Patent ID: 8939244
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a power storage device, a conversion device connected to said power storage device via a positive line and a negative line to convert DC current from said power storage device into AC current, a first motor connected to said conversion device via a first plurality of power lines, and driven by the AC current converted at said conversion device, a second motor connected to said conversion device via a second plurality of power lines, and driven by the AC current converted at said conversion device, an engine coupled to said first and second motors via a planetary gear device, and an electrically heated catalyst device for purifying exhaust from said engine, said catalyst device having one end connected to a first branch line branching off from any one of said first plurality of power lines, and heated by current supplied via the first branch line.