Patent ID: 6931318
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,F02N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A hybrid vehicle that is drivable with power from an internal combustion engine and with power from a motor, said hybrid vehicle comprising: a motoring module that motors said internal combustion engine; a driving condition detection module that detects a driving condition of said hybrid vehicle; a power demand specification module that specifies a driver's power demand; and a start-time control module that, in response to input of a start command of said internal combustion engine during a run in a drive mode where operation of said internal combustion engine is at a stop and said hybrid vehicle is driven with only the power from said motor, drives and controls said motoring module to rotate said internal combustion engine at a control start revolution speed, which has been set based on the driving condition of said hybrid vehicle detected by said driving condition detection module and the power demand specified by said power demand specification module, while starting operation control of said internal combustion engine, which includes fuel injection control and ignition control in said internal combustion engine, when a revolution speed of said internal combustion engine reaches the setting of the control start revolution speed.