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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Chika Tsumori, Susono, JP;
Inventor:
Chika Tsumori, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 17/00 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01); F02N 2200/063 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle that suppresses degradation of the durability performance of a battery, while improving the fuel consumption of a vehicle. The control includes an engine, a battery that is chargeable with power of the engine, a configurator that sets a start condition for starting an engine according to a state of the battery; and a starter that starts the engine when the start condition is satisfied.