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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Shinsuke Higuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Ariyoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satomi Eto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuma Sengoku, Kanagawa, JP;
Junji Miyachi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Shinohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A control method for a hybrid vehicle includes a generator and an electric motor, the generator being configured to charge a battery by use of power of an engine, the electric motor being configured to drive driving wheels by electric power of the battery. The control method having driving the engine at a first rotation speed when a charging amount of the battery decreases to a first charging threshold; changing the engine to driving at a second rotation speed larger than the first rotation speed when the engine is driven at the first rotation speed and the charging amount decreases to a second charging threshold smaller than the first charging threshold; and continuing driving of the engine until the charging amount becomes equal to or more than a charging end threshold larger than the first charging threshold.