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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Shinsuke Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidekatsu Akiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Azusa Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Keisuke Kawai, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle including a battery charged with electric power generated by an engine, including a motor as a drive source, and having multiple running modes that can be selected through a mode operation, the running modes including a normal mode configured to perform charging of the battery according to a running state, and a charge mode configured to perform electric power generation by the engine according to a mode operation, the method comprising: setting a range of charge amount that allows for charging of the battery based on the electric power generated; and setting an upper limit of the range of charge amount in the charge mode to be lower than an upper limit of the range of charge amount in the normal mode.