Patent ID: 9598031
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B60R,H02H

Claim:
1. A vehicle capable of running by using dynamic power of a motor, the vehicle comprising: a battery configured to perform input and output of electric power for the motor; a fuse configured to be connected in series with the battery and to melt when an electric current exceeding a permissible value flows; and a control apparatus configured to restrict magnitude of the input and output electric power of the battery to less than an upper limit electric power, wherein the control apparatus is configured to calculate a degradation level of the fuse such that degradation proceeds whenever temperature of the fuse exceeds a threshold temperature, and is configured to reduce the upper limit electric power when the degradation level of the fuse exceeds a target degradation level, and the target degradation level is a value that is lower than a limit degradation level and that becomes higher as mileage of the vehicle increases, the limit degradation level corresponding to a degradation level when the degradation of the fuse reaches a limit.