Patent ID: 9527506
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A control device for a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine, a motor, a clutch and an air conditioner, the engine and the motor being connected to each other via the clutch, the air conditioner having a compressor driven by the engine, the control device comprising: a controller, wherein the hybrid vehicle comprises running modes of wherein, the controller is configured to execute a diagnosis of whether the clutch is in a released state during selection of the EV mode; and wherein, when the HEV mode is selected in response to an operation request for the air conditioner, the controller temporality switches the running mode to the EV mode based on a running history of the hybrid vehicle in a stop state of the hybrid vehicle, then executes the diagnosis.