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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Takeru Koga, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Nogi, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotoshi Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Koizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Takeru Koga, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Nogi, Tokyo, JP;
Hirotoshi Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Koizumi, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control device for an electric motor car comprising: a switch which is installed between a power supply source and a power line drawn through the electric motor car; a battery which supplies power to a main motor of the electric motor car; a step-up unit, which is installed between the power line and the battery, configured to increase a voltage; and a control unit which breaks a connection between the power supply source and the power line using the switch when braking the electric motor car, increases the power supplied from the battery using the step-up unit, and performs regenerative braking in the main motor to which the increased power is supplied.