Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control unit
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Application No.: US16769439Application Date: 2018-08-29
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Publication No.: US10906528B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Hironori Abe , Ryo Shimizu , Kota Nasu
- Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2017-232751 20171204
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/031964 WO 20180829
- International Announcement: WO2019/111458 WO 20190613
- Main IPC: B60W20/40
- IPC: B60W20/40 ; B60W20/13 ; B60W20/20 ; B60W10/02 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W30/18

Abstract:
In a vehicle (10) comprising a first rotating electric machine (3) that serves as a driving source for running the vehicle (10) and that exchanges electric power with a battery (6), and an engine (2) that serves as the driving source, a first connecting/disconnecting mechanism (20) is disposed on a first power transmission path from the first rotating electric machine (3) to a driving wheel, and a second connecting/disconnecting mechanism (30) is disposed on a second power transmission path from the engine (2) to the driving wheel. A first running mode in which the vehicle (10) is driven by power of the engine (2) in a state where the second connecting/disconnecting mechanism (30) is engaged, and another running mode in which the first connecting/disconnecting mechanism (20) is engaged and the second connecting/disconnecting mechanism (30) is disengaged are set for the vehicle (10). A control unit (5) includes: a connecting/disconnecting mechanism controller (5D) that disengages the first connecting/disconnecting mechanism (20) when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the first running mode; and a rotating electric machine controller (5E) that variably controls a standby rotation speed (Nw) of the first rotating electric machine (3) when the first connecting/disconnecting mechanism (20) is disengaged.
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