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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control an engine operation characteristic changing means to cope with generation of unwelcome intake compression ratio increased lock, in the engine operation characteristic changing means capable of variably controlling an intake compression ratio and being locked to an operation state for enhancing the intake compression ratio by a lock means. SOLUTION: When the engine operation characteristic changing means should not be in the operation state for enhancing the intake compression ratio, whether or not there is a possibility of the locking means locking the changing means to the operation state is determined. When the possibility of the locking is predicted, countermeasures for preventing the locking operation are taken.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas recirculation means for suppressing misfire in the internal combustion engine due to the exhaust gas recirculation. SOLUTION: After completion of warm-up of an engine 22, upon satisfaction of an exhaust gas recirculation condition by setting the drive mode of a hybrid vehicle 20 to a normal mode according to the driver's accelerator operation, when a power difference ΔPe representing a decrease rate of a power demand Pe* required for the engine 22 is less than a preset reference value α, the engine 22 and motors MG1 and MG2 are controlled to ensure output of a power equivalent to the power demand Pe* from the engine 22 with prohibition for exhaust gas recirculation via an EGR valve 143 and to ensure output of a torque equivalent to a torque demand Tr* to a ring gear shaft 32a or an axle (steps S300 to S330 and step S390). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power output device for a vehicle that enables a hybrid vehicle to make a turnout travel even if an EGR device mounted on the hybrid vehicle gets out of order. SOLUTION: The power output device for the vehicle includes an engine 2, an exhaust recirculation mechanism which recirculates part of exhaust to an intake system of the engine 2, an electric motor for driving wheels, and a control unit 14 which controls the engine 2 and motor. The control unit 14 allows the engine 2 to intermittently operate after the vehicle is started when the exhaust recirculation mechanism is normal, and inhibits the engine 2 from intermittently operating after the vehicle is started if the exhaust recirculation mechanism becomes abnormal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further properly operate an internal combustion engine, even when a sticking quantity of foreign matter of an exhaust supply device increases, by further properly estimating the sticking quantity of the foreign matter sticking to the exhaust supply device, in an internal combustion engine device having the exhaust supply device capable of supplying exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine to the intake side. SOLUTION: When EGR valve opening EV is larger than 0%, when a sticking quantity estimating integral value Dep integrated based on the air-fuel ratio AF and the EGR valve opening EV is less than a threshold value Depref (S130), an engine 22 is controlled for operation by accompanying EGR according to a condition for executing the EGR (S140-S230), and when the sticking quantity estimating integral value Dep is the threshold value Depref or more (S130), the engine 22 is controlled for operation by stopping the EGR (160-S230). Thus, a sticking quantity of a deposit sticking to an EGR valve can be further properly estimated, and even when the sticking quantity of the deposit increase, the engine can be properly operated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent deterioration of exhaust properties in starting an internal combustion engine in a vehicle having the intermittently operated internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: An engine ECU 1000 carries out intermittent operation control on an engine 120 mounted to a hybrid vehicle. The engine 120 is provided with an EGR device, and its flow rate is controlled by an EGR valve 502 via an EGR pipe 500 from the downstream side of a three-way catalyst converter 900. When an engine stop request is made, the engine ECU 1000 makes the engine 120 perform idle operation and outputs a control signal (a valve closing signal) to the EGR valve 502 to stop operation of an EGR. Then, the engine ECU 1000 estimates a residual amount of EGR gas inside an intake pipe based on an intake air amount detected by an air flow meter and the like, and if the estimated EGR gas residual amount is not above a predetermined value, the engine ECU 1000 carries out engine stopping process. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power output device, a vehicle mounted with the device and a control method of the power output device, capable of further protecting a purification means for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine of starting by delaying the ignition timing. SOLUTION: A hybrid automobile 20 starts an engine 22 by igniting in the ignition timing set on the more ignition timing delay side than the ignition timing set in operation after starting the engine 22 when a starting condition is realized when stopping the engine 22. The engine 22 is stopped when the temperature of a purification device 134 is a threshold value or less after a stopping condition is realized, and operation of the engine 22 is continued by igniting in the ignition timing after starting when the temperature of the purification device 134 is higher than the threshold value after the stopping condition is realized. Thus, restarting of the engine 22 is prevented by continuing the operation of the engine 22 when the temperature of the purification device 134 exceeds the threshold value, to prevent high temperature exhaust gas generated when starting in the ignition timing on the ignition timing delay side from flowing in the purification device 134. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the occurrence of vibration during the idling operation of an internal combustion engine in which the opening and closing timing of an intake valve is variable. SOLUTION: A hybrid automobile 20 comprises a variable valve timing mechanism 150 and a lock pin 154 for fixing the variable valve timing mechanism 150 at the most retard angle position. When the requirements for idling are fulfilled and the fixing of the lock pin 154 at the most retard angle position at which a compression pressure in a cylinder is low is released, the engine 22 is idle-controlled at a position advanced from the most retard angle position. When the requirements for idling are fulfilled and the locking of the lock pin 154 at the most retard angle is not released, a control different from idling control is performed. Specifically, the controllable charging of a battery 50 or the stoppage of the engine 22 is selectively performed based on the remaining capacity SOC of the battery 50. Consequently, the idle control of the engine 22 when the compression pressure in the cylinder is low can be avoided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress air bubbles in fuel caused by the atmospheric pressure, in a fuel supply device capable of reducing the pressure of fuel inside a fuel supply pipe for supplying fuel to a cylinder fuel injection valve by using the atmospheric pressure. SOLUTION: An automobile 20 is equipped with a high pressure pump 64 for further pressurizing fuel inside a fuel pipe 63 and supplying the fuel to a delivery pipe 66 to which the cylinder fuel injection valve 25 is connected, and with an electromagnetic-type relief valve 67 capable of reducing the pressure of pressurized fuel inside the delivery pipe 66 by using the atmospheric pressure. During stop of an engine 22, when the atmospheric pressure detected by an atmospheric pressure sensor 89 exceeds a threshold value, the relief valve 67 is opened only for opening time corresponding to the atmospheric pressure and fuel pressure, so as to reduce the fuel pressure. When the atmospheric pressure is below the threshold value, opening of the relief valve 67 is not performed. In this case, by using the atmospheric pressure correlated with presence/absence of air bubbles inside the delivery pipe 66, reduction of the fuel pressure inside the delivery pipe 66 is restricted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the vibration of an internal combustion engine on startup, and to secure combustion stability on initial explosion. SOLUTION: In response to a request to start an engine, torque commands Tm1* and Tm2* are transmitted to motors MG1 and MG2 in such a state that intake air quantity is reduced until a surge tank internal pressure STP is turned to be a threshold STPref or less to carry out the motoring of the engine. Then, a compression force in a compression process is reduced, and vibration on startup is reduced, and inhalation air quantity is reduced, so that the torque on initial explosion is reduced, and that the vibration on initial explosion is reduced (S100 to S170). On the other hand, air is circulated in the engine in such a state that fuel is cut during motoring, and when the motoring time is prolonged, a section which should be originally gotten wet due to fuel is dried. Then, an increase value originated from motoring is set based on the motoring time so that fuel which should be supplied to combustion can be prevented from running out due to the attachment of fuel to the dried section, and combustion can be stably carried out on initial explosion as a result (S200 to S240). COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT