Control apparatus for variable-cylinder engine, and control apparatus for vehicle

Abstract

A control apparatus for a variable-cylinder engine of a vehicle, including a regenerative-braking-state detecting device operable to detect a regenerative braking state of the vehicle, and a decompression-state setting device arranged to place selected ones of non-operating cylinders of the variable-cylinder engine in a decompression state, on the basis of the regenerative braking state of vehicle detected by the regenerative-braking-state detecting device, so that only a required minimum number of the non-operating cylinders of the variable-cylinder engine is/are placed in the decompression state, depending upon the detected regenerative braking state of the vehicle, making it possible to not only improve fuel economy of the vehicle but also assure sufficient engine braking of the vehicle.

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