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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yosuke Suzuki, Hadano, JP;
Hideaki Komada, Gotemba, JP;
Hidekazu Nagai, Susono, JP;
Takahito Endo, Sunto-gun, JP;
Hirotsugu Yoshino, Susono, JP;
Hiroki Yasui, Mishima, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control system for a hybrid vehicle that shift an operating mode to an appropriate mode from a low mode or high mode. The hybrid vehicle comprises a power split mechanism connected to an engine and a first motor. When a required brake torque of a prime mover cannot be achieved during propulsion in an operating mode established by engaging one of clutches while stopping the engine, the control system excites a motoring of the engine by the first motor while maintaining engagement of the clutch engaged to establish the current operating mode.