Control device for hybrid vehicle
US9421967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/903
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device for a hybrid vehicle is configured to enter a driving mode in which a preset engine-start condition is met, and is configured to enter electric vehicle mode when a preset engine-stop condition is met, and includes an engine-start-condition-controlling device which, during travel in the electric vehicle mode, in the event that an electric vehicle travel zone expansion condition that has been set on the basis of vehicle speed VSP and torque demand information reflective of demand by the driver, and that expands the travel zone in the electric vehicle mode, is met, changes the engine-start condition from a baseline start condition, to an expansion engine-start condition for expanding the travel zone in the electric vehicle mode, doing so for the duration of a prescribed time thereafter.
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