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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Teruo Ishishita, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an engine and a motor, includes a controller to update an allowable input current value in accordance with the battery state and to control an input to the battery, the allowable input current value being the maximum current value to which the battery input is permitted. The controller performs control such that limitation of the battery input in accordance with the allowable input current value is not performed if a deterioration degree of a catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas from the engine is larger than a predetermined value when an engine braking force and a regenerative motor braking force are applied during deceleration.