Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
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1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
- first and second motive power sources;
control means to switch between a first travel mode of traveling by stopping said second motive power source and a second travel mode of traveling using said first and second motive power sources for controlling said first and second motive power sources according to selected said first or second travel mode;
an input device actuated by a user for switching a travel mode to said second travel mode during traveling in said first travel mode;
timer means for counting a non-operating time of said second motive power source; and
notification means for prompting a driver to operate said input device when said non-operating time is equal to or longer than a first prescribed time.
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Abstract
A hybrid automobile, wherein a second power source operated with less frequency can be forcibly operated. The hybrid automobile comprises a storage battery as a first power source. The hybrid automobile further comprises an engine and a motor generator or a fuel cell as the second power source. When the hybrid automobile is run by the first power source, a driver can change over an operation mode to a running by the second power source by operating an input device. The hybrid automobile further comprises a notification means for prompting the driver to operate the input device when the non-operating time of the second power source exceeds a predetermined time or longer.
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15 Claims
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1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
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first and second motive power sources; control means to switch between a first travel mode of traveling by stopping said second motive power source and a second travel mode of traveling using said first and second motive power sources for controlling said first and second motive power sources according to selected said first or second travel mode; an input device actuated by a user for switching a travel mode to said second travel mode during traveling in said first travel mode; timer means for counting a non-operating time of said second motive power source; and notification means for prompting a driver to operate said input device when said non-operating time is equal to or longer than a first prescribed time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A control method of controlling a hybrid vehicle including first and second motive power sources,
wherein said hybrid vehicle travels in a first travel mode of traveling by stopping said second motive power source or a second travel mode of traveling using said first and second motive power sources, said control method comprising: -
a first step of determining whether or not traveling is in said first travel mode; a second step of determining whether or not an input device for switching a travel mode to said second travel mode, according to a travel mode switch instruction input by a driver, is operated by the driver, when it is determined that traveling is in said first travel mode; a third step of switching the travel mode from said first travel mode to said second travel mode, when it is determined that said input device is operated; a fourth step of counting a non-operating time of said second motive power source; and a fifth step of prompting a driver to operate said input device, when said non-operating time is equal to or longer than a first prescribed time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
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first and second motive power sources; control means to switch between a first travel mode of traveling by stopping said second motive power source and a second travel mode of traveling using said first and second motive power sources for controlling said first and second motive power sources according to selected said first or second travel mode; an input device actuated by a user for switching a travel mode to said second travel mode during traveling in said first travel mode, wherein said first motive power source includes a first electric rotating machine and an electricity storage device supplying electric power to said first electric rotating machine, said second motive power source includes an internal combustion engine, said first travel mode is an electric vehicle mode of traveling by stopping said internal combustion engine and driving said first electric rotating machine, said second travel mode is a hybrid mode of traveling by driving said first electric rotating machine and said internal combustion engine, and the hybrid vehicle further comprises an electric power input portion receiving electric power provided from an outside of the vehicle for charging said electricity storage device; a second electric rotating machine generating electric power using an output of said internal combustion engine and supplying the generated electric power to said electricity storage device; first and second inverters provided respectively corresponding to said first and second electric rotating machines; and inverter control means for controlling said first and second inverters, said first and second electric rotating machines respectively include first and second three-phase coils as stator coils, said electric power input portion includes a first terminal connected to a neutral point of said first three-phase coil and a second terminal connected to a neutral point of said second three-phase coil, and said inverter control means controls said first and second inverters such that alternating-current power provided to said first and second terminals is converted into direct- current power to be provided to said electricity storage device.
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15. A control method of controlling a hybrid vehicle including first and second motive power sources,
wherein said hybrid vehicle travels in a first travel mode of traveling by stopping said second motive power source or a second travel mode of traveling using said first and second motive power sources, said control method comprising: -
a first step of determining whether or not traveling is in said first travel mode; a second step of determining whether or not an input device for switching a travel mode to said second travel mode, according to a travel mode switch instruction input by a driver, is operated by the driver, when it is determined that traveling is in said first travel mode; a third step of switching the travel mode from said first travel mode to said second travel mode, when it is determined that said input device is operated, wherein said first motive power source includes a first electric rotating machine and an electricity storage device supplying electric power to said first electric rotating machine, said second motive power source includes an internal combustion engine, said hybrid vehicle further includes an electric power input portion receiving electric power provided from an outside of the vehicle for charging said electricity storage device, a second electric rotating machine generating electric power using an output of said internal combustion engine and being able to supply the generated electric power to said electricity storage device, and first and second inverters provided respectively corresponding to said first and second electric rotating machines, said first and second electric rotating machines respectively including first and second three-phase coils as stator coils, said electric power input portion includes a first terminal connected to a neutral point of said first three-phase coil and a second terminal connected to a neutral point of said second three-phase coil, and said control method further comprises another step of controlling said first and second inverters such that alternating-current power provided to said first and second terminals is converted into direct-current power to be provided to said electricity storage device.
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