Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling hybrid vehicle

US9014889B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9014889-B2
Application numberUS-201213565984-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 3, 2012
Priority dateAug 3, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine; a rotating electrical machine that rotates an output shaft of the internal combustion engine; and a control unit that performs automatic stop control for the internal combustion engine. The control unit causes the output shaft to rotate using the rotating electrical machine, when a stop period of the internal combustion engine according to the automatic stop control is equal to or longer than a first period.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hybrid vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine; a rotating electrical machine that rotates an output shaft of the internal combustion engine; an intake air temperature detection unit that is provided in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine; and a control unit that performs automatic stop control for the internal combustion engine, wherein the control unit causes the output shaft to rotate using the rotating electrical machi…

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What does patent US9014889B2 cover?
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine; a rotating electrical machine that rotates an output shaft of the internal combustion engine; and a control unit that performs automatic stop control for the internal combustion engine. The control unit causes the output shaft to rotate using the rotating electrical machine, when a stop period of the internal combustion engine according t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ando Yasushi, Okubo Shigeo, Yagi Daichi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K6/445. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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