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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masaya Amano, Toyota, JP;
Shinichiro Minegishi, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Ando, Nissin, JP;
Takeshi Kishimoto, Nagakute, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine; a first motor; a planetary gear having three rotary elements that are connected respectively to a rotary shaft of the first motor, an output shaft of the engine, and a drive shaft coupled to an axle such that on a collinear diagram, the rotary shaft, the output shaft, and the drive shaft are arranged in that order; a second motor; a first inverter configured to drive the first motor; a second inverter configured to drive the second motor; a battery capable of exchanging power with the first and second motors via the first and second inverters; and an electronic control unit configured to control the engine such that a rotation speed of the engine increases at a predetermined time when the engine is operative, respective gates of the first and second inverters are both blocked, and an accelerator is ON.