Patent ID: 6316842
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02N,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An engine control system for a hybrid vehicle, which has an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as driving force sources, and permits stopping and starting of said engine in accordance with predetermined drive conditions, said engine control system comprising:power-consumption detector for detecting an amount of power consumption by a predetermined device;first power storage unit for supplying electric energy to said motor and storing energy generated when said electric motor is operated as a generator by said internal combustion engine and energy regenerated by regeneration;second power storage unit for supplying electric energy to said predetermined device;remaining charge detector for detecting a remaining charge of said first power storage unit;stop/start determination device for determining whether to permit stopping or starting of said engine in accordance with said amount of power consumption by said predetermined device and said remaining charge of said first power storage unit;engine stopper for stopping said engine based on a result of a decision by said stop/start determination device; andengine starter for starting said engine based on said result of said decision by said stop/start determination device.