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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/46 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/46 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A series hybrid vehicle control method controls a series hybrid vehicle including a power generation system that generates electric power by driving an electric generator with an internal combustion engine. A control unit is configured to, in a case where a failure occurs in the power generation system, limit a torque of the internal combustion engine, set an engine rotation speed at which power generation efficiency of the electric generator is maximized within a range in which the torque is limited, and control the internal combustion engine based on the engine rotation speed.