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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiki Kanada, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuya Imamura, Okazaki, JP;
Isao Satou, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuyuki Shiiba, Miyoshi, JP;
Tooru Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A control system for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and motors is provided. The control system is configured to select an operating mode of the vehicle from a first operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by the engine, a second operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by two motors, and a third operating mode in which the vehicle is powered by the motor of the smaller number. The control system does not select the second operating mode when a required driving force is changed at rate greater than a predetermined value.