Patents by Inventor Xiaohua Tang

Xiaohua Tang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100138091
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for controlling energy feedback for electric vehicles. The method includes: acquiring an accelerator-pedal travel value, a brake-pedal travel value and a current vehicle speed value; determining whether the brake-pedal travel value is equal to 0%, and calculating a feedback torque based on the current vehicle speed value and the brake-pedal travel value if the brake-pedal travel value is not equal to 0%; or comparing the accelerator-pedal travel value with a given feedback value if the brake-pedal travel value is equal to 0%; and calculating a feedback torque based on the current vehicle speed value if the accelerator-pedal travel value is not greater than the given feedback value; and converting mechanical energy generated by the feedback torque T into electric energy, and transmitting the electric energy to battery of the electric vehicle for storing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaohua Tang, Ming Yu, Xuguang Zhou, Jian Gong, Nan Liu, Guangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20100114441
    Abstract: A clutchless transmission apparatus and control method thereof. The transmission apparatus comprises a motor(10) and a transmission(20), said motor(10) is connected to said transmission(20) and supplies power to said transmission(20) via an input shaft of the transmission(20), wherein said apparatus further comprises a control device(30), which is electrically connected to said motor(10) and said transmission(20), wherein said control device(30) is configured to determine whether a gear-position shifting is required based on rotation speed of said transmission(20), if a gear-position shifting is required, regulates torque of said motor(10) to control said transmission(20) to disengage, and then regulates the rotation speed of said motor(10) of said transmission(20) to control said transmission(20) to engage for shifting gear-position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Jian Gong, Xuguang Zhou, Bo Zu, Guangming Yang, Axi Qi, Xiaohua Tang, Bo Zhou, Xunjin Xu
  • Publication number: 20100082189
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for controlling an accelerator for electric vehicles. The method comprises steps of: acquiring an actual accelerator pedal depth value and a current vehicle speed; determining a maximum output torque of motor under the current vehicle speed based on the current vehicle speed; and controlling the output torque of motor in such a way that the growth rate of the output torque higher than that of the actual accelerator pedal depth value at the beginning and then closed to that of the actual accelerator pedal depth value during the actual accelerator pedal depth value growing. The invention makes the output torque grown rapidly within the shallow range of accelerator pedal depth, while makes the output torque grown closed to that of the accelerator pedal depth within the relative deep range of accelerator pedal depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Yingwu Xu, Xuguang Zhou, Xiaohua Tang, Jian Gong, Nan Liu, Guangming Yang, Ming Yu
  • Publication number: 20100057284
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling a motor for an electric vehicle. The method and apparatus calculates the current acceleration a of the motor according to the detected rotor position values in real-time, and if the current acceleration a is greater than a predetermined forward acceleration a0, the output torque of the motor is decreased. If the acceleration a is less than a predetermined backward acceleration a1, then the output torque of the motor is decreased. Thus, when the vehicle travels from a normal road surface to a smooth road surface, the decrease or increase output torque may suppress the abrupt speed variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaohua Tang, Ming Yu, Xuguang Zhou, Jian Gong, Nan Liu, Guangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20100030415
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling output torque of a motor for an electric vehicle in uphill mode, the method comprises: detecting a tilt angle value U, a current vehicle speed value V and an accelerator-pedal travel value Gain of the vehicle, determining whether the vehicle is in uphill mode or not, and if the result is positive, then calculating a minimum torque T1 required for preventing the vehicle from slipping backward under the tilt angle value 0 and the current vehicle speed value V, obtaining a maximum output torque T2, calculating an output torque T of the motor based on T1, T2 and Gain, and controlling the motor to output the calculated output torque T. With the method and apparatus in accordance with the present invention, when the electric vehicle is in uphill mode, even if the accelerator-pedal travel value is zero, the vehicle will not slip backward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: BYD Company Limited
    Inventor: Xiaohua Tang
  • Publication number: 20100004808
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling output torque of a motor for an electric vehicle in downhill mode comprises following steps: detecting a tilt angle value ?, a current vehicle speed value V and an accelerator-pedal travel value Gain of the vehicle, determining whether the vehicle is in downhill mode or not, and if the result is positive, then calculating a downhill slip torque T1 of the vehicle under the tilt angle value ?, obtaining a maximum output torque T2, calculating an output torque T of the motor based on T1, T2, Gain and a given vehicle speed delimitative value Vref, and controlling the motor to output the calculated output torque T. The present invention ensures the vehicle speed not too high by controlling the output torque of an electric vehicle in downhill mode, even if the brake-pedal travel is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiaohua Tang, Xuguang Zhou, Yingwu Xu, Jian Gong, Nan Liu, Guangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20100000815
    Abstract: A control method of the electromotor comprises: setting a target alternating axis current based on the rotor angular velocity of the electromotor and a target direct axis current based on the torque of the motor; simultaneously detecting three-phase currents and current rotor position angle of the electromotor; converting the three-phase currents to an actual alternating axis current and an actual direct axis current by Park and Clark conversions; inputting the difference between the target current and the actual current to a current loop, outputting the required direct axis current and the required alternating axis current; determining the three phase voltages according to the required direct axis current and alternating axis current and the angle of the electromotor rotor position; obtaining PWM control waveform through three-phase voltages, wherein said PWM control waveform is configured to control the conversion from direct current to alternating current and drives the electromotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Xiaohua Tang, Xuguang Zhou, Hongbin Luo, Ming Yu, Nan Liu, Jian Gong, Guangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20090321161
    Abstract: A hybrid power system includes an engine, a clutch, a transmission, a motor and an energy storage device. The motor is connected to the energy storage device and the engine is connected to the input shaft of the transmission by the clutch. The output shaft of the transmission is operatively coupled with the output shaft of the motor to provide a coupled power output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: BYD Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaohua Tang
  • Publication number: 20090171523
    Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle controls the various operating modes of the hybrid vehicle. Operating modes of the hybrid vehicle include an electric-only power mode, a series hybrid mode, a series hybrid dual-power mode, and a parallel hybrid tri-power mode. The control system selects one of the operating modes for the hybrid vehicle based on one or more inputs and comparisons. Examples of inputs for the control system include a gear-mode, a present battery storage capacity, a present velocity of the hybrid vehicle, and the previous operating mode of the hybrid power system. The control system may also take into account whether a user has selected the electric-only power mode. The control system may also control the operations of one or more components of the hybrid vehicle while operating in one of the operating modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BYD CO. LTD.
    Inventors: HongBin Luo, XuGuang Zhou, XiaoHua Tang, XinXin Zhang, Ting Luo
  • Publication number: 20090171522
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a multi-mode power system. The power system includes a battery, an electrical power input, a first motor/generator, a second motor/generator, and a clutch. A first operating mode is defined by deactivation of the internal combustion engine and the operation of the vehicle by electrical force provided from the battery to the second motor/generator. In a second operating mode, activation of the internal combustion engine generates electrical power by providing rotational force to the first motor/generator. In a third operating mode, engagement of the clutch couples the internal combustion engine and the second motor/generator to provide rotational force to the wheels. In a fourth operating mode, engagement of the clutch couples the internal combustion engine with the second motor/generator, and the first motor/generator further provides rotational force to the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BYD CO. LTD.
    Inventors: HongBin Luo, XuGuang Zhou, XiaoHua Tang, XinXin Zhang, Ting Luo
  • Publication number: 20080129241
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for electric vehicle motor control and rotor position detection and fault-tolerant processing. The rotor position signal sampled by the system is compared with the previous rotor position ?0. When there is a sudden change, the current position signal acquired is discarded. Instead, a fault-tolerant processing strategy for use during an error condition is employed where the previous sampled rotor position ?0 is used as a base to determine the corrected current rotor position angle ?1?. Then the correcting value is used to control the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ming Yu, Xiaohua Tang, Nan Liu, Jian Gong, Yingwu Xu, Ting Luo, Kai Liu, Xianhong Jiang, Qiaoqiao Wu, Xuguang Zhou, Guangming Yang
  • Patent number: 7352597
    Abstract: This invention disclosed is a comprehensive power quality controller for substation in the electric power system and includes a Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR), pure tuned passive filter Zf, additional inductor L active power filter (APF), and a coupling transformer. The Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR) provides inductive reactive power and controls the active power filter (APF) as the current source, it is connected with the additional inductor La in parallel via the coupling transformer, then connected to the passive filter Zf in serial to consist a hybrid power filter system, which is connected to the power grid via the circuit breaker or thyristor. The comprehensive filter system provides required capacitive reactive power and filters the harmonic produced by the load and TCR system itself. Because the capacity of the active power filter (APF) is very small which is less than 1% of the harmonic source capacity, so it is a solution with low cost but simple and reliable control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Inventors: Zhaoan Wang, Yue Wang, Jun Yang, Xiao Zhang, Wanjun Lei, Weibin Si, Xiaohua Tang, Qiang Dong
  • Publication number: 20070014132
    Abstract: This invention disclosed is a comprehensive power quality controller for substation in the electric power system and includes a Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR), pure tuned passive filter Zf, additional inductor L active power filter (APF), and a coupling transformer. The Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR) provides inductive reactive power and controls the active power filter (APF) as the current source, it is connected with the additional inductor La in parallel via the coupling transformer, then connected to the passive filter Zf in serial to consist a hybrid power filter system, which is connected to the power grid via the circuit breaker or thyristor. The comprehensive filter system provides required capacitive reactive power and filters the harmonic produced by the load and TCR system itself. Because the capacity of the active power filter (APF) is very small which is less than 1% of the harmonic source capacity, so it is a solution with low cost but simple and reliable control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Zhaoan Wang, Yue Wang, Jun Yang, Xiao Zhang, Wanjun Lei, Weibin Si, Xiaohua Tang, Qiang Dong