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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Okamoto, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/108 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle has an engine, a motor, an engine-driven generator, and a battery. A controller determines an engine output based on an efficiency function that is defined by a drive power of the vehicle, a generated electric power from the generator, and a discharged electric power from the battery. The determined engine output controls the efficiency function to be kept in a value range that includes a maximum efficiency value of the efficiency function.