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US 2022/0065211 A1Published application
Engine apparatus
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuko Asano, Kazuhiko Sakakibara, Takeaki Suzuki, Masanori Shinohara
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Abstract
In performing double drive startup for starting up an engine while cranking the engine by both a first motor and a second motor, the cranking of the engine by one of the first motor and the second motor is finished earlier than the cranking of the engine by the other of the first motor and the second motor.
Claims4
An engine apparatus comprising:
- an engine;
- a first motor capable of cranking the engine;
- a first electrical storage device capable of supplying electric power to the first motor;
- a second motor capable of cranking the engine;
- a second electrical storage device capable of supplying electric power to the second motor;
- and
- a control device that controls the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, wherein
- the control device finishes cranking the engine by one of the first motor and the second motor earlier than cranking the engine by the other of the first motor and the second motor, in performing double drive startup for starting up the engine while cranking the engine by both the first motor and the second motor.
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