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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kensei Hata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yuji Iwase, Mishima, JP;
Yosuke Suzuki, Hadano, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Toyota, JP;
Sohei Murata, Chiryu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A drive control system includes a power split mechanism, a brake mechanism, a first motor, an output member, a second motor and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to; obtain at least one of a first time that is a duration of a motor driven state or a second time that is a duration of a state where the motor driven state is ended, estimate a temperature of the power split mechanism based on at least one of the first time or the second time, and allow or inhibit the motor driven state in accordance with a temperature of the power split mechanism, the first time, or the second time.