Patent ID: 6752225
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F16H,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A regeneration control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:an internal combustion engine connected to a drive wheel of the vehicle via a transmission capable of shifting a speed ratio; a connection-disconnection device that is selectively engaged to allow and disengaged to prohibit a power transfer between the internal combustion engine and the transmission; a rotation device that is connected to the drive wheel via the transmission and that functions at least as an electric power generator; and a controller that performs a regeneration control of the rotation device so that the rotation device generates electricity and applies a braking force to the vehicle during running of the vehicle, and that, during the regeneration control, selectively controls the speed ratio of the transmission on different bases depending on whether the connection-disconnection device is in an engaged state or a disengaged state, wherein the controller controls the speed ratio so that a turning resistance of the internal combustion engine decreases, if the connection-disconnection device is in the engaged state.