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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including: a battery; a first rotary electric machine coupled to an axle; a second rotary electric machine coupled to an internal combustion engine; a first power conversion circuit; a second power conversion circuit; a capacitor connected between the battery and connection portions connecting the first power conversion circuit and the second power conversion circuit in parallel; and a switching unit connected between the battery and the capacitor, the control device executing discharge control when a collision of the vehicle is predicted, and the discharge control includes: opening the switching unit to interrupt the power supply from the battery; stopping rotation of the first rotary electric machine if the first rotary electric machine is rotating; and discharging the electric charge stored in the capacitor.