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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Asuka Takasaki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/14 (2019.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/32 (2007.10); B60L 50/75 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/14 (2019.02); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 6/32 (2013.01); B60L 50/75 (2019.02);
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an electric generator, a drive motor, a power storage device, a power consuming device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control driving of the power consuming device. The controller is configured to execute power consumption increasing control when a vehicle power balance value is larger than a first threshold while the drive motor operates in a braking-period power generation mode.