Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine control apparatus and hybrid vehicle including thereof
- Patent Title (中): 发动机控制装置及其混合动力车辆
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Application No.: US13202649Application Date: 2010-02-26
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Publication No.: US09322353B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Kiyoto Ikeda , Ritsuo Satou
- Applicant: Kiyoto Ikeda , Ritsuo Satou
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Priority: JP2009-054735 20090309
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/000403 WO 20100226
- International Announcement: WO2010/103360 WO 20100916
- Main IPC: B60W20/00
- IPC: B60W20/00 ; F02D41/06 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W30/194 ; F01L1/34

Abstract:
An engine control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a conversion angle detecting device, an angle determining device, an engine load calculating device and an engine control device. The conversion angle detecting device detects a rotational phase of a cam with respect to a crankshaft as a detected conversion angle of a variable valve operating mechanism of an engine. The angle determining device determines if the detected conversion angle is different from a starting conversion angle when the engine is started. The engine load calculating device calculates a requested load to be imposed on the engine based on the detected conversion angle if the detected conversion angle is different from to the starting conversion angle at a time the engine is started. The engine control device controls the engine in accordance with the requested engine load that was calculated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110307135A1 ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING THEREOF Public/Granted day:2011-12-15
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