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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric vehicle that can reduce power consumption during EV running.SOLUTION: A motor-generator 20 receives electric power from a power storage device 12 and generates required running power. When the running power exceeds steady-state power that indicates an upper limit of the running power outputtable steadily, an ECU 24 expands the upper limit of the running power temporarily from the steady-state power to expanded power outputtable only for a predetermined permission time period. When the running power exceeds the steady-state power, the ECU 24 controls the motor-generator 20 within a range of a maximum energy amount determined by a difference between the expansion power and the steady-state power and the permission time period. Here, the ECU 24 makes the expanded power smaller as increasing speed of the running power becomes larger.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrically heated catalyst apparatus, which can prevent an electrode from being exposed at a high temperature.SOLUTION: The electrically heated catalyst apparatus 100 includes: a first electrode 111 in contact with a first part 121a of a heating member 121 on an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical body 130; and a second electrode 112 in contact with a second part 121b different from the first part 121a on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 130. A current flows in the heating member 121 in an inner space to generate heat with a potential difference between the first electrode 111 and the second electrode 112.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for accommodating a charging cable, capable of reducing a load at charging operation. SOLUTION: The device for accommodating the charging cable includes the charging cable 21 for supplying power from an external power supply to a hybrid vehicle, and a cable cover 43 for forming an accommodating chamber 50 for accommodating the charging cable 21. The cable cover 43 has a rotating lid 61 provided rotatably. The cable cover 43 has a water inlet hole 46 and a drainage hole 47, which are formed at positions with a distance from the rotation center of the rotating lid 61 to its radial direction and communicate between the accommodating chamber 50 and an external space. The positions where the water inlet hole 46 and the drainage hole 47 open to the external space change, accompanying the rotation of the rotating lid 61. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle including a charging cable to supply power to a vehicle body from an external power source, an engine compartment arranged with a heating body and a cable storing part provided in the engine compartment to store the charging cable, with excellent workability during charging. SOLUTION: This hybrid automobile includes the charging cable 21 to supply power to the vehicle body from the external power source, the engine compartment 42 arranged with the engine 104 to be the heating body, and the cable storing part 31 provided in the engine compartment 42 to store the charging cable 21. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle for maintaining EV traveling without requiring a driver for a delicate accelerator operation. SOLUTION: If it is determined that an EV priority switch is in an ON state (YES, S10), a traveling mode control unit calculates an accelerator opening degree on the basis of an accelerator position signal in accordance with a predefined non-linearized map of accelerator pedal operation amount-accelerator opening degree (S20). More specifically, a relationship between the accelerator pedal operation amount and the accelerator opening degree is non-linearized in accordance with the non-linearized map so as to become the accelerator opening degree to the same accelerator pedal operation amount smaller in comparison with an off state of the EV priority switch. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle for suppressing the start of an unnecessary internal combustion engine when any air conditioning request is applied during an EV traveling mode. SOLUTION: An air conditioner 12 is provided with a heating mechanism 30 for heating air which blows off to a compartment by using the cooling water of an engine ENG. When receiving an EV traveling instruction from a driver, a controller 20 stops the engine ENG. When receiving an air conditioning request in an EV traveling mode, the controller 20 judges the priority, and judges whether to maintain the EV traveling mode, or to release the EV traveling mode. When the air conditioning request is equivalent to the high priority, the controller 20 starts the engine ENG, and supplies thermal energy from the engine ENG to the heating mechanism 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make effective use of the regenerative power of a motor and enhance the energy efficiency of an entire vehicle in an automobile provided with the motor capable of generating power by power from an axle. SOLUTION: The automobile is provided with the motor MG2 connected with driving wheels 39a and 39b. When the regenerative power of the motor MG2 exceeds a limit value on the power with which a battery 50 can be charged, the excess power is consumed at an electric heater 66 and is stored as heat in a heat accumulation tank 65. When a request is made to start an engine 22, the setting of a three-way valve 68 is changed so that the heat exchange medium in the heat accumulation tank 65 is supplied to the engine 22 until the engine water temperature becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. Thus, the regenerative power of the motor MG2 can be utilized without wastage as required, and the energy efficiency of the vehicle can be further enhanced. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accommodate a request for driving power steering or the like, while a motor rotationally controls an internal combustion engine in a rotational stop transition period of the internal combustion engine. SOLUTION: If a request for driving a power steering pump is made during temporary rotational control of the engine by a motor generator (M/G) ('YES' in S412), an electromagnetic clutch is disengaged and the power steering pump is driven by driving force of the M/G, so that a degradation in steering performance can be prevented. Although the rotational control of the engine for vibration control is suspended, since a driver assumes a degree of vehicle movement when making the power steering pump drive request, even if a vehicle vibration or the like occurs, a feeling of discomfort is small and the vibration is not a problem. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:为了适应驱动动力转向等的要求,当电动机在内燃机的转动停止转变期间内旋转地控制内燃机时, 解决方案:如果通过电动发电机(M / G)在发动机的临时旋转控制期间(S412中为“是”)进行驱动动力转向泵的请求,则解除电磁离合器,并且动力转向泵由 M / G的驱动力,能够防止转向性能的劣化。 虽然用于振动控制的发动机的旋转控制被暂停,但是由于当制动动力转向泵驱动要求时驾驶员承担一定程度的车辆移动,所以即使发生车辆振动等,不舒服感也很小,振动 不是问题
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow regenerative braking control to cooperate with external charging control properly when a vehicle executes the regenerative braking control inside a power supply area. SOLUTION: An ECU (Electronic Control Unit) executes a program. The program includes: a step (S100) of acquiring power supply information of the power supply area; a step (S102) of calculating a first upper limit Wa of suppliable power; a step (S108) of calculating regenerative power Wb regenerated in an energy storage device when the vehicle travels inside the power supply area (YES in S104), and when an execution request of the regenerative braking control exists (YES in S106); a step (S110) of calculating a second upper limit Wc of receivable power permitted by the energy storage device; and a step (S114) of executing power receiving control when the second upper limit Wc is not more than sum of the first upper limit Wa and the regenerative power Wb (NO in S112). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the efficiency of charging during external charging, in a power supply system of a vehicle where the external charging is achieved. SOLUTION: The vehicle power supply system achieves the external charging by electric power from an external power supply 260. The system includes: a chargeable energy storage device 112; a charging device 200 that charges the energy storage device 112 using the external power supply 260; and a controlling device 300 that controls the charging device 200. An HV-ECU 300 calculates necessary charge amount to be charged to the energy storage device 112, based on instruction made by an occupant about next travelling route. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT