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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Takahiro Yoshimura, Kobe, JP;
Tetsuo Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Takehisa Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Kawakami, Kobe, JP;
Toshio Otsuka, Kobe, JP;
Takahiro Yoshimura, Kobe, JP;
Tetsuo Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Takehisa Fukuda, Kobe, JP;
Takeshi Kawakami, Kobe, JP;
Toshio Otsuka, Kobe, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide an engine controller of a hybrid vehicle that can perform a forced driving operation of an engine by performing the same inspection procedure as that of a vehicle using only an engine as a drive source even in the hybrid vehicle. The engine controller includes an operation control unit (ECM) that performs forced driving control of the engine to maintain an operation in a predetermined state suitable for an inspection if a determination that the inspection of the engine by a forced driving operation is requested is made, and an operation state determination unit (EVCM) that determines whether the cold start condition is satisfied or unsatisfied based on information containing at least with or without change from the disconnected state to the connected state of the battery. If the cold start condition is satisfied, the forced driving control of the engine is performed by the operation control unit.