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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Nakasako, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/06 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/06 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/12 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 1/06 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 11/123 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1859 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); H02P 9/04 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/34 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/441 (2013.01); B60L 2240/443 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to improve the operation efficiency of an internal combustion engine while supplying a required drive force for an electric motor. A power generation control device determines the appropriateness of power generation by a power generator in accordance with the state of a storage battery, and when allowing power generation, sets the amount of power generation equivalent to an output required for cruising in accordance with a travelling state, while setting an additional amount of power generation in accordance with the amount of power required depending on a vehicle state and the traveling state.