Abstract: A hydraulic circuit includes a first shift valve and a second shift valve that are provided in series between a source oil path through which oil whose pressure has been regulated flows and a first clutch oil path and a second clutch oil path. The first shift valve is selectively switchable between a first switching state where a first communicating oil path and the first clutch oil path are communicated and a second switching state where a second communicating oil path and the second clutch oil path are communicated, and the second shift valve is selectively switchable between a third switching state where the source oil path and the first communicating oil path are communicated and a fourth switching state where the source oil path and the second communicating oil path are communicated.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for a vehicle. A control device for a vehicle includes a vehicle that includes an engine and a main motor, and a transmission equipped with first and second input shafts which are respectively connected to the engine via first and second clutches, an output shaft through which power is output to drive wheels, first and second transmission mechanisms which respectively includes a plurality of transmission gears selectively joined to the first and second input shaft respectively, and an ECU. When the main motor is driven and when the engine is stopped, the ECU determines that the vehicle travels using power of the engine using the transmission gears of one of transmission mechanisms in a case where defective engagement release occurs such that a transmission gear of the other transmission mechanism is not disengaged.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit includes a first shift valve and a second shift valve that are provided in series between a source oil path through which oil whose pressure has been regulated flows and a first clutch oil path and a second clutch oil path. The first shift valve is selectively switchable between a first switching state where a first communicating oil path and the first clutch oil path are communicated and a second switching state where a second communicating oil path and the second clutch oil path are communicated, and the second shift valve is selectively switchable between a third switching state where the source oil path and the first communicating oil path are communicated and a fourth switching state where the source oil path and the second communicating oil path are communicated.

Abstract: A control device in a hybrid vehicle in which control is performed so that the hybrid vehicle can travel using only one shift mechanism from two shift mechanisms is provided. The control device in the hybrid vehicle includes: a transmission including: a first input shaft connected to a motor and optionally connected to an engine; a second input shaft optionally connected to the engine; an output shaft configured to output to power to drive wheels; a first shift mechanism including a plurality of shift gears optionally coupled to the first input shaft; and a second shift mechanism including a plurality of other shift gears optionally coupled to the second input shaft; and an electronic control unit (ECU), wherein the ECU starts the engine with the first input shaft using the motor if none of the shift gears in the first shift mechanism is engaged when the engine is not operating.

Abstract: A revolution rate sensor configured to detect a revolution rate of a first input shaft and an ECU configured to estimate the revolution rate of the first input shaft using another method which is not based on detection of the revolution rate sensor are provided, and the ECU performs engagement permission determination of a switching mechanism associated with the lowest shift stage in first engagement switching mechanisms using an estimated value of the revolution rate of the first input shaft estimated by the ECU when it is determined that a revolution rate of the first input shaft cannot be detected normally by the revolution rate sensor.

Abstract: A gear operating mechanism comprises: a power source; an operation shaft driven using the power source and rotatably supported in a rotational direction and an axial direction; members to be operated corresponding to fork parts; an operation engagement piece attached to the operation shaft and configured to move each member to be operated between a reference position and an engagement position; a release engagement pieces attached to the operation shaft and configured to return the members to be operated from the engagement position to the reference position; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the operation shaft is provided, wherein the control unit has a first release mode using the release engagement pieces and a second release mode using the operation engagement piece when the member to be operated is returned from the engagement position to the reference position.

Abstract: Noise and vibration occurring when a parking lock is released can be efficiently reduced in the hybrid vehicle which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor serving as the driving sources and a stepped type transmission divided into two systems of a shift shaft at an odd shift stage side and a shift shaft at an even shift stage side. A 2-speed stage is selected as a pre-shift stage set when a meshing member is meshed with a parking lock gear and a parking lock mechanism has a parking lock state. The 2-speed driving gear is joined to an output shaft using a second engagement switching mechanism in a state in which the 2-speed stage is set as the pre-shift stage so that a larger inertial mass can be secured as an inertial mass of a parking lock gear and members joined to an output shaft.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a secondary side control unit configured to switch whether to receive electric power, and to control the amount of reception power on the basis of the amount of electric power to be consumed while the electric vehicle travels to a destination, a current charging rate of the battery, and a target charging rate of the battery.

Abstract: An electric vehicle itself has a contactor for shutting off reception of electric power from a road side. The reception of electric power is promptly stopped upon receiving a power reception disabling instruction from a power management server.

Abstract: Provided is a control device for a vehicle. A control device for a vehicle includes a vehicle that includes an engine and a main motor, and a transmission equipped with first and second input shafts which are respectively connected to the engine via first and second clutches, an output shaft through which power is output to drive wheels, first and second transmission mechanisms which respectively includes a plurality of transmission gears selectively joined to the first and second input shaft respectively, and an ECU. When the main motor is driven and when the engine is stopped, the ECU determines that the vehicle travels using power of the engine using the transmission gears of one of transmission mechanisms in a case where defective engagement release occurs such that a transmission gear of the other transmission mechanism is not disengaged.

Abstract: Noise and vibration occurring when a parking lock is released can be efficiently reduced in the hybrid vehicle which includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor serving as the driving sources and a stepped type transmission divided into two systems of a shift shaft at an odd shift stage side and a shift shaft at an even shift stage side. A 2-speed stage is selected as a pre-shift stage set when a meshing member is meshed with a parking lock gear and a parking lock mechanism has a parking lock state. The 2-speed driving gear is joined to an output shaft using a second engagement switching mechanism in a state in which the 2-speed stage is set as the pre-shift stage so that a larger inertial mass can be secured as an inertial mass of a parking lock gear and members joined to an output shaft.

Abstract: A control device in a hybrid vehicle in which control is performed so that the hybrid vehicle can travel using only one shift mechanism from two shift mechanisms is provided. The control device in the hybrid vehicle includes: a transmission including: a first input shaft connected to a motor and optionally connected to an engine; a second input shaft optionally connected to the engine; an output shaft configured to output to power to drive wheels; a first shift mechanism including a plurality of shift gears optionally coupled to the first input shaft; and a second shift mechanism including a plurality of other shift gears optionally coupled to the second input shaft; and an electronic control unit (ECU), wherein the ECU starts the engine with the first input shaft using the motor if none of the shift gears in the first shift mechanism is engaged when the engine is not operating.

Abstract: A revolution rate sensor configured to detect a revolution rate of a first input shaft and a revolution rate estimation unit configured to estimate the revolution rate of the first input shaft using another method which is not based on detection of the revolution rate sensor are provided, and a control unit performs engagement permission determination of a switching mechanism associated with the lowest shift stage in first engagement switching mechanisms using an estimated value of the revolution rate of the first input shaft estimated by the revolution rate estimation unit when it is determined that a revolution rate of the first input shaft cannot be detected normally by the revolution rate sensor.

Abstract: A gear operating mechanism configured to more reliably perform a gear operation is provided. A power source, an operation shaft driven using the power source and rotatably supported in a rotational direction and an axial direction, member to be operated corresponding to fork parts, an operation engagement piece attached to the operation shaft and configured to move each member to be operated between a reference position and an engagement position, release engagement pieces attached to the operation shaft and configured to return the members to be operated from the engagement position to the reference position, and a control unit configured to control an operation of the operation shaft are provided, wherein the control unit has a first release mode using the release engagement pieces and a second release mode using the operation engagement piece when the member to be operated is returned from the engagement position to the reference position.

Abstract: A relay control system for an electric vehicle includes an electric power line, a relay, an operation member, a state sensor, a rotational speed detector, a shift position detector, and a relay disconnection permitting device. The state sensor is configured to sense that a signal circuit through which a signal related to a state of the operation member flows is changed into a disconnecting operation state. The rotational speed detector is configured to detect a rotational speed of the electric motor. The shift position detector is configured to detect a shift position of the electric vehicle. The relay disconnection permitting device permits disconnection of the relay based on the rotational speed detected by the rotational speed detector and the shift position detected by the shift position detector if the state sensor senses that the signal circuit is changed into the disconnecting operation state.

Abstract: A power control apparatus is mounted on an electrically driven vehicle which includes an electrical storage device configured by connecting a plurality of batteries in parallel, a voltage detection unit which detects a voltage of each battery, and a load, and the power control apparatus includes, a voltage deviation calculation unit which is connected to the electrical storage device, and calculates voltage deviation between the plurality of batteries based on the voltage detected by each voltage detection unit at the time of driving the load which is driven by power supply from the electrical storage device, a comparator which compares the voltage deviation calculated by the voltage deviation calculation unit and a first predetermined threshold, and a cutoff detection unit which detects a presence or absence of the battery, which comes into a cutoff state in the electrical storage device, when the voltage deviation is equal to or more than the first threshold in a comparison result by the comparator.

Abstract: A power control apparatus is mounted on an electrically driven vehicle which includes an electrical storage device configured by connecting a plurality of batteries in parallel, a voltage detection unit which detects a voltage of each battery, and a load, and the power control apparatus includes, a voltage deviation calculation unit which is connected to the electrical storage device, and calculates voltage deviation between the plurality of batteries based on the voltage detected by each voltage detection unit at the time of driving the load which is driven by power supply from the electrical storage device, a comparator which compares the voltage deviation calculated by the voltage deviation calculation unit and a first predetermined threshold, and a cutoff detection unit which detects a presence or absence of the battery, which comes into a cutoff state in the electrical storage device, when the voltage deviation is equal to or more than the first threshold in a comparison result by the comparator.

Abstract: A motor system comprises a motor (3), wherein the ratio of the number of armature magnetic poles of a stator (53), the number of magnetic poles of a first rotor (51), and the number of cores of a second rotor (52) is set to 1:m:(1+m)/2, and en ECU (60) that generates a d-axis voltage command value (Vd—c) and a q-axis voltage command (Vq—c) according to a torque command value (Tr_c), and corrects the voltage command values so as to generate a magnetic field weakening current which reduces the magnetic flex of the magnetic poles of the first rotor when the magnitude of the vector sum of the voltage command values is greater than an upper voltage limit (Vulmt) set according to an output voltage (Vo) of a battery (11).

Abstract: A content display system is disclosed for offering, excellent multimedia content browsing/viewing environments to handheld device users, from a server of a communication network, by the use of a handheld device and a cooperating computer device cooperated to the handheld device.

Abstract: A communication system capable of avoiding congestion in transmission of moving image data, includes (1) at least one receiving terminal, (2) a moving image delivery device for delivering moving image data to the at least one receiving terminal, (3) a moving image conversion device which has at least one moving image conversion unit for converting, in accordance with conversion parameters, the moving image data sent from the moving image delivery device, a conversion parameter setting unit for determining the conversion parameters, and a monitored result receiving unit, and (4) at least one packet switching node which has at least one data storage unit for preliminarily storing the moving image data from the moving image conversion device to be sent to the at least one receiving terminal, a data amount monitor unit for monitoring an amount of the moving image data stored in the at least one data storage unit to judge that the monitored data amount reaches a first threshold, and a monitored result sending unit