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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes: a motor for traveling; a transmission connected to the motor; a battery; an inverter configured to convert direct-current power output by the battery, into alternating-current power for driving the motor; a capacitor connected between a positive electrode of direct-current input terminals of the inverter and a negative electrode of the direct-current input terminals of the inverter; and a controller configured to change a gear stage of the transmission when both of a condition i) and a condition ii) are satisfied. The condition i) is a condition that the rotation speed of the motor is in a predetermined range. The condition ii) is a condition that the output of the motor exceeds a predetermined output threshold.