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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Koichiro Muta, Okazaki, JP;
Yukio Kobayashi, Kasugai, JP;
Takuro Shimazu, Miyoshi, JP;
Yusuke Saigo, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2016.01); B60K 6/24 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60W 30/192 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/50 (2013.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60K 2006/268 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0676 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
The hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor connected to the engine, and an electronic control unit configured to control the motor to execute motoring to rotate a crankshaft of the engine. The electronic control unit is configured to execute speed-drop offset control when a rotation speed of the engine falls below a first rotation speed that is lower than a self-sustaining rotation speed of the engine while the engine is operated in a self-sustaining manner at the self-sustaining rotation speed.