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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Ariyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satomi Eto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A control method for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes an electric motor () that drives the vehicle to travel, a generator () that supplies power to the electric motor (), and an engine () that drives the generator (). The control method includes: when bringing the electric motor () into a regenerative state, operating the generator to drive the engine () in a state in which fuel supply to the engine () is cut, thereby executing, in accordance with required deceleration, the motoring control for consuming the output power of the electric motor (); and when the required deceleration decreases and driving of the engine () by the generator () is requested upon execution of the motoring control, imposing a restriction on a change in the rotational speed of the engine.