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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Yuki Jojima, Nagoya, JP;

Hitoshi Imura, Chiryu, JP;

Tomoo Yamabuki, Nagoya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); F16H 59/14 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/48 (2013.01); B60L 2240/486 (2013.01); B60L 2240/526 (2013.01); F16H 59/14 (2013.01); F16H 59/36 (2013.01); F16H 2059/147 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01);
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.


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