45. As the blower fan 121 rotates, the air dehumidified and cooled by the evaporator 12 and the air heated by the heater core H are blown into the vehicle interior, and the air or outside air in the vehicle interior is supplied to the air conditioning case 14. The air is blown into the passenger compartment, and is performed through a differential door 143, a vent door 144, and a floor door 145.

  Next, the configuration on the heating side will be described. The coolant of the engine 2 is supplied from the thermostat Th to the radiator R by a mechanical water pump P that is operated by the driving force of the engine 2 and circulates in the water jacket of the engine 2. Further, the coolant for the engine 2 is diverted to be used as a heat source for heating the passenger compartment, and the circulation passage returns from the water pump P (corresponding to the pump of the present invention) to the water pump P through the heater core H. Distribute B.

The pulley 90 provided on the rotating shaft 81 of the engine 2, the pulley 92 provided on the drive shaft 94 of the water pump P , and the belt 91 that interlocks the pulleys 90, 92, drive the engine to the water pump P. Communicated.

  The heater core H performs heat exchange for heating the surrounding air with the heat of the coolant heated by the engine 2 in the radiator R. On the upstream side of the heater core H, an air mix door 142 for guiding the air that has passed through the evaporator 12 to the heater core H side or bypassing it is installed.

  The air mix door 142 is composed of, for example, a rotary plate door that opens and closes the air inlet of the heater core H, and is opened and closed by an air mix servo motor (not shown) installed on the rotation center side. The air mix door 142 prevents air in the air conditioning case 14 from flowing into the heater core H when in the closed position a, and causes half of the air in the air conditioning case 14 to flow into the heater core H when in the intermediate position b. And the air in the air conditioning case 14 flows to the heater core H when in the release position c. The air conditioning control means 45 operates an air mix servo motor (not shown) to change the position of the air mix door 142, thereby controlling the temperature of air blown into the passenger compartment.

  The air mix door 142 and the air mix servo motor constitute the air mix rate changing means of the present invention. In addition, air blown from the air mix door 142 to the vehicle interior via the evaporator 12 is mixed with air blown from the air mix door 142 to the vehicle interior via the heater core H by the operation of the blower fan 121. The ratio is the air mix rate.

  The air conditioning case 14 is provided with an intake door 141 for switching between an inside air inlet and an outside air inlet on the upstream side, and air dehumidified and cooled by the evaporator 12 on the downstream side, or air heated by the heater core H A differential door 143 for discharging the water to the defroster, a vent door 144 for discharging the air to the ventilator, and a floor door 145 for discharging to the foot are installed. The intake door 141, the differential door 143, the vent door 144, and the floor door 145 may be electrically rotated by a servo motor or manually rotated.

  Next, the engine stop time Ts determination process by the engine stop time determination unit 43 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The engine stop time determining means 43 repeatedly executes the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 to 3 when the engine 2 is operating, within a temperature decrease range in which the comfort in the passenger compartment can be maintained, and as much as possible. The engine stop time Ts is determined and updated in a long time.

In STEP1 in FIG. 2, the engine stop time determining means 43, the cars in the temperature sensor 31 or the outside air temperature sensor 32 detects the temperature Bs of air delivered toward the blower fan 121 to the heater core H. Here, when the intake door 141 is set to the outside air (the outside air inlet is opened and the inside air inlet is closed), the temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 32 is sent from the blower fan 121 toward the heater core H. It becomes the temperature of the air to be done.

  Further, when the intake door 141 is set to the inside air (the outside air inlet is closed and the inside air inlet is opened), the temperature detected by the vehicle interior temperature sensor 31 is sent from the blower fan 121 toward the heater core H. It becomes air temperature. The outside air temperature sensor 32 and the vehicle interior temperature sensor 31 correspond to the delivery air temperature detecting means of the present invention.

  In subsequent STEP 2, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines whether or not the amount of air blown into the vehicle compartment by the blower fan 121 is set to “large” by the air conditioning switch 36. Then, when the blown air volume is set to “Large”, the process branches to STEP 20, and when it is not set to “Large”, the process proceeds to STEP3.

  In STEP 3, the engine stop time determination unit 43 determines whether or not the blower fan 121 blown air volume into the vehicle interior is set to “small”. Then, when the blown air volume is set to “small”, the process branches to STEP 30, and when it is not set to “small”, the process proceeds to STEP 4.

  In STEP 4, the engine stop time determining means 43 determines the room temperature decrease allowable time Td in the delivery air temperature Bs and the blowout air volume “medium”. Here, the engine 2 is stopped by the engine stop / restart function when the engine 2 is in an idle state or when the vehicle is stopped during a traffic jam, and the engine 2 operates stably. Yes.

  Therefore, the temperature variation of the coolant heated by the engine 2 in the radiator R and sent to the heater core H by the pumps P1, P2 is small, and the amount of heat that the heater core H has when the engine 2 is stopped is within a certain range. Is assumed to be within. When the engine 2 is stopped and the blower fan 121 is operated, the effect of heating the air flowing around the heater core H is obtained until the amount of heat of the heater core H decreases and the temperature decreases to some extent.

  The rate of decrease in the temperature of the heater core H decreases as the temperature of the air sucked into the blower fan 121 and delivered toward the heater core H increases, and the flow rate of the air delivered toward the heater core H increases. It gets higher.

  Therefore, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines the room temperature decrease allowable time Td in STEP4 using the delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP1 and the blown air volume “medium” as parameters, and the longer the delivery air temperature Bs, the longer the time. .

  Specifically, the engine stop time determination time 43 is a correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blowout air amount “medium” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td, determined by experiments and computer simulations for the blowout air amount “medium”. The delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP 1 is applied to determine the room temperature decrease allowable time Td. Note that data of a correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blowout air amount “medium” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td is stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the control device 4.

  In subsequent STEP5, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines whether or not the airmic rate Mr is smaller than a predetermined determination value Md. When the air mix rate Mr is equal to or greater than the determination value Md and the mixing rate of the air cooled by the evaporator 12 is high, the process proceeds to STEP 6 and the engine stop time determining means 43 determines the engine stop time Td determined in STEP 4. Correction to shorten

  On the other hand, when the air mix ratio Mr is smaller than the determination value Md and the mixing ratio of the air cooled by the evaporator 12 is low, the process proceeds to STEP 7 in FIG. 3, and the engine stop time determination means 43 determines the engine stop time determined in STEP 4. Correction for shortening Td is not performed.

  Further, in STEP 20, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines the room temperature decrease allowable time Td in a longer time as the delivery air temperature Bs is higher, using the delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP 1 and the blown air volume “large” as parameters. .

  Specifically, the engine stop time determination means 43 displays a correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blown air volume “large” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td, which is determined by experiments and computer simulations for the blown air volume “large”. The delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP 1 is applied to determine the room temperature decrease allowable time Td.

  In this case, if the delivery air temperature Bs is the same, the room temperature reduction allowable time Td obtained from the correlation map between the supply air temperature Bs for the blowout air volume “large” and the room temperature reduction allowable time Td is the value for the blowout air volume “medium”. It becomes shorter than the room temperature decrease allowable time Td obtained from the correlation map of the delivery air temperature Bs and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td. The data of the correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blowout air volume “large” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td is held in advance in the memory of the control device 4.

  In subsequent STEP21, the engine stop time determining means 43 determines whether or not the airmic rate Mr is smaller than the determination value Md. When the air mix rate Mr is equal to or greater than the determination value Md and the mixing rate of the air cooled by the evaporator 12 is high, the process proceeds to STEP22, and the engine stop time determining means 43 determines the engine stop time Td determined at STEP20. Correction to shorten

  On the other hand, when the air mix rate Mr is smaller than the determination value Md and the mixing rate of the air cooled by the evaporator 12 is low, the process proceeds to STEP 7 in FIG. 3, and the engine stop time determining means 43 determines the engine stop time determined in STEP 20. Correction for shortening Td is not performed.

  Further, in STEP 30, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines the room temperature decrease allowable time Td in a longer time as the delivery air temperature Bs is higher, using the delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP 1 and the blown air volume “small” as parameters. .

  Specifically, the engine stop time determination means 43 displays a correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blown air volume “small” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td determined by experiments and computer simulation for the blown air volume “small”. The delivery air temperature Bs detected in STEP 1 is applied to determine the room temperature decrease allowable time Td.

  In this case, if the delivery air temperature Bs is the same, the room temperature allowance time Td obtained from the correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blown air volume “small” and the room temperature allowance time Td is the value for the medium airflow. It becomes longer than the room temperature decrease allowable time Td obtained from the correlation map of the delivery air temperature Bs and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td. Note that data of a correlation map between the delivery air temperature Bs for the blowout air volume “small” and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td is held in advance in the memory of the control device 4.

  Next, in STEP7 of FIG. 3, the fogging occurrence estimated time determining means 46 calculates the fogging occurrence estimated time Tf, which is the estimated time from when the engine 2 is stopped until the window glass of the vehicle is fogged, to the following formula (1): Determined by

Tf = 1 / Kf. (Hd-Hs) (1)
However, Tf: Cloudy occurrence estimation time, Kf: Humidity increase coefficient in the passenger compartment, Hd: Humidity judgment humidity, Hs: Detected humidity in the passenger compartment immediately before engine stop.

  Here, the cloudiness determination humidity estimation means 42 estimates the vicinity of the lower limit value of the humidity at which the cloudiness does not occur in the situation where the vehicle detected by the vehicle condition detection means 41 is placed as the cloudiness determination humidity Hd. The cloudiness determination humidity estimation means 42 obtains the cloudiness determination humidity Hd by applying the situation to the correlation map between the situation where the vehicle detected by the vehicle condition detection means 41 is placed and the cloudiness determination humidity.

  When the cloudiness determination humidity estimation means 42 estimates the cloudiness determination humidity Hd, the vehicle condition detection means 41 detects the vehicle interior temperature detected by the vehicle interior temperature sensor 31, the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 32, and the solar radiation sensor 33. Based on the amount of solar radiation detected by the vehicle, the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 34 immediately before the vehicle stops, the direction of air blown into the vehicle interior by the blower fan 121 set by the wind direction switch 35, the air conditioning conditions set by the air conditioning switch 36, etc. And detects the situation where the vehicle is placed.

  Further, a correlation map between the situation where the vehicle detected by the vehicle situation detection means 41 is placed and the cloudiness determination humidity is determined by experiments, computer simulations, and the like, and the data of the map is stored in a memory (not shown) in advance. ing. Further, the cloudiness determination humidity Hd may be obtained not by using a map but by a correlation equation between the situation where the vehicle is placed and the cloudiness determination humidity Hd.

  Further, the estimated fog generation time determination means 46 determines the humidity increase coefficient Kf in (1) above by (a) stopping the engine 2 with the refrigeration cycle apparatus A and the blower fan 121 operating, and after the engine 2 is stopped. When the blower fan 121 continues to operate, it is set to Ka. (B) The engine 2 is stopped with the refrigeration cycle apparatus A stopped and the blower fan 121 is operating. When the operation is continued, Kb (> Ka) is set. (C) When the blower fan 121 is stopped, the engine 2 is stopped, and when the blower fan 121 continues to stop even after the engine 2 is stopped, Kc ( > Kb).

  When the refrigeration cycle apparatus A and the blower fan 121 are operating when the engine 2 is stopped, the evaporator 12 is cooled. Therefore, even if the refrigeration cycle apparatus A is stopped by stopping the engine 2, the air supplied to the evaporator 12 is dehumidified to some extent if the blower fan 121 is operating.

  In addition, when the blower fan 121 is operating while the engine 2 is stopped, the window glass is hardly fogged due to the convection of air in the passenger compartment. Therefore, by changing the humidity increase coefficient Kf as shown in the following equation (2) under the three conditions (a) to (c), the estimated fog generation time Tf can be made difficult to fog on the window glass. Accordingly, it can be determined with higher accuracy.

Ka <Kb <Kc (2)
In the present embodiment, the humidity increase coefficient Kf is set in three stages of Ka, Kb, and Kc according to the above (a) to (c). However, for example, depending on the air volume and direction of the blower fan 121, Further, the humidity increase coefficient Kf may be set in fine steps.

  In subsequent STEP 8, the engine stop time determination means 43 determines whether or not the estimated fog generation time Tf is shorter than the room temperature decrease allowable time Td. If the estimated fog generation time Tf is shorter than the room temperature decrease allowable time Td, the process branches to STEP 40, and the engine stop time determination means 43 sets the estimated fog generation time Tf as the engine stop time Ts. Then, the process proceeds to STEP 10 and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the room temperature increase allowable time Tu is equal to or longer than the cloudy occurrence estimated time Tf in STEP 8, the process proceeds to STEP 9. Then, the engine stop time determining means 43 sets the room temperature rise allowable time Tu as the engine stop time Ts, proceeds to STEP 10 and ends the process.

  As described above, when the estimated fog occurrence time Tf is shorter than the room temperature decrease allowable time Td, the fogging occurrence estimated time Tf is set to the engine stop time Ts, thereby avoiding the fogging of the window glass while the engine 2 is stopped. can do.

  Next, the engine control means 44 executes the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 to execute engine stop / restart processing.

  The engine control unit 44 determines whether or not a stop condition for the engine 2 is satisfied in STEP 51. Here, as the stop conditions of the engine 2, (a) the remaining charge amount of the battery 18 is sufficient, (b) the air conditioner 1 permits the engine 2 to stop, (c) the detected humidity Hs of the humidity sensor 30 is It is set to satisfy all three conditions of lower than the fog determination humidity Hd.

  Then, the engine control means 44 proceeds to STEP 52 to stop the engine 2 when the stop condition of the engine 2 is satisfied in STEP 51, and branches to STEP 58 when the stop condition of the engine 2 is not satisfied, and ends the processing. .

  The engine control means 44 stops the engine 2 at STEP 52 and then proceeds to STEP 53 to start the blower fan 121 (continues the operation when the blower fan 121 is already operating). In STEP 54, the engine control means 44 starts an engine start timer that uses the engine stop time Ts determined in STEP 8 or STEP 10 in FIG. Then, when the engine start timer expires in STEP 55, the process proceeds to STEP 56 to start the engine 2 and the water pump P is started in STEP 57.

  When the water pump P is started, the coolant heated by the radiator R circulates through the heater core H, and the heating of the passenger compartment is resumed. It can prevent feeling uncomfortable.

  Further, in subsequent STEP 58, the engine control unit 44 activates the refrigeration cycle apparatus A via the air conditioning control unit 45, proceeds to STEP 58, and ends the process. Thereby, since dehumidification of a vehicle interior is performed, it can prevent that a window glass fogs.

  In this embodiment, the estimated fog generation time Tf is determined by STEP 7 to STEP 9 and STEP 40 in FIG. 3, and the shorter of the estimated fog generation time Tf and the room temperature decrease allowable time Td is determined as the engine stop time Ts. However, the effect of the present invention can also be obtained when the room temperature reduction allowable time Td is unconditionally set to the engine stop time Ts without obtaining the cloudy occurrence estimation time Tf.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the room temperature decrease allowable time Td is determined based on the three elements of the delivery air temperature Bs, the blowing amount, and the air mix rate Mr. By determining the room temperature decrease allowable time Td based on at least one of the above, the effect of the present invention can be obtained.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the room temperature reduction allowable time Td is determined by dividing the blown air volume into three stages of large, medium, and small, but the blown air volume is divided into finer stages at room temperature. The allowable decrease time Td may be determined.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, it is determined whether or not to correct the room temperature decrease allowable time Td in two stages, ie, whether the air mix rate Mr is smaller than the determination value Md. The air mix rate Mr may be further divided into fine steps, and the degree of correction of the room temperature decrease allowable time Td may be set.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a hybrid vehicle has been shown. However, if the vehicle is an idle stop vehicle having an automatic idling stop function for automatically stopping and restarting the engine, Applicable.

The block diagram of the vehicle carrying the vehicle control apparatus of this invention. The flowchart for determining room temperature fall allowable time. The flowchart for determining an engine stop time. The flowchart for restricting the temperature fall in a vehicle interior, preventing fogging of a window glass, and stopping an engine temporarily.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Air conditioning apparatus, 2 ... Engine, 4 ... Control apparatus (vehicle control apparatus), 6 ... Compressor, 9 ... Condenser, 12 ... Evaporator, 30 ... Humidity sensor, 31 ... Inside temperature sensor, 32 ... Outside temperature Sensor, 33 ... Solar radiation sensor, 34 ... Vehicle speed sensor, 35 ... Wind direction switch, 36 ... Air conditioning switch, 41 ... Vehicle condition detection device, 42 ... Cloudiness determination humidity estimation means, 43 ... Engine stop time determination means, 44 ... Engine control means 45 ... Air-conditioning control means, 46 ... Cloudy generation estimated time determination means, 121 ... Blower fan, A ... Refrigeration cycle device, G ... Motor / generator, H ... Heater core

Claims (1)

An engine, a blower fan that supplies air from outside the vehicle to the vehicle interior or circulates air in the vehicle interior, and a pump that is driven by the engine and circulates the coolant through the coolant circulation path to the radiator of the engine A heat exchanger that communicates with the coolant circulation path and is provided in a flow path of air into the vehicle interior by the blower fan, and heats the surrounding air by heat radiation from the coolant flowing through the coolant circulation path; A vehicle control device comprising engine control means for stopping the engine when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and starting the engine when a predetermined engine stop time has elapsed,
The vehicle is connected to a refrigerant circulation path and driven by the engine, and is connected to the refrigerant circulation path and connected to the refrigerant circulation path, and the evaporation provided in the air flow path into the vehicle interior by the blower fan. And
A sending air temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of air sent from the blower fan toward the heat exchanger;
Engine stop time determining means for determining the engine stop time as a longer time as the detected temperature of the delivery air temperature detecting means is higher ;
Vehicle status detection means for detecting the situation where the vehicle is placed;
A fog determination humidity estimating means for estimating a fog determination humidity that is a humidity at which fog does not occur on the window glass of the vehicle under the situation detected by the vehicle condition detection means;
Humidity detection means for detecting the humidity in the passenger compartment;
The estimated fogging time, which is the estimated time until the window glass is fogged after the engine is stopped, is determined according to the humidity difference between the detected humidity of the humidity detecting means and the fog determination humidity immediately before the engine is stopped. And a cloudy generation estimated time determining means for determining a longer time as the
The engine control means, when the stop condition is satisfied and the engine is stopped, operates the blower fan even when the engine is stopped, starts the engine and starts the pump when the engine stop time has elapsed , When the estimated fogging time elapses before the engine stop time elapses after the stop condition is satisfied and the engine is stopped, the engine is started and the compressor is started when the estimated fogging time elapses. The vehicle control apparatus characterized by starting .

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