Patent ID: 7906863
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,F02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A power output apparatus that outputs power, said power output apparatus comprising: a power generation system that receives a supply of fuel to generate electric power; a motor that outputs a driving power; an accumulator unit that transmits electric power to and from the power generation system and the motor; a power demand setting module that sets a power demand required for driving; a main control module that makes operation commands of the power generation system and the motor in a range of an input limit and an output limit of the accumulator unit, in order to satisfy the set power demand; a drive control module that transmits information to and from said main control module by communication and controls operations of the power generation system and the motor in the range of the input limit and the output limit of the accumulator unit, in response to the operation commands input from said main control module by communication; and an input/output limits setting module that sets the input limit and the output limit of the accumulator unit, based on a state of the accumulator unit, wherein said main control module makes the operation commands of the power generation system and the motor by taking into account the input and output limits of the accumulator unit set by said input/output limits setting module, and sends the operation commands and the input and output limits to said drive control module.