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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently operate a hybrid vehicle, in an internal combustion engine control device and method of the hybrid vehicle, for controlling operation state of an internal combustion engine in the hybrid vehicle having the internal combustion engine and a motor generator as a motive power source. SOLUTION: A hybrid system 10 calculates the torque of an engine 200 from torque reaction of the motor generator MG1. A fuel consumption rate calculating part 100c calculates an instantaneous fuel consumption rate in the engine 200 on the basis of such the calculated engine torque, a fuel injection quantity and an engine speed. An operation line updating part 100d updates an operation line by performing operation point learning processing on the basis of this calculated fuel consumption rate. An operation point setting part 100f normally sets an operation point on this operation line, and sets the operation point of the engine 200 to an operation point for maximizing system efficiency including efficiency of a driving system when a request driving force exists in an area for generating the energy recirculation on a control map 31 for expressing the relationship between a vehicle speed and the request driving force. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling control device for an internal combustion engine controlling a motor to compensate predetermined cooling capacity to the internal combustion engine even if the capacity of the motor fluctuates due to the variation of environmental temperature or the like. SOLUTION: The engine 2 is provided with a cooling device for cooling the engine 2 by circulating cooling water between a radiator 5 and the engine 2 by an electric water pump 6 driven by a pump driving motor. An ECU 26 computes basic output Pb(%) which is a duty ratio to be outputted to the pump driving motor, assuming capacity at a control reference temperature Tf from a map stored in a ROM 29 according to a water temperature thw, then estimates a motor temperature Tm, computes the temperature difference Ts from the control reference temperature Tf, determines an output correction factor V from the map, based on the temperature difference Ts, and corrects the basis output Pb(%). Consequently, even if the capacity of the pump driving motor fluctuates due to the variation of temperature, the electric water pump 6 can be driven with discharge corresponding to the requested cooling capacity. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine operation control device capable of performing reduced cylinder operation of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for a vehicle while keeping a proper harmony between the securement of the operability of the vehicle and an increase in fuel economy and simultaneously suppressing the variation of an engine output torque which tends to increase in reduced cylinder operation. SOLUTION: A normal operation area and reduced cylinder operation area are set dividedly in a two-dimensional area in which an engine rotational speed and an engine output torque are used as variables, and a map including a reduced cylinder/electric vibration damping operation areas suppressing vibration based on engine operation by an electric means is set in a part of the reduced cylinder operation area to control the reduced cylinder operation and the electric vibration damping according to the map. An electric vibration damping torque may be variably controlled according to the engine rotational speed and the engine output torque. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine operation controller capable of switching between normal operation and cylinder reduction operation of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for a vehicle stably in engine operation. SOLUTION: When performing cylinder reduction operation for realizing non-operation of a part of cylinders of the multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for the vehicle selectively, steady operation not changing throttle opening, ignition time, and opening and closing timing of a variable timing valve is made until switching from normal operation to cylinder reduction operation or switching from cylinder reduction operation to normal operation is completed during the switching. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a second motor generator MG2 from being large and to obtain required axle torque characteristics against speed while properly maintaining the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine, in hybrid vehicle drive structure in which an output shaft of the internal combustion engine is connected to a first motor generator and a wheel drive shaft through a power distribution mechanism, and a second motor generator is connected to the wheel drive shaft. SOLUTION: Transmissions (100, 101, 102) are provided at least either at the middle of a wheel drive shaft or at the middle of the connection of the second motor generator to the wheel drive shaft.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a hybrid vehicle, which enables charging to be conducted by operating an engine in a fuel-efficient operating range, when charging is required during traveling in torque amplifying mode. SOLUTION: When it is decided during the traveling of the vehicle that charging is required in the torque amplifying mode, an engine control means 108 makes the output torque of the engine 14 increased up to a value TEC during a request for the charging, and a part of the output torque of the engine 14 makes a starter motor generator(SMG) 70 generate electricity. Accordingly, since the output torque of the engine 14 is partially consumed by making the SMG 70 generate the electricity, without increasing speed NE of revolution of the engine 14, the charging can be performed, without making the speed NE increase so much; and the charging can be performed by operating the engine 14 in the fuel-efficient low-engine-speed high-torque operating range, when the charging is required during the traveling in the torque amplifying mode.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new judgement standard for judging a condition of a driving force source. SOLUTION: A condition judging device for the driving force source for a vehicle provided with an engine transmitting power to wheels and a motor generator generating power by power of the engine to judge a failure of the engine is provided with a condition judging means of judging the failure of the engine based on a power generation condition of the motor generator (step S11 or S15).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform continuity of exhaust gas for HC desorption to an HC adsorbing material layer when starting an engine in an engine warming-up state. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an exhaust system including an HC adsorbing material layer and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst layer having an oxygen holding function. By passing the exhaust gas through the HC adsorbing material layer when starting a cold temperature of the engine, the HC absorbing material layer is made to adsorb HC in the exhaust gas. By passing exhaust gas through the HC adsorbing material layer after warming-up of the engine and the exhaust system, HC adsorbed by the HC adsorbing material layer is desorbed. An HC eliminating operation for the engine exhaust device for a wheel for discharging the desorbed HC by being converted into H2O and CO2 by oxygen held in the exhaust gas purifying catalyst layer is ensured and generation of NOx is suppressed by the exhaust gas purifying catalyst layer when starting the engine after warming-up of the engine.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce shock during the transient period when a load operation state for generation changes into a no-load operation state including idling or motoring in a hybrid vehicle. SOLUTION: With regard to a hybrid power outputting device comprising an engine and a generator connected mechanically, the output torque of the generator is controlled so that it may not change suddenly during the transient period when the load operation state shifts to the no-load operation state. As a means, the minimum revolutions of an internal combustion engine under the load operation state is set to the revolutions by about 200 rpm larger than those under the no-load operation state. This setting makes the revolutions of the engine change smoothly during the period from the load operation state to the no-load operation state. Because the sudden change of torque of the generator under the PI-control based on the revolutions of the engine can be suppressed, the shock to be caused by the sudden change of torque can be reduced.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve drivability of a vehicle by reducing unnatural feeling and unpleasant feeling imparted to a driver by start/stop of an engine when the vehicle is driven. SOLUTION: In a stop/start control device for engine adapted in a vehicle in which an engine is stopped when a prescribed stop condition is formed and the engine is started when a prescribed starting condition is formed also when a shift position is a traveling position, the shift position of the vehicle is detected and the engine starting condition is changed to a side for making the engine difficult to be started when the shift portion is the traveling position. By this constitution, engine starting speed at the time of the traveling position is rationally distributed to a non-traveling position time side.