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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Alternating voltage output apparatus and vehicle including such alternating voltage output apparatus
Hichirosai Oyobe, Toyota, JP;
Hiromi Tonegawa, Konan, JP;
Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Takeshi Shingai, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiro Minezawa, Anjo, JP;
Hichirosai Oyobe, Toyota, JP;
Hiromi Tonegawa, Konan, JP;
Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Takeshi Shingai, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiro Minezawa, Anjo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A control device controls first and second inverters such that alternating voltage is generated across neutral points of first and second motor generators. When the value of a signal representative of the remaining amount of fuel in a fuel tank becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value, the control device controls the first and second inverters such that the voltage level of the alternating voltage is changed in order to notify a user external to the vehicle of the low remaining amount of fuel.