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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
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actualize smooth engine start in a vehicle on which an internal combustion engine is mounted with an cylinder injector and an intake passage injector and in which engine intermittent operation is controlled, while preventing the worsening of the nature of exhaust gas. SOLUTION: When the operation of the vehicle is finished, a solenoid relief valve 210 is operated (opened) and the operation of a low pressure fuel pump 180 is stopped to lower fuel pressure in a high pressure delivery pipe 130 and a low pressure delivery pipe 160, thus preventing the worsening of the nature of exhaust gas during next engine start, resulting from the leakage of fuel due to poor oil tightness in the injectors 110, 120 during stopping the operation. On the contrary, when the engine is temporarily stopped with the control of the engine intermittent operation, the low pressure fuel pump 180 is stopped while the operation (opening) of the solenoid relief valve 210 is prohibited. When the engine is restarted after temporarily stopped, quick engine start is actualized by injecting fuel into the high pressure delivery pipe 130 in which fuel pressure is secured, considering that the engine has temperature rise. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the overheating of a fuel injection valve for cylinder according to the operation of an internal combustion engine while outputting a requested power to a drive shaft even if the pressure of a fuel to the fuel injection valve for cylinder is not sufficient and the fuel injection valve cannot be used in a power output device having the internal combustion engine with the fuel injection valve for cylinder and a fuel injection valve for port and motors. SOLUTION: A fuel pressure Pf to the fuel injection valve for cylinder is less than a reference fuel pressure Pref, a vehicle requested power Pv* obtained based on a requested torque Tr* requested from the drive shaft or a power limit Pelim, whichever is smaller, is set to an engine requested power Pe* (S120, S130), and the engine and two motors are controlled so that the set engine requested power Pe* can be outputted from the engine and the requested torque Tr* can be outputted to the drive shaft while discharging a battery. Thus, while outputting the requested torque Tr* to the drive shaft, the rise of the tip temperature of the fuel injection valve for cylinder caused by operating the engine under high load can be suppressed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove air inside a delivery pipe in an engine having injectors for cylinder injection. SOLUTION: This high-pressure fuel feeder comprises high-pressure delivery communication pipes 500 and 510 feeding a high-pressure fuel from a high-pressure pump to a high-pressure delivery pipe 112A, the plurality of injectors 110 for cylinder injection installed in the high-pressure delivery pipe 112A, and a pipe 112C for communicating the high-pressure delivery pipe 112A to a high-pressure delivery pipe 112B in which an electromagnetic relief valve 114 is installed. The electromagnetic relief valve 114 is installed on the upstream side of at least the high-pressure delivery pipe 112. The electromagnetic relief valve 114 is brought into an open state when the engine is stopped and sets the high-pressure delivery pipe 112B in communication with a fuel tank. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promptly output power based on demands of a driver while suppressing vibration upon starting of an internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: When automatically starting an engine, upon a normal engine start, the amount of intake air is reduced by tightening the opening of a throttle valve (S140). When the driver presses down hard on the accelerator pedal, and an engine request power Pe* is a threshold value Pref or more, the throttle valve opening is an opening according to the request engine power Pe* (normal opening) and the amount of intake air is an amount corresponding to the engine demand power Pe* (S150). Cranking is performed to start the engine. Thereby, on a normal start of the engine, vibration at initial explosion can be suppressed, and when the requested engine power Pe* is large, driving power from the engine can be promptly outputted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrain the adjustment, accompanied with operation of an internal combustion engine from being interrupted, by enabling excessive power generated by execution of adjustment to be charged in a battery 50, and to quickly perform the adjustment by securing the opportunity of executing the adjustment. SOLUTION: When executing adjustment accompanying by operation of an engine 22, auxiliary equipment 68 is driven at its maximum possible (S205), and also at braking, the torque Tb* of mechanical brakes 64a and 64b is increased, to suppress the regenerative control of a motor MG2 (S214 and S230); the engine 22 is driven at an operation point required for adjustment (S200). COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the control simple even when there are a plurality of elements which should be prepared for starting up an internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: A delay time Tset in a normal state is set to a predetermined time Ts1 based on an engine coolant temperature Tw and a state of an air conditioner switch. The predetermined time Tsl is determined based on a time necessary for completing preheating of an engine 22 by a preheating device, preparations of sensors such as an air/fuel ratio sensor, and warming-up of an exhaust gas clean-up device (S100, S110). When it is determined that the vehicle can run using a motor based on a required torque Td*, a required power P* and the remaining capacity (SOC) of a battery (S120 to S150); the engine is started after the delay time Tset has elapsed. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform start of the engine and operation immediately after the engine starts, and to make control at the time of starting the engine simple compared with the case where the engine is started after making determinations as to whether various preparations have been completed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO