Title:
Hybrid vehicle
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6020418
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, a rotary electric machine, and a controller. The hybrid vehicle travels in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode. Switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode is controlled such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge. In the first state of charge, the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic. In the second state of charge there is switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to a desired operation characteristic.
Inventors:
Ryuta Teratani
Juichi Kato
Yoshikazu Asami
Juichi Kato
Yoshikazu Asami
Application Number:
JP2013232171A
Publication Date:
November 02, 2016
Filing Date:
November 08, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60W10/26; B60K6/24; B60K6/445; B60L11/18; B60L50/16; B60W10/06; B60W20/00; F01L13/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2010215183A | ||||
| JP2005335702A | ||||
| JP2007185986A | ||||
| JP2009202662A | ||||
| JP2007023898A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fukami patent office