Patent ID: 9090262
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: B60W

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle being provided with at least one electronically controllable vehicle-mounted accessory that can be driven by an internal-combustion engine, and energy storage means for storing energy generated by the at least one accessory being driven by the engine, the apparatus comprising: regenerative control means for performing regenerative control during deceleration of the vehicle according to a deceleration instruction from a driver of the vehicle by driving the at least one accessory to convert kinetic energy of the vehicle into drive energy of the at least one accessory; and drive-control means for performing drive-control of the at least one accessory during a vehicle running period other than a regenerative control period so that the energy storage means has a margin in energy storage capacity for storing energy to be generated by the at least one accessory being driven by the engine during the regenerative control.