Patent ID: 9718328
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60H,B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A control apparatus that is applied to a system including an engine and a compressor for air-conditioning, and adjusts an operating point of the engine when the engine is operated, the control apparatus comprising: a processor configured to: determine whether or not to allow increase in engine output to drive a compressor based on an air-conditioning request and based on the operating point of the engine before driving of the compressor in relation to a predetermined high-efficiency region including a maximum efficiency point in efficiency characteristics of the engine, when the compressor is driven in response to the air-conditioning request; and control the engine output such that the operating point of the engine is in the high-efficiency region, when the increase in engine output is determined to be allowed.