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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Natsuki Nozawa, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Hamatani, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Natsuki Nozawa, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Hamatani, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrically powered vehicle includes: a boost converter that boosts a power supply voltage and outputs a boosted voltage; an inverter that receives the boosted voltage from the boost converter and controls a rotating electric machine for travel; and a control device that performs control to limit the boosted voltage when it is determined that the rotating electric machine is in a locked state and both an accelerator and a brake are not operated to be on.