Patent ID: 8506448

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle comprising: an engine and an electric motor for driving a driving wheel; an electric power generator capable of generating an electric power by a power of the engine; a power split mechanism that splits the power of the engine and transmits the split power to the driving wheel and the electric power generator; an inverter that is connected to the electric power generator and includes a plurality of arms; and a control device that controls running through execution of a vehicle system, wherein the power split mechanism includes a sun gear that is coupled to the electric power generator, a ring gear that is coupled to the electric motor and the driving wheel, a pinion gear that meshes with the sun gear and the ring gear, and a carrier that supports the pinion gear and is coupled to the engine, and each of the arms of the inverter includes a first switching element that is provided on an upper arm thereof, and a second switching element that is provided on a lower arm thereof, and the control device turns on one of the first switching element and the second switching element and turns off the other if an operation of stopping the vehicle system is performed during running.