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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 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, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A control system for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a plurality of motors is provided. An operating mode of the hybrid vehicle is selected depending on a required driving force from a first mode where the vehicle is powered by the engine, a second mode where the vehicle is powered by the plurality of motors, and a third mode where the vehicle is powered by any one of the motors. The control system is characterized by a detection means that detects an output power of the prime mover, and a setting means that alters a selectability of the second mode in accordance with the output power of the prime mover.