Patent ID: 6742487
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,F02N,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
In a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, which is connected via a damper with a rotating shaft of a motor driven by a battery, a starting control apparatus that starts said internal combustion engine with a positive torque of said motor, said starting control apparatus comprising:a torque control unit that controls an output torque of said motor, based on a relationship between an output torque of said internal combustion engine and a torque required for said drive shaft; a torque detection unit for detecting that the output torque of said motor has a negative value; and a supply of electricity limiting unit that causes said torque detection unit to carry out the determination while said motor cranks said internal combustion engine, and limits a supply of electricity from said battery to said motor when the output torque of said motor does not have a negative value.