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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Imamura, Okazaki, JP;
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Ryuji Ibaraki, Miyoshi, JP;
Yuji Yasuda, Miyoshi, JP;
Yoshihito Kanno, Numazu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle controls a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including: a power source including an internal combustion engine and an electric; a recirculating device configured to recirculate an exhaust gas from an exhaust side to an intake side of the internal combustion engine; and a recirculation amount adjusting device configured to adjust an amount of the recirculation by the recirculating device. The control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle is provided with: a determining device configured to determine whether or not the internal combustion engine is stopped and electric running by the electric motor can be performed if the hybrid vehicle runs while operating the internal combustion engine; and a recirculation controlling device configured to control the recirculation amount adjusting device such that the amount of the recirculation by the recirculating device is larger than an amount when it is determined that the electric running cannot be performed, if it is determined that the electric running can be performed. This makes it possible to preferably prevent a misfire of the internal combustion engine.