Patents by Inventor Taichi OSAWA
Taichi OSAWA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10214107Abstract: An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a detected state quantity; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the engine is controlled such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state is learned.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Fushiki, Toshio Inoue, Keita Fukui, Tomoaki Honda, Hidekazu Nawata, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa
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Patent number: 10155451Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using an output from the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG such that an SOC of the battery is maintained at a prescribed control center value. When an amount of remaining fuel of the engine falls below a prescribed reference amount during execution of the external power feeding, the ECU sets the control center value to a smaller value than when the amount of remaining fuel is not below the reference amount.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Nawata, Toshio Inoue, Keita Fukui, Tomoaki Honda, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa, Shunsuke Fushiki
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Patent number: 10005450Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a filter, an electrical storage device, a rotating electric machine, and a controller. The filter is configured to trap particulate matter in exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The rotating electric machine is configured to generate electric power using power from the internal combustion engine so as to charge the electrical storage device, and drive the internal combustion engine using electric power from the electrical storage device. The controller is configured to control the internal combustion engine and the rotating electric machine, so as to warm up the electrical storage device when regeneration control needs to be performed and when the temperature of the electrical storage device is lower than a reference value. The regeneration control is control for raising the temperature of the filter to a predetermined temperature so as to burn the particulate matter.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Nawata, Toshio Inoue, Keita Fukui, Tomoaki Honda, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa
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Patent number: 9896087Abstract: A vehicle is configured to perform external power supply which supplies electric power to outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery, an engine, a first MG configured to generate electric power using motive power of the engine, a fuel supply port for supplying a fuel for the engine, and an ECU for controlling an external power supply operation. When fuel supply into the fuel supply port is performed during the external power supply, the ECU prohibits driving of the engine, and supplies electric power stored in the battery to the outside of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keita Fukui, Toshio Inoue, Shunsuke Fushiki, Tomoaki Honda, Hidekazu Nawata, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa
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Patent number: 9821795Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a rotary electric machine, a filter and an ECU. The engine includes an exhaust passage. The rotary electric machine is a driving source of the vehicle. The filter traps particulate matter flowing through the exhaust passage. The ECU is configured to control the hybrid vehicle in any one of a plurality of control modes. The plurality of control modes include a first control mode and a second control mode. The number of opportunities for the engine to operate when the control mode is the second control mode is larger than the number of opportunities for the engine to operate when the control mode is the first control mode. The ECU is configured to, when the filter is regenerated, control the hybrid vehicle in the second control mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Nawata, Tsukasa Abe, Toshio Inoue, Keita Fukui, Tomoaki Honda, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa
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Patent number: 9751519Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using motive power of the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG. When an outside air temperature is below a reference temperature and an amount of remaining fuel of the engine is below a reference amount in a case where the external power feeding is to be performed, the ECU limits the driving of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Nawata, Toshio Inoue, Keita Fukui, Tomoaki Honda, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa, Shunsuke Fushiki
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Publication number: 20170101023Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using an output from the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG such that an SOC of the battery is maintained at a prescribed control center value. When an amount of remaining fuel of the engine falls below a prescribed reference amount during execution of the external power feeding, the ECU sets the control center value to a smaller value than when the amount of remaining fuel is not below the reference amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu NAWATA, Toshio INOUE, Keita FUKUI, Tomoaki HONDA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA, Shunsuke FUSHIKI
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Publication number: 20170096136Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a filter, an electrical storage device, a rotating electric machine, and a controller. The filter is configured to trap particulate matter in exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine. The rotating electric machine is configured to generate electric power using power from the internal combustion engine so as to charge the electrical storage device, and drive the internal combustion engine using electric power from the electrical storage device. The controller is configured to control the internal combustion engine and the rotating electric machine, so as to warm up the electrical storage device when regeneration control needs to be performed and when the temperature of the electrical storage device is lower than a reference value. The regeneration control is control for raising the temperature of the filter to a predetermined temperature so as to burn the particulate matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu NAWATA, Toshio INOUE, Keita FUKUI, Tomoaki HONDA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA
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Publication number: 20170088114Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a battery, and is configured to perform external power feeding of supplying electric power to the outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes an MG that generates electric power by using motive power of the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the MG. When an outside air temperature is below a reference temperature and an amount of remaining fuel of the engine is below a reference amount in a case where the external power feeding is to be performed, the ECU limits the driving of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu NAWATA, Toshio INOUE, Keita FUKUI, Tomoaki HONDA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA, Shunsuke FUSHIKI
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Patent number: 9545847Abstract: Vehicle is configured to supply power to outside of a vehicle. Vehicle includes an engine, a battery, a first MG configured to generate power with use of motive power of the engine, a switching unit configured to switch power supplied to outside of the vehicle between power generated by the first MG and power stored in the battery, an ECU configured to control the switching unit, and a detection unit configured to allow the ECU to determine whether or not the vehicle is located indoors. When the ECU determines that the vehicle is located indoors based on an output from the detection unit, it controls the switching unit so that the power supplied to outside of the vehicle to be switched from power generated by the first MG to power stored in the battery.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoaki Honda, Toshio Inoue, Shunsuke Fushiki, Keita Fukui, Hidekazu Nawata, Yuta Niwa, Taichi Osawa
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Publication number: 20170008511Abstract: A vehicle is configured to perform external power supply which supplies electric power to outside of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a battery, an engine, a first MG configured to generate electric power using motive power of the engine, a fuel supply port for supplying a fuel for the engine, and an ECU for controlling an external power supply operation. When fuel supply into the fuel supply port is performed during the external power supply, the ECU prohibits driving of the engine, and supplies electric power stored in the battery to the outside of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita FUKUI, Toshio INOUE, Shunsuke FUSHIKI, Tomoaki HONDA, Hidekazu NAWATA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA
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Publication number: 20160375773Abstract: An ECU includes: a control section for controlling an engine such that the engine is operated in an intermediate load state during electric power feed from an electric power feed section to the outside of a vehicle; a learning section for learning a control parameter based on a state quantity detected by a detector, the control parameter being used by the ECU to control the engine; and a determination section for determining whether a learning condition that the learning section learns the control parameter is established. When the learning condition is established during the electric power feed from the electric power feed section to the outside of the vehicle, the determination section makes a control section control the engine such that a state thereof is changed from the intermediate load state to either an idle state or a low load state, and makes the learning section learn the control parameter regarding the engine in the idle state or the low load state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke FUSHIKI, Toshio INOUE, Keita FUKUI, Tomoaki HONDA, Hidekazu NAWATA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA
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Publication number: 20160368483Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a rotary electric machine, a filter and an ECU. The engine includes an exhaust passage. The rotary electric machine is a driving source of the vehicle. The filter traps particulate matter flowing through the exhaust passage. The ECU is configured to control the hybrid vehicle in any one of a plurality of control modes. The plurality of control modes include a first control mode and a second control mode. The number of opportunities for the engine to operate when the control mode is the second control mode is larger than the number of opportunities for the engine to operate when the control mode is the first control mode. The ECU is configured to, when the filter is regenerated, control the hybrid vehicle in the second control mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidekazu NAWATA, Tsukasa ABE, Toshio INOUE, Keita FUKUI, Tomoaki HONDA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA
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Publication number: 20160257296Abstract: A controller for a hybrid vehicle is a controller used for a hybrid vehicle that is equipped with an internal combustion engine, a rotating electric machine, and an electric storage device, and that is capable of an external power supply. The controller includes a required-power information obtaining section that obtains required power, and a control section that controls the hybrid vehicle so as to cause the internal combustion engine to drive the rotating electric machine in order to supply power generated by the rotating electric machine to the outside of the hybrid vehicle without charging the electric storage device, when the required power is greater than predetermined power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita FUKUI, Hidekazu NAWATA, Toshio INOUE, Shunsuke FUSHIKI, Tomoaki HONDA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA
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Publication number: 20150175008Abstract: Vehicle is configured to supply power to outside of a vehicle. Vehicle includes an engine, a battery, a first MG configured to generate power with use of motive power of the engine, a switching unit configured to switch power supplied to outside of the vehicle between power generated by the first MG and power stored in the battery, an ECU configured to control the switching unit, and a detection unit configured to allow the ECU to determine whether or not the vehicle is located indoors. When the ECU determines that the vehicle is located indoors based on an output from the detection unit, it controls the switching unit so that the power supplied to outside of the vehicle to be switched from power generated by the first MG to power stored in the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoaki HONDA, Toshio INOUE, Shunsuke FUSHIKI, Keita FUKUI, Hidekazu NAWATA, Yuta NIWA, Taichi OSAWA