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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toshio Inoue, Gotenba, JP;
Shunsuke Fushiki, Susono, JP;
Tomoaki Honda, Gotenba, JP;
Keita Fukui, Fujinomiya, JP;
Hidekazu Nawata, Gotenba, JP;
Yuta Niwa, Mishima, JP;
Taichi Ohsawa, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a rotating electric machine, an electric storage device, a power supply device, and a controller. The controller executes switching control to switch from a first electric power supply to a second electric power supply by starting the internal combustion engine. The first electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the electric storage device to the electric device. The second electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the rotating electric machine to the electric device. The controller controls the power supply device and the internal combustion engine such that the internal combustion engine is started with the first electric power supply being continued during the switching control.