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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hidekazu Nawata, Gotemba, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Gotemba, JP;
Keita Fukui, Fujinomiya, JP;
Tomoaki Honda, Gotemba, JP;
Yuta Niwa, Mishima, JP;
Taichi Osawa, Susono, JP;
Shunsuke Fushiki, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using an output from the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG such that an SOC of the battery is maintained at a prescribed control center value. When an amount of remaining fuel of the engine falls below a prescribed reference amount during execution of the external power feeding, the ECU sets the control center value to a smaller value than when the amount of remaining fuel is not below the reference amount.