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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Ken Kitaori, Wako, JP;
Masanari Fukuchi, Wako, JP;
Yoshihiro Ito, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Matsui, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an energy storage, a motor driver, an electric motor, and circuitry. The motor driver is configured to convert direct-current power to alternating-current power and to convert alternating-current power to direct-current power. The electric motor is connected to the energy storage via the motor driver to move the vehicle. The circuitry is configured to drive the electric motor with a first current value to consume excess electric power. The first current value is different from a minimum current value to generate regeneration power arising from a braking force. The circuitry is configured to drive the electric motor with a second current value smaller than the first current value if a temperature of the electric motor is higher than a first threshold temperature or a temperature of the motor driver is higher than a second threshold temperature.