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Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

US6883626B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2001
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/951
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle including an engine, a generator motor, an output shaft connected to a drive wheel, a differential gear device including at least three gear elements that are connected to the engine, the generator motor and the output shaft, respectively; a fixing device that mechanically fixes a rotation of the generator motor; and a controller that calculates a correction value partially based on a generator motor torque and corrects an engine torque by the correction value.

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