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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Naoyuki Mimatsu, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasushi Kojima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Seigo Murashige, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yutaka Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Naoyuki Mimatsu, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yasushi Kojima, Utsunomiya, JP;
Seigo Murashige, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yutaka Asano, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H02G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controller is capable of executing direct couple control that directly couples a first power device and a second power device without causing a DC/DC converter to convert voltage. During the direct couple control, a drive signal that causes no voltage conversion is intermittently output to at least one of a plurality of switching devices.