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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the energy efficiency of a device having an internal combustion engine and two motors and an automobile loaded with the device. SOLUTION: In the power output device, a power distribution and integration mechanism 30 consists of a planetary gear P1 and four clutches C1-C4. The clutches C1, C4 are coupled on and the clutches C2, C3 are coupled off according to the traveling condition of an automobile. The engine is driven by switching a connection condition in which the power from an engine 22 is torque-reduced and output to a drive shaft 65 when the number of rotation of a motor MG1 is zero, a connection condition in which the clutches C1-C4 are coupled on and the power distribution and integration mechanism 30 is an integrated rotating body, and a connection condition in which the power from the engine 22 is torque-increased and output to the drive shaft 65 when the number of rotation of the motor MG1 is zero with the clutches C1, C4 being off and the clutches C2, C3 being on. The entire energy efficiency of the automobile can be improved thereby. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy efficiency and miniaturize an electric motor. SOLUTION: A crankshaft 26 of an engine 22 is connected to a ring gear 32 of a planetary gear P, a driving shaft 65 to a carrier 31, and a rotary shaft of a motor MG1 to a sun gear 31 respectively so that power outputted from the engine 22 can be outputted to the driving shaft 65 by amplifying torque, when stopping rotation of the motor MG1. A rotary shaft of a motor MG2 is also constituted so as to be connectable to the driving shaft 65 via a clutch C1 and to the crankshaft 26 of the engine 22 via a clutch C2. The rotary shaft of the motor MG2 is connected to the driving shaft 65 or connected to the crankshaft 26. Thus, the energy efficiency can be improved by switching the clutches C1 and C2 in response to an operation state of the driving shaft 65. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gear change controller for a hybrid vehicle, a gear change controller for a vehicle and a planet gear type automatic transmission for a vehicle for alleviating gear change shock. SOLUTION: At the time of change gear of an automatic transmission part 10 to which power from a power distribution part 30 is input via a first power transmission member M1 and a second power transmission member M2, in the case that a straight line representing a working status of the automatic transmission part 10 in an alignment chart by a gear change controlling means 122 matches with a straight line which connects a point representing zero in rotation speed on a line corresponding to a first rotation element RE1 and a point representing a rotation speed of the first power transmission member M1 on a line corresponding to a third rotation element, as engaging operation of a crutch C1 and a brake B1 is switched from one to the other, gear change is executed to prevent rotation change of each rotation element from generating and gear change shock is alleviated as inertia torque appeared at the second rotation element RE2 connected with an output gear 18 is restricted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle which has a power distribution unit connected to an engine and a motor and miniaturizes an electric motor to realize higher output of the engine. SOLUTION: A first motor generator MG1 is connected to a power distribution unit (a second planetary gear device 14) via a reduction gear (a first planetary gear device 12), and the torque generated by the first motor generator MG1 is reduced compared with the power of an engine 6 connected to the power distribution unit in comparison with the case not provided with the reduction gear, and the first motor generator MG1 can be miniaturized. Therefore, even when the engine output is increased, the first motor generator MG1 can be relatively miniaturized. In other words, the first motor generator MG1 can be miniaturized to realize higher output of the engine 6, and favorably mounted on a vehicle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control to suppress a counterelectromotive force generated in a coil without causing an increase in the size of a device. SOLUTION: A motor driving device releases the fixing of a stator 12 in a state that a coil 22 of one of the stator 12 is substantially opposed to a permanent magnet 18 when the number of crossing magnetic fluxes to the stator 12 from the permanent magnet 18 is reduced. A current flowing to the coil 22 is controlled so that a magnetic force generated from the coil 22 of the stator 12 repels the magnetic force generated from the permanent magnet 18, and thereby the stator 12 in which the fixture is released is moved to the outside in the radial direction. When the coil 22 of the stator 12 in which the fixture is released is not opposed to the permanent magnet 18, the stator 12 is fixed. This operation is performed at all the stators 12, and all the stators 12 are moved to the outside in the radial direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a load current from the on-voltage of an inverter main circuit element. SOLUTION: A voltage (the on-voltage), when a switching element Q or a diode D is in conduction state in the main circuit elements 18U-2, 18V-2, and 18W-2 of the lower side arm of the inverter 12, is detected by voltmeters 16U, 16V, and 16W. Since only the voltage during turning-on is extracted and detected, the voltage of about ±1.5V needs only to be detected and detection with high accuracy can be conducted. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress a shock at a time of fixing and releasing an output shaft of an internal combustion engine in relation to a power output device outputting power to a drive shaft and an automobile loaded with the same having wheels mechanically connected to a drive shaft. SOLUTION: A motor MG1 is connected to a sun gear 31 of a first planetary gear P1 of a power distribution integration mechanism 30, a crank shaft 26 of an engine 22 is connected to a carrier 34. The carrier 34 of the first planetary gear P1 is connected to a sun gear 41 of a second planetary gear P2, a ring gear 42 of the first planetary gear P1 is connected to a carrier 44, the motor MG2 is connected to the ring gear 42. A brake BR for fixing the carrier 34 of the first planetary gear P1 on a case is provided. When operation of the engine 22 is stopped and connection of the brake BR is requested, rotation speed of the engine 22 is regulated to gradually get value zero by the motor MG1, MG2 while maintaining balance of torque input and output to each rotating element of the power distribution integration mechanism 30, and the brake BR is turned on at a time that the rotation speed reaches value zero. Consequently, shock at a time of turning the brake BR off form on can be reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output power from an internal combustion engine to a drive shaft after converting it to torque using two motors and to output power rotating in a reverse direction to the drive shaft using power from the internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: A motor MG1 and a crank shaft 26 of an engine 22 via a clutch C2 are connected to a sun gear 31 of a first planetary gear P1 of a power distribution integration mechanism 30, the crank shaft 26 of the engine 22 is connected to a carrier 34 connected to a pinion gear 33 via a clutch C1, a gear mechanism 66 and a motor MG2 are connected to a ring gear 32, and the carrier 34 is connected to a case via the brake B1. Power from the engine 22 is converted to torque by the motors MG1, MG2 and is output to the drive shaft 65 by turning the clutch C1 on, turning the clutch C2 off and turning the brake B1 off. Power from the engine 22 is reversed rotating direction thereof and is directly output to the drive shaft 65 by turning the clutch C1 off, turning the clutch C2 on and turning the brake B1 on. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly switch a torque transmission route from a power source to a drive shaft in a power output device outputting power to the drive shaft and an automobile loaded with the same and having wheels mechanically connected to a drive shaft. SOLUTION: An engine 22, a motor MG1 and the drive shaft 65 are connected to each rotating element of a power distribution integration mechanism 30 constructed to have the four rotating elements by two planetary gears P1, P2 respectively. A motor MG2 is connected to a fourth rotating element to which the engine 22, the motor MG1 and the drive shaft 65 are not connected via a clutch C1, and is connected to the drive shaft 65 via a clutch C2. Consequently, the power distribution integration mechanism 30 can be functioned as a three element type by turning the clutch C2 on and connecting the motor MG2 to the drive shaft 65 or the power distribution integration mechanism 30 can be functioned as a four element type by turning the clutch C1 on and connecting the motor MG2 to the fourth rotating element. Since, connection between the motor MG1 and the drive shaft 65 is maintained, switching to the three element type and to the four element type can be performed smoothly. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power output device having a proper efficiency and to provide an automobile having the same. SOLUTION: An engine 22 is controlled to be operated so as to set a requested torque T* to be outputted to a drive shaft 64 based on the pressing distance of a driver accelerator pedal 83 and a vehicle speed to be sensed by a vehicle speed sensor 88 and to efficiently output the power to meet the requested torque T*. The speed change gear stage of a transmission 60 is selected so that the torque output from the engine 22 side to the drive shaft 64 becomes the value just near the requested torque T*, and motors MG1, MG2 are controlled to be driven. When the torque output from the engine 22 side to the drive shaft 64 becomes larger than the requested torque T* even when any speed change gear stage is selected, a brake 38 is operated to lock the motor MG1, and the engine 22 is controlled so that the requested torque T* is output by the power from the engine 22. As a result, since the circulation of the power is suppressed, the energy efficiency of the entire power output device can be improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI