Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle
US6570266B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/919
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control apparatus provided in a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine for outputting a driving force, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from the engine, depending on the driving conditions, a power storage unit for storing electric energy generated by the motor acting as a generator using the output from the engine and electric energy generated by the motor when the vehicle decelerates. The control apparatus includes an output assistance determining device for determining whether to assist the output from the engine by the motor; a generation controller for setting the amount of generation by the motor and performing the generation by the motor when the output assistance determining device determines that the motor is not to assist the output from the engine; and a generation limiter for limiting the amount of generation set by the generation controller.
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