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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more properly suit to the environment environment, and to suppress the charging and discharging of the electrical storage device due to unexpected power. SOLUTION: A correction coefficient keg is set based on intake air temperature Ta or atmosphere pressure Pa on which the density of the intake air of an engine is reflected (S140), a target power Pe* to be output from the engine is set by multiplying the set correction keg by a power P* required by a vehicle (S150), and the engine and motors M1 and M2 are controlled so that the target power Pe* can be output from the engine, and that required torque Tr* based on an acceleration opening Acc can be output (S160 to S210). Thus, it is possible to suppress the charging/discharging of the battery due to an excessive power based on the output of an excessive power from the engine or the output of an insufficient power depending on air density. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power output device capable of suppressing deterioration of a capacitor device, an automobile provided therewith, and a control method of the power output device. SOLUTION: In the automobile comprising a planetary gear mechanism to which an engine, a motor MG1 and a drive shaft connected to drive wheels are connected, a motor MG2 connected to the drive shaft, and a battery exchanging power with the motors MG1 and MG2, upper and lower limit revolutions Nemax and Nemin of the engine are set considering a torque based on revolution change of a rotary system including an output shaft of the engine (S130-S160), a target revolutions Ne* of the engine is set while limiting with the set upper and lower limit revolutions Nemax and Nemin (S170), and the engine and the motors MG1 and MG2 are controlled based thereon. According to this, the engine and the motors MG1 and MG2 can be operated in a further appropriate range, compared with a one not considering the torque based on revolution change of the rotary system, and input and output of excessive power to the battery can be suppressed. Consequently, deterioration of the battery can be further suppressed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress overheating of an electric motor, and its driving circuit in an automobile wherein the electric motor is connected to a drive shaft via a transmission. SOLUTION: When a vehicle speed V is less than a predetermined vehicle speed Vref, and a motor current Im applied to the motor is a predetermined current Iref or more, basically, output torque To outputted to the drive shaft is estimated on the basis of motor torque Tm based upon the motor current Im, engagement torque Tc* is set such that the estimated torque To matches with required torque T* required in the drive shaft, a corresponding brake of the transmission is controlled by the set engagement torque Tc* (S190-S210), and the motor is controlled such that a revolution Nm of the motor matches with a predetermined rotation Nset (S220, and S230). By this, since the motor can be rotated while outputting power to the drive shaft, the current concentrates in only one particular phase of a three phase coil of the motor, and overheating of the electric motor and its driving circuit can be suppressed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control the heat generation of a motor and incompatibility to a driver. SOLUTION: In a vehicle, a torque reduction rate value RT1 is set with a tendency of becoming smaller as road surface gradient α and vehicle weight M get larger (S340), when an absolute value of vehicle speed V is a threshold Vref or less, a previous torque command (previous Tm*) of a motor is a threshold Tmref or more, and a temperature rise promotion time t is a threshold Tmref or more. A torque command Tm* is set by subtracting the torque reduction rate value RT1 from the previous torque command (previous Tm*) of the motor (S400). The motor is driven and controlled with the torque command Tm* set up. Thereby, the temperature rise of the motor and an inverter driving the motor can be controlled by backing up a vehicle at more appropriate speed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for vehicle which can suppress the torque fluctuations, in a range where the revolution of a motor is low, in a vehicle which can be driven by a motor. SOLUTION: An ECU30 is equipped with a torque computer 52, a time constant determining section 53, and a primary delay filter 54. The torque computer 52 computes a basic torque command TRb, based on the power Pm that a motor generator MG can output and the number of revolutions MRN of a motor. The time constant determining section 53 determines the time constant, based on the motor revolution MRN. The primary delay filter 54 outputs a torque command TR, by eliminating the frequency components generated in the basic torque command TRb by the fluctuations of the motor revolution MRN. The time constant T determining section 53 determines the time constant T so that the time constant T, when the motor revolution MRN is lower than a specified value, is larger than the time constant T when the motor revolution MRN is higher than a specified value. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dust collecting device capable of collecting dust outside of a vehicle cabin by using electric power generated by a prime mover at the time of deceleration of a vehicle, and a vehicle equipped with the dust collecting device. SOLUTION: The vehicle 1 is equipped with the dust collecting device 70 having a rotating electric machine MG2 as the prime mover, and actuated by being supplied with electric power obtained from regenerative braking of the rotating electric machine MG2. The dust collecting device 70 collects dust outside of the vehicle cabin such as brake dregs generated from a friction brake 47. The electric power required for the actuation of the dust collecting device 70 can be covered by electric power obtained by regenerative braking at the time of deceleration of the vehicle. Therefore, the vehicle equipped with the dust collecting device collecting dust outside of the vehicle cabin can be materialized without enlarging a battery or a generator mounted on the vehicle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent hunching of the rotational frequency of an internal combustion engine while preventing rattling at a gear mechanism in a hybrid vehicle on which an internal combustion engine and an electric motor mounted as a power source. SOLUTION: When a torque command TM of a motor generator MG2 becomes lower than a threshold, a TM zero avoidance control unit 90 calculates an engine target rotational frequency NE0 to increase an engine rotational frequency command NER. A change rate limit processing unit 92 limits a change rate of the frequency NE0 changing in accordance with the command TM. When a correction engine target rotational frequency NELG from the processing unit 92 exceeds a base engine target rotational frequency NEBS from an engine target rotational frequency calculation unit 76, a maximum value computing unit 78 sets the frequency NELG as an engine rotational frequency command NER. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient vehicular battery charging device capable of charging an on-vehicle battery without using any external power supply when the on-vehicle battery is exhausted. SOLUTION: The vehicular battery charging device 1 comprises a steering connected to a steerable wheel 30 via a steering force transmission mechanism 20, an electric assist motor 41 which receives the power supply from an on-vehicle battery 50 and provides the assist force to the steering force applied to the steering 10 to the steering force transmission mechanism 20, and a clutch 61 to uncouple the steering 10 from the steerable wheel 30 without using any power according to the manual operation to a clutch operation lever 62. By operating the clutch operation lever 62, the steering 10 is uncoupled from the steered wheel 30, and when the steering 10 is turned, the electric assist motor 41 is rotated to generate the power without turning the steerable wheel 30, and the on-vehicle battery 50 is charged by the generated power. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnet temperature estimating device for a rotating electric machine, capable of estimating the magnet temperature more easily. SOLUTION: A torque measuring part 120 measures an actual torque of a motor generator. A torque estimating part 122 estimates the torque of the motor generator, when the magneto temperature of the motor generator is a reference temperature, by using a current-torque map created beforehand. A magnet temperature estimating part 126 estimates the magnet temperature of the motor generator based on the difference of a measuring torque Ta and an estimating torque Te, by using a magnet temperature estimating map created beforehand based on a temperature characteristics of a permanent magnet. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform adequate driving control for avoiding obstacles while a vehicle travels. SOLUTION: When a risk that an obstacle approaches is determined to exist, a map-switching determination part 22 outputs a determination signal to use a low accelerator-responsiveness correlation map. A map storage part 24 stores not only a correlation map in ordinary traveling which is used when an obstacle does not approach but also a correlation map which is lower in accelerator responsiveness than in the case of the ordinary traveling. When the risk that an obstacle approaches is determined to exist, a driving quantity computing part 26 selects a correlation map which is lower in accelerator responsiveness than in the case of the ordinary traveling in accordance with a determination signal. Then, the driving quantity computing part 26 outputs a driving-force signal which corresponds to a driving quantity obtained from the correlation map to a driving-force generating part. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI