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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Satoyoshi Oya, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power apparatus includes a drive motor, a motor shaft mechanically connected to a wheel of a vehicle, an engine, a crankshaft mechanically connected to the motor shaft and configured to output torque of the engine, a clutch disposed on a power transmission path between the crankshaft and the motor shaft, a controller configured to start-control the engine with the torque of the drive motor, and a magnetic deceleration mechanism which reduces torque of the drive motor necessary for starting the engine by magnetically reducing the rotational speed of the crankshaft during start control. When starting the engine, the controller excites the magnetic deceleration mechanism in a state where the clutch is released.