VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- first and second driving sources generating driving power for running the vehicle; and
a control device for controlling the first and second driving sources,the control device causing inertial running control to be performed, by causing driving power variation operation to be performed on the driving source in which the first driving source is switched between a first state where the first driving source generates driving power of a prescribed level and a second state where the first driving source generates driving power larger than the driving power in the first state to run the vehicle, and by causing interval operation to be performed on the second driving source in which the second driving source is switched between a first running pattern where the generation of the driving power by the second driving source is stopped and a second running pattern where the driving power generated by the second driving source is used for running to run the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle (100) includes a motor generator (130) generating driving power for running the vehicle (100), and an ECU (300) for controlling the motor generator (130). The ECU (300) causes driving power variation operation to be performed on the motor generator (130) in which the motor generator is switched between a first state (low output state) in which the motor generator generates driving power of a prescribed level and a second state (high output state) in which the motor generator generates driving power larger than the driving power in the first state to run the vehicle (100). As a result, energy efficiency of the vehicle (100) is improved.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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first and second driving sources generating driving power for running the vehicle; and a control device for controlling the first and second driving sources, the control device causing inertial running control to be performed, by causing driving power variation operation to be performed on the driving source in which the first driving source is switched between a first state where the first driving source generates driving power of a prescribed level and a second state where the first driving source generates driving power larger than the driving power in the first state to run the vehicle, and by causing interval operation to be performed on the second driving source in which the second driving source is switched between a first running pattern where the generation of the driving power by the second driving source is stopped and a second running pattern where the driving power generated by the second driving source is used for running to run the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a vehicle including first and second driving sources generating driving power for running, comprising the steps of:
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putting the first driving source in a first state where the first driving source generates driving power of a prescribed level; putting the first driving source in a second state where the first driving source generates driving power larger than the driving power in the first state; and performing driving power variation operation of switching between the first and second states to run the vehicle; putting the second driving source in a first running pattern where the generation of the driving power by the second driving source is stopped; putting the second driving source in a second running pattern where the driving power generated by the second driving source is used for running; and performing interval operation of switching between the first and second running patterns to run the vehicle.
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