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Vehicle, control apparatus for vehicle, and control method for vehicle

US9663103B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2013
Grant dateMay 30, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/93
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes an engine, a motor, a battery that stores an electric power for driving the motor, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is configured to control the engine and the motor in one of control modes, the control mode includes a charge sustaining (CS) mode and a charge depleting (CD) mode. During the CS mode, a first determination is made to determine that the engine malfunction has occurred when a number of times of abnormal combustion occurring during a current trip is equal to or larger than a threshold. During the CD mode, instead of or in addition to the first determination, a second determination is made to determine that the engine malfunction has occurred when a cumulative number of times of abnormal combustion is equal to or larger than the threshold.

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