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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Nozawa, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a rotating electric machine; a power storage device; first and second electric heating type catalyst for purifying exhaust gas; a bidirectional power converter which converts first AC power into DC power, and convert DC power into a second AC power; a plurality of relays, which are electrically connected to a first power path and a second power path and which at least selects one of and switch between parallel connection and series connection of the first electric heating type catalyst and the second electric heating type catalyst; and a controller configured to control ON and OFF of each of the relays.
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