Patents by Inventor Futang Zhu

Futang Zhu 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).

  • Patent number: 12188398
    Abstract: A thermal management and control method includes: determining a total target amount of to-be-dissipated heat of an engine based on a minimum engine fuel consumption lookup table when a current temperature of the engine is greater than or equal to a temperature threshold and an opening degree of the thermostat is greater than or equal to an opening degree threshold; querying a minimum thermal management system power consumption lookup table based on the total target amount of to-be-dissipated heat, an air inlet speed of an air-cooling radiator, and a current ambient temperature, and determining a target rotation speed of a water pump and a target rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator; and controlling a rotation speed of the water pump to be the target rotation speed of the water pump, and controlling a rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator to be the target rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Futang Zhu, Chunsheng Wang, Qiuping Huang
  • Publication number: 20240351572
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle, an electricity generation method and apparatus therefor, and a vehicle controller are provided. The method includes: obtaining position information of the hybrid electric vehicle, proportions of different vehicle speed ranges within preset time, and proportions of different gradient ranges of a road on which the hybrid electric vehicle is located within the preset time; determining a current operating condition of the hybrid electric vehicle according to the position information, the proportions of different vehicle speed ranges, and the proportions of different gradient ranges; obtaining corresponding target electricity generation power according to the operating condition; and controlling the hybrid electric vehicle to generate electricity according to the target electricity generation power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yi HAN, Bo PENG, Futang ZHU, Chunsheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20240018895
    Abstract: A method for controlling thermal management of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an engine and a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a water pump. The engine and the water pump are connected to form a first cooling circulation. The method includes: controlling the water pump according to a current temperature of the engine, a total engine power, and a current vehicle speed. In response to that a current temperature of the engine is less than or equal to a temperature threshold, a total engine power is greater than or equal to a power threshold, and a current vehicle speed is less than or equal to a vehicle speed threshold, controlling the water pump to periodically switch between a start state and a stop state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Futang ZHU, Chunsheng WANG, Qiuping HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240018894
    Abstract: A thermal management and control method includes: determining a total target amount of to-be-dissipated heat of an engine based on a minimum engine fuel consumption lookup table when a current temperature of the engine is greater than or equal to a temperature threshold and an opening degree of the thermostat is greater than or equal to an opening degree threshold; querying a minimum thermal management system power consumption lookup table based on the total target amount of to-be-dissipated heat, an air inlet speed of an air-cooling radiator, and a current ambient temperature, and determining a target rotation speed of a water pump and a target rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator; and controlling a rotation speed of the water pump to be the target rotation speed of the water pump, and controlling a rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator to be the target rotation speed of the air-cooling radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Futang ZHU, Chunsheng WANG, Qiuping HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240010066
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a powertrain of a vehicle, the powertrain includes a drive motor, a generator, a clutch, or a transmission system. The hydraulic system includes: an oil tank; a main cooling oil path, a first end of the main cooling oil path being communicated with the oil tank, where a first oil pump and a cooler are disposed on the main cooling oil path; and multiple cooling branches, the cooling branches connected to a second end of the main cooling oil path, the first oil pump configured to pump an oil in the oil tank to the cooling branches, a control element disposed on each of the cooling branches, the control element configured to control opening and closing of a corresponding cooling branch, and the cooling branches configured to cool one or more of the drive motor, the generator, the clutch, and the transmission system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Futang ZHU, Hui ZHANG, Chunsheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20230278561
    Abstract: An energy recovery method and device, an electric vehicle, and a storage medium are provided. The energy recovery method includes: acquiring vehicle travelling information, wherein the vehicle travelling information comprises road condition information and travelling status information; acquiring a vehicle braking demand according to the road condition information and the travelling status information; predicting a first motor braking feedback according to the vehicle braking demand; and performing energy recovery according to the first motor braking feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Futang ZHU, Yawei LIU, Chunsheng WANG
  • Patent number: 9234565
    Abstract: A two-speed transmission is provided. The transmission comprises a planetary gear train (8) having a sun gear, a fixed annular gear (8b), at least one planet gear (8c) and a planet carrier (8d). A dual clutch (10) is disposed between the planetary gear train and a prime mover which outputs rotational movement. The dual clutch is configured to be driven into a first clutching mode in which it kinematically couples the sun gear with the prime mover, and a second clutching mode in which it kinematically couples the planet carrier with the prime mover. And an actuator is configured to selectively drive the dual clutch into one of its first and second clutching modes. An electric vehicle comprises the two-speed transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: MingLiang Zhang, Futang Zhu, Jie Shu, Chengliang Yin
  • Publication number: 20150141191
    Abstract: A two-speed transmission is provided. The transmission comprises a planetary gear train (8) having a sun gear, a fixed annular gear (8b), at least one planet gear (8c) and a planet carrier (8d). A dual clutch (10) is disposed between the planetary gear train and a prime mover which outputs rotational movement. The dual clutch is configured to be driven into a first clutching mode in which it kinematically couples the sun gear with the prime mover, and a second clutching mode in which it kinematically couples the planet carrier with the prime mover. And an actuator is configured to selectively drive the dual clutch into one of its first and second clutching modes. An electric vehicle comprises the two-speed transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: MingLiang Zhang, Futang Zhu, Jie Shu, Chengliang Yin