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Patent No.:

US 10328817 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2014

Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle

Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Kensei Hata, Susono, JP;

Yuji Iwase, Mishima, JP;

Yosuke Suzuki, Susono, JP;

Koichi Kato, Nagoya, JP;

Seitaro Nobuyasu, Susono, JP;

Taro Moteki, Susono, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;

Attorney:

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Primary Examiner:

Genna M Mott

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/029 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 20/50 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0297 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16H 3/727 (2013.01); F16H 2037/0866 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2007 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2097 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); Y10S 903/91 (2013.01); Y10S 903/914 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, a clutch being provided in a power transmission path leading from an engine to drive wheels, the clutch transmitting torque between the engine and the drive wheels when engaged, the clutch interrupting the transmission of torque between the engine and the drive wheels, the control apparatus including an ECU configured to execute drive control for consuming electric power of a storage device by driving a first motor, when the clutch is kept in a released state and the clutch cannot be engaged and an amount of electrical charge of the storage device is higher than a prescribed first threshold value.

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