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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2014
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Mutsuaki Gotoh, Chita-gun, JP;
Takashi Satoh, Okazaki, JP;
Masanori Sugiura, Chiryu, JP;
Mitsuharu Higashitani, Anjo, JP;
Mamoru Mabuchi, Kariya, JP;
Motoyoshi Hatta, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus uses a travel mode selection unit to select between an EV travel mode, an engine travel mode, and an engine generation mode depending on comparisons between an engine generated power cost, an EV effect, and a surplus electric energy. In such manner, according to a travel condition of a vehicle, an appropriate travel mode is selected for an improvement of fuel consumption efficiency. The vehicle control apparatus also computes a fuel consumption decrease or a fuel consumption increase for each of a plurality of travel modes based on an engine efficiency and an MG-INV efficiency. In such manner, fuel consumption increase/decrease for every travel mode may be computed.