HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- an engine driven by a supply with fuel from a fuel tank;
a motor driving drive wheels of the vehicle by a supply of electric power at least from a battery;
fuel consumption estimation means for estimating an interval of time required until a time at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which a fuel quantity becomes zero with the present time as a starting point;
fuel deterioration estimation means for estimating an interval of time required until the time at which fuel is deteriorated with the present time as the starting point; and
fuel deterioration suppression control means for switching to a fuel consumption promotion mode in a case where a timing at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which the fuel quantity becomes zero is after the timing at which fuel is deteriorated.
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Abstract
In a hybrid vehicle control apparatus, the hybrid vehicle including an engine is driven by a supply with fuel from a fuel tank; and a motor drives drive wheels of the vehicle by a supply of electric power at least from a battery, an interval of time required until a time at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which a fuel quantity becomes zero, with the present time as a starting point, is estimated, an interval of time required until the time at which fuel is deteriorated, with the present time as the starting point, is estimated, and a switching to a fuel consumption promotion mode is carried out in a case where a timing at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which the fuel quantity becomes zero is after the timing at which fuel is deteriorated.
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10 Claims
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1. A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, comprising:
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an engine driven by a supply with fuel from a fuel tank; a motor driving drive wheels of the vehicle by a supply of electric power at least from a battery; fuel consumption estimation means for estimating an interval of time required until a time at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which a fuel quantity becomes zero with the present time as a starting point; fuel deterioration estimation means for estimating an interval of time required until the time at which fuel is deteriorated with the present time as the starting point; and fuel deterioration suppression control means for switching to a fuel consumption promotion mode in a case where a timing at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or at which the fuel quantity becomes zero is after the timing at which fuel is deteriorated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control method for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including:
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an engine driven by a supply with fuel from a fuel tank; and a motor driving drive wheels of the vehicle by a supply of electric power at least from a battery, the control method comprising; estimating an interval of time required until a time at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or a to quantity of fuel becomes zero with the present time as a starting point; estimating an interval of time required until a timing at which fuel is deteriorated with the present time as the starting point; and executing a fuel consumption promotion process, in a case where the timing at which the supply with fuel is to be carried out or the fuel quantity becomes zero is after the timing at which fuel is deteriorated.
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