Control device for hybrid vehicle and control method for hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor configured to generate a driving force for the hybrid vehicle and an electric power storage device configured to be charged by a power source outside the hybrid vehicle and to supply electric power to the electric motor, the control device comprising:
- a processor programmed to;
acquire a plurality of pieces of vehicle information regarding vehicles that are different from the hybrid vehicle and that are configured to be externally charged, the vehicle information including information related to a destination of each vehicle;
make a determination whether or not the hybrid vehicle is to be externally charged at the destination based on at least one piece of vehicle information among the plurality of pieces of the vehicle information acquired, the at least one piece of the vehicle information being information regarding a same-destination vehicle that has the same destination as the hybrid vehicle but that has not yet reached the same destination; and
control the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination.
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Abstract
A control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. The control device includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of vehicle information regarding the vehicle configured to be externally charged. The vehicle information includes information related to a destination of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the hybrid vehicle is externally charged at the destination based on at least one piece of vehicle information regarding a same-destination vehicle including at least one of a vehicle having the same destination as the hybrid vehicle and a vehicle that has arrived at the destination of the hybrid vehicle. The controller controls the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination by the determination unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor configured to generate a driving force for the hybrid vehicle and an electric power storage device configured to be charged by a power source outside the hybrid vehicle and to supply electric power to the electric motor, the control device comprising:
a processor programmed to; acquire a plurality of pieces of vehicle information regarding vehicles that are different from the hybrid vehicle and that are configured to be externally charged, the vehicle information including information related to a destination of each vehicle; make a determination whether or not the hybrid vehicle is to be externally charged at the destination based on at least one piece of vehicle information among the plurality of pieces of the vehicle information acquired, the at least one piece of the vehicle information being information regarding a same-destination vehicle that has the same destination as the hybrid vehicle but that has not yet reached the same destination; and control the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A control method for a hybrid vehicle provided with an internal combustion engine, an electric motor configured to generate a driving force for a hybrid vehicle, and an electric power storage device configured to be capable of being charged by a power source outside the vehicle, and supplying electric power to the electric motor, the control method comprising:
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acquiring vehicle information regarding vehicles that are different from the hybrid vehicle and that are configured to be externally charged, the vehicle information including information related to a destination of each vehicle; making a determination whether or not the hybrid vehicle is to be externally charged at the destination based on pieces of vehicle information regarding a same-destination vehicle that has the same destination as the hybrid vehicle but that has not yet reached the same destination; and controlling the hybrid vehicle in accordance with a result of the determination.
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