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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Hybrid vehicle and method for setting specifications of engine and motor/generator in hybrid vehicle
Toshihiko Ohsumi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Junji Kaneishi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsugu Mera, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Masahiko Fujimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hitoshi Fukuba, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuya Yokota, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshihiko Ohsumi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Junji Kaneishi, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Hiroshima, JP;
Mitsugu Mera, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Masahiko Fujimoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hitoshi Fukuba, Higashi-Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuya Yokota, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle () is a parallel hybrid vehicle including a motor/generator () arranged between an engine () and a transmission (). The engine () is configured to perform lean operation in a low-load operating range. The hybrid vehicle is configured such that a rotation speed at a maximum point of power generation efficiency of the motor/generator () is within a rotation speed range (Xa) corresponding to a lower-speed part (a) of a 95% fuel-consumption efficiency operating range (A) of the engine ().