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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrain degradation in an engine from proceeding even though automatic start and stop of the engine are repeated. SOLUTION: Automatic stop time-period T of the engine 20 is not substantially limited before the number of times N of starting in an oil-film runout state (the number of times of starting the engine 20 in an oil-film runout state) reaches N1, but after the number of times N of starting in an oil-film runout state has reached N1, the automatic stop time-period is limited. Particularly when the number of times N of starting in an oil-film runout state has reached a threshold Nthr, the stop permissible time Tp is set at oil-film runout time limit Tlim. As a result, when the automatic stop time-period T exceeds the Tlim, the engine 20 is automatically started. When the number of times N of starting in an oil-film runout state has reached the threshold Nthr, even though the engine 20 has automatically stopped, the engine is not started in the runout oil-film state, so the engine degradation hardly proceeds. 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 decide the degree of fatigue of a rotation system connected to an internal combustion engine, with higher accuracy. SOLUTION: When resonance phenomena occur in a rotation system connected to an engine of rotational frequency Ne because of the change in its rotational frequency (S110), an input torque Tlim which acts on the rotation system as the size of resonance phenomena Ne is measured based on the size of change of this rotational frequency (S120). An endurance time tlim of a rotation system in the case assuming that this input torque Tlim continued and acted is set up. A fatigue degree ΔS of a rotation system per unit time is calculated, by dividing the unit time to (execution period of a routine) by the endurance time tlim (S130 to S140), and degree of fatigue S of a rotation system is calculated by integrating this (S150). When the fatigue degree S reaches a value 1, a warning display is made as the limit of fatigue (S160, S170). Thereby, the fatigue degree for a rotation system can be decided more accurately. 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
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that it may be impossible to effectively collect warm water in a heat storage system for an internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: When an ECU refers to a hysteresis of an accelerator opening, and determines that the accelerator opening (S10a) is small, it is supposed that a peak value and a mean value in the temperature of cooling water for the internal combustion engine are low, and lowers a warm water collection starting temperature from an initial value (S12). When it is supposed that the accelerator opening is in an average (S10b), a collection starting temperature is left to be the initial value (S14) as it is. When it is supposed that the acceleration opening is great (S10c), a warm water collection starting temperature is raised from the initial value (S16). COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electric power supply structure capable of effectively supplying electric power to a temperature raising device for an in-vehicle instrument. SOLUTION: The temperature raising device for the in-vehicle instrument makes an electric motor and an internal combustion engine 11 be drive sources, and is applied for a hybrid vehicle equipped with an inverter 17 with a converter which lowers output voltage of an HV battery 16 to DC14V and inputs it to an auxiliary machine and an auxiliary machine battery 23. When cooling water stored in a thermal storage tank 21 is supplied to the internal combustion engine 11 with an electric water pump 22 to raise the temperature of the engine 11, the water pump 22 is driven by the output voltage from the HV battery 16 lowered to DC14V through the inverter with the converter. When the cooling water is stored into the thermal storage tank 21 in accompany with the turning-off of an ignition switch, the water pump 22 is driven with DC12V from the auxiliary machine battery 23. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent lowering of heater performance during stopping of an internal combustion engine, in a vehicle such as a hybrid automobile wherein the internal combustion engine is temporary stopped. SOLUTION: If a heater is in operation (Y of S10), ECU determines whether the internal combustion engine stops (S12). When the internal combustion engine is stopped (Y of S12), the ECU confirms that the temperature of cooling water is not less than a specified value (Y of S14), and compares the temperature of the cooling water with the temperature of hot water in a thermal storage tank. When the temperature of the hot water in the thermal storage tank is higher than that of the cooling water (Y of S16), the ECU controls a three-way switching valve to supply the hot water in the thermal storage tank to the heater (S18). COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid the situation of becoming in capable of restarting a driving force source after stopping the specific driving force source. SOLUTION: Before automatic stopping processing of an engine, determination is made on whether or not the engine can be restarted by a starter MG. When determining that the engine is in a condition that power generation is performed by the starter MG (YES in Step 110), power generation processing by the starter MG is performed (Step 110). Next, when determining that the power generation in normally performed by the starter MG (YES in Step 130), a starter MG normal flag exstmg is set to ON (Step 140). When determining that the power generation is not normally performed (NO in Step 130), the starter MG normal flag exstmg is set to OFF (Step 150). COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle that starts an engine at more proper timing and travels. SOLUTION: When an electric travelling mode that prioritizes electric travelling to travel by using an only power outputted from motor 42 is set, the longer an engine stopping time (tstp) when the engine 32 is stopped, the lower speed is set to electric travelling permission speed Vpm (S130). When a vehicle speed V is larger than the electric travelling permission speed Vpm while the engine 32 is being stopped, the engine 32 and motors 41 and 42 are controlled to be travelled with a requested torque by starting the engine 32 (S140, S160). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate air pockets in two system pipes without spouting fuel in an internal combustion engine including the two system fuel supply pipes. SOLUTION: A fuel supply system 11 is provided with a check valve 412 in a low pressure delivery communication pipe 410 and a check valve 422 in a pump supply pipe 420. The check valve 412 does not allow fuel to flow from a low pressure delivery pipe 122 side to a low pressure supply pipe 400 side. The check valve 422 does not allow fuel to flow from the pump supply pipe 420 side to the low pressure supply pipe 400 side. An engine ECU 10 opens a cylinder injection injector 110 and a suction air passage injection injector 120 for dummy injection after operating a feed pump 100 for about one second when it is judged that air bleeding is necessary. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT