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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control an internal combustion engine corresponding to opening and closing states of opening and closing mechanisms such as windows which communicate the vehicle interior with the outside so that booming noise is not generated.SOLUTION: An ECU controls the engine such that the ECU: selects, corresponding to an open and closed state of the two or more opening and closing mechanisms, at least one operation line among a first operation line corresponding to an open state of a sunroof, a second operation line corresponding to an open state of a window, a third operation line corresponding to an open state of a door, and a fourth operation line corresponding to an open state of a luggage compartment door; obtains an intersection point between the selected operation line and an equipower line corresponding a power required for the engine on the coordinate plane of an engine torque and engine rotation number and an intersection point between a fifth operation line corresponding to closed state of all of the two or more opening and closing mechanisms and an equipower line corresponding the power required for the engine on the coordinate plane of the engine torque and engine rotation number; and sets one that is maximum in engine rotation number, of those intersection points, as a target operation point.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a hybrid vehicle that can further improve the efficiency of a hybrid system in a power circulation mode.SOLUTION: In the power circulation mode in which a first power generation electric motor 7 performs discharging, and a second power generation electric motor 14 is carried out power driving, a power management control computer 21 suppresses deterioration of the efficiency accompanied by execution of the exhaust gas re-circulation in an engine 1, by setting the operating point of the engine 1 so that the engine speed may rise compared with the time not executed when the exhaust gas re-circulation is executed by the engine 1.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation line used when a target drive point of an engine is acquired in a travel mode prioritizing dynamic characteristics of a vehicle compared to a normal travel mode, like a power mode, a sequential shift mode, and a brake mode.SOLUTION: Under the assumption that a power switch is turned on when a shift position is in a D position and a travel mode prioritizing the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle over fuel consumption and quietness is set when the shift position is in a B position or the shift position is in an S position, abnormal sound-vibration allowable operation lines L2 to L4 in which an engine can be effectively driven in a range of a drive region including a portion of an abnormal sound-vibration generation region are set as practice operation lines, and the target drive point of the engine is set by applying request power to the practice operation lines. Thus, even when the vehicle travels while prioritizing the dynamic characteristics of the vehicle, a certain level of fuel consumption can be improved.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more properly execute operation and an operation stop of an internal combustion engine in each driving mode, in a hybrid vehicle allowing selection of the plurality of driving modes. SOLUTION: In this hybrid vehicle 20, an engine start-up decision threshold value Tr1 and an engine stop decision threshold value Tr0 are set in each of a normal mode, a power mode and an ECO mode such that they correspond to the driving mode selected as an executing driving mode (steps S40, S50, S60). During traveling of the hybrid vehicle 20, permission/non-permission of the operation stop of the engine 22 is decided by comparing requirement torque Tr*, and the engine stop decision threshold value Tr0 or the engine start-up decision threshold value Tr1, and the engine 22 and motors MG1, MG2 are controlled such that torque based on the requirement torque Tr* can be obtained with the operation or the operation stop of the engine 22 according to a result of the decision under the executing driving mode. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give preference to responsiveness of driving force in a power mode, and to give preference to mileage in an economy mode. SOLUTION: A driving mode is decided based on an input mode setting signal MSW (steps S400-S410), a power threshold value smaller than the normal mode is set, when the driving mode is the power mode; a power threshold larger than that of the normal mode is set, when the driving mode is economy mode (steps S420-S440); intermittent operation of an engine is inhibited, when required power Pe* required to a driving axle is the set power threshold or above, and the intermittent operation of the engine is permitted, when it is smaller than the power threshold for performing traveling. Accordingly, the intermittent operation of the engine is inhibited in the power mode, because it is often the case that the engine is operated, so that the responsiveness of the driving force is improved. The intermittent operation of the engine is permitted in the economy mode, and it is often the case that the engine can be stopped, so that the mileage is improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress an electric motor from being excessively rotated, and to prevent a battery device from being charged with an excessive power. SOLUTION: In a hybrid car where a first motor, an engine and a drive shaft are connected to a sun gear, carrier and ring gear of a planetary gear mechanism, and a second motor is connected to a drive shaft side, when a parking brake pedal is turned off, request torque Td* is set as performance torque T*, and the engine and two motors are controlled so that the performance torque T* can be output to the drive shaft (S130 to S200), and when the parking brake pedal is turned on, a request torque Td* is restricted based on braking torque Tb which is the sum of the request torque Td* and parking brake torque Tpb acting on the drive shaft from the parking brake device so that the performance torque T* can be set, and the engine and two motors are controlled so that the performance torque T* can be output to the drive shaft (S130 to S260). COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve gear noises without worsening fuel consumption in the self-sustaining operation of an internal-combustion engine in a power output device with a transmission capable of disconnecting between a power shaft and a drive shaft in addition to an electric motor outputting power to the power shaft. SOLUTION: During self-sustaining operation of an engine, if a shift position is at an N position and an SOC of a battery is not smaller than a prescribed threshold (affirmative determination in S120, S130), the target number of rotations Ne* of the engine is set to the number of idle rotations Nidl, the target number of rotations Nm1* of a motor MG1 is set to the positive number of rotations, and the target number of rotations Nm2* of a motor MG2 is set to the negative number of rotations (Step 140). In this way, during the self-sustaining operation of the engine, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of gear noises due to torque variations of the engine and prevent a deterioration in fuel consumption by rotating the motor MG2 without having to increase the number of idle rotations Nidl of the engine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the number of revolutions of a motor from being excessively increased when a power to be output to a power shaft can not be transmitted to a driving shaft by a transmission, in a power output device equipped with a motor which outputs a power to a power shaft and a transmission which transmits a power to be outputted to the power shaft to a driving shaft. SOLUTION: When a hydraulic pressure Piol applied to a clutch or a brake corresponding to the target gear stage of a transmission is less than a threshold Pref1 required for engaging the clutch or the brake (S150, S160), the gate interruption of an invertor which drives the motor is operated (S240). Thus, it is possible to suppress the number of revolutions of the motor from being excessively increased when the clutch or the brake is not engaged. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retain electrical energy in a battery necessary for a motor generator to crank an engine, in a vehicle having as drive sources an engine and a motor generator that works on power supplied from a battery. SOLUTION: An ECU executes a program, including a step (S102) of outputting a command to stop the motor generator, if the shift position is an N position (YES in S100), and the step (S110) of outputting a command to stop the battery from discharging, if the residual capacity SOC falls to a threshold B that is the minimum value of dischargeable electrical energy in the battery necessary to crank the engine, and is larger than the critical value (NO in S106). COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a runnable distance in limp-home running as much as possible when an abnormality occurs and the limp-home running is performed in a drive system of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicle 100 can run using power from a power storage device 110. The vehicle 100 includes: a display part 191 to visually notify a driver of a state of the vehicle 100; and an ECU 300 to control the display part 191. The ECU 300 runs the vehicle 100 by switching to a limp-home running mode when the abnormality of the vehicle 100 occurs. The ECU 300 displays the information concerning operations to increase a runnable distance in the limp-home running mode in the display part 191.