Patent ID: 8683244

Claim:
A control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a load consuming electric power and with a first power source and a second power source, each being electrically connected in parallel to said load, comprising: a setting unit for setting a limit value on electric power supplied to said load based on a state of said first power source and a state of said second power source; and a limiting unit for limiting the electric power supplied to said load in accordance with said limit value, said setting unit including: a calculation unit for calculating a first upper limit value of electric power which is dischargeable from said first power source based on the state of said first power source and calculating a second upper limit value of electric power which is dischargeable from said second power source based on the state of said second power source; and a basic setting unit for selecting an upper limit value corresponding to one of said first power source and said second power source having a higher output voltage when a difference between output voltages of said first power source and said second power source is greater than a predetermined value, and selecting a smaller one of said first upper limit value and said second upper limit value when said difference between the output voltages is smaller than the predetermined value, thereby setting said limit value.