Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control device and method of controlling vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆控制装置及车辆控制方法
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Application No.: US13256803Application Date: 2010-03-24
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Publication No.: US08423221B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
- Applicant: Takashi Watanabe
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2009-073387 20090325
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/000657 WO 20100324
- International Announcement: WO2010/109304 WO 20100930
- Main IPC: B60W20/00
- IPC: B60W20/00

Abstract:
In a hybrid vehicle, an ECU executes drive control of an EHC. For the control, the ECU first executes low-voltage drive in which a drive voltage is reduced to 50 V when an energization request of the EHC is made. Then, based on a resistance value of the EHC, the ECU detects whether or not electric leakage is caused by dew formation of condensed water in the EHC. Consequently, if the electric leakage is detected, the energization of the EHC is inhibited. If electric leakage is not detected, the drive voltage Vd is increased to 200 V for normal drive to heat a catalyst by the EHC.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120004801A1 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-01-05
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