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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2008
Kei Yonemori, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuhide Seo, Hiroshima, JP;
Kohei Saito, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Hirofumi Akagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Fujita, Yokohama, JP;
Kei Yonemori, Hiroshima, JP;
Nobuhide Seo, Hiroshima, JP;
Kohei Saito, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Hirofumi Akagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideaki Fujita, Yokohama, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle includes, in one example, a motor-generator driven by an engine to generate alternating current, wherein the motor-generator is further configured to start the engine, a motor for driving the vehicle, a diode rectifier to rectify alternating current generated by the motor-generator, an inverter connected to a feed circuit between the diode rectifier and the motor to convert direct current in the feed circuit into alternating current, a power supply connected to a line connecting the diode rectifier with the inverter, a first feed circuit to supply current to the motor to drive the vehicle through the diode rectifier and the inverter in series a second feed circuit to connect the motor-generator with the power supply while bypassing at least the diode rectifier, and an alternating current converter provided in the second feed circuit.