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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 provide an on-vehicle equipment control system and a vehicle that enable battery capacity to be changed readily. SOLUTION: A power supply device for vehicles which can be charged from an external power source 90 provided outside the vehicles comprises a main battery BA and a battery pack 39, which is mountable to and detachable from the vehicles. The battery pack 39 includes a sub-battery BB1 for driving electric loads (inverters 14 and 22) common to the main battery BA and a connector 52, in which a first memory is provided to store data concerning the sub-battery BB1. Furthermore, the power supply device comprises a controller 30, which performs control concerning the main battery BA and reads out the data from the first memory to perform control relating to the sub-battery BB1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently operate an internal combustion engine in a hybrid vehicle having a supercharger. SOLUTION: A hybrid system 10 is constituted so that a torque calculating part 100b of a control device 100 can calculate torque of an engine 200 from torque reaction of a motor generator MG1. A fuel consumption rate calculating means 100c is constituted so that an instantaneous fuel consumption rate in the engine 200 can be calculated on the basis of such the calculated engine torque, a fuel injection quantity and an engine speed. An operation line updating part 100d sets an operation point of the engine 200 to a fuel consumption rate minimum operation point by performing operation point learning processing on the basis of this calculated fuel consumption rate. In this case, a fluctuation in a turbo 231 and a change with the lapse of time are absorbed by controlling the opening timing of an exhaust valve. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for increasing drive efficiency of parts forming a cooling device such as a water pump, an electronic thermostat and an electric fan and for improving fuel consumption. SOLUTION: A plurality of electric water pumps are provided and at least one electric water pump among them is formed to have a different rating from ratings of the other electric water pumps. In the case where the two electric water pumps different in rating are provided, the pump of the smaller rating is driven when a demand circulation flow rate of cooling water required according to operation condition of the internal combustion engine is smaller than a first predetermined rate, when the demand circulation flow rate is larger than the first predetermined rate and smaller than a second predetermined rate, the pump of the larger rating is driven and when the demand circulation rate is larger than the second predetermined rate, the two pumps are driven together. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle in which decrease in engine performance can be restrained by suppressing decrease in driving torque. SOLUTION: The hybrid vehicle 1 comprises an internal combustion engine 10, a MG1 (a 1st motor generator), a MG2 (a 2nd motor generator), a planetary gear 20, a control system 30. The MG1 generates electric power by the power output from the internal combustion engine 10, or starts up the internal combustion engine. The MG2 is connected to a driving shaft 26 to output power at least to the driving shaft 26. In the planetary gear 20, a crankshaft 11 of the internal combustion engine 10, a rotation shaft 61 of the MG1, and the driving shaft 26 are connected, and the power output from the internal combustion engine 10 is regulated and transmitted to the driving shaft 26. The control system 30 controls the internal combustion engine 10, the MG1, and the MG2. The hybrid vehicle 1 comprises further a flywheel, by which inertia force acted on the crankshaft 11 is varied. In the flywheel 12, the inertia mass is increased in accordance with increase in the number of revolutions Ne of the internal combustion engine 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an output state detector, detecting the output state of an internal combustion engine in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. SOLUTION: This output state detector of an internal combustion engine detects reaction torque of a generator 3, and detects the output state of the internal combustion engine 1 from the reaction torque. The detector includes: the internal combustion engine 1; the generator driven by the internal combustion engine to generate power; torque detection means 9, 12, 23 for detecting the reaction torque of the generator 3; and output state detection means for detecting the output state of the internal combustion engine 1. The output state detection means 10, 11 detect the output state of the internal combustion engine 1 on the basis of reaction torque of the generator 3 detected by the torque detection means 9, 12, 23. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling device for an internal combustion engine capable of suppressing noise of whole vehicle and cavitation while securing necessary flow rate of cooling water. SOLUTION: This device is provided with two electric water pumps W1, W2 supplying cooling water to the internal combustion engine, and drive of the electric water pumps W1, W2 is controlled according to demand flow rate calculated based on an operation condition of the engine. If demand flow rate of one electric water pump W1 (or W2) exceeds a predetermined value, another electric water pump W2 (or W1) is driven. Consequently, cooling water flow rate of one electric water pump W1 (or W2) is controlled not to exceed the predetermined value. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI