Patent ID: 6520160
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,F02P,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine control unit for a hybrid vehicle, comprising:a hybrid mechanism that drives the vehicle by selectively using power of the internal combustion engine and power of an electric motor; and a controller that drives the vehicle with the power of said electric motor as a main driving power and controls said hybrid mechanism so as to warm up said internal combustion engine, said controller inhibits warm-up operation of said internal combustion engine if at least one of conditions: (a) a requested engine output to said internal combustion engine is more than a predetermined output, and (b) an accelerator opening degree is equal or more than a predetermined opening degree, is satisfied when said internal combustion engine is being warmed up.