Electric power generation control apparatus for vehicle and electric power generation control system equipped with the apparatus
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsHiroyoshi Yamamoto, Akira Kato
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AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsHiroyoshi Yamamoto, Akira Kato
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An electric power generation control apparatus mounted to a motor vehicle predicts an operational point of an internal combustion engine in the future based on driving path information supplied from a navigation system mounted to the motor vehicle. The apparatus further predicts an increased amount of fuel consumption which is caused by electric power generation of an alternator based on the predicted operational point of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus sets a reference value of an electric power economy index which is an amount of fuel consumption per electric power generation. On driving the motor vehicle on a path, the apparatus sequentially predicts the operational point of the internal combustion engine, and controls the alternator so that the actual electric power economy index becomes equal to the reference value based on the operational point of the internal combustion engine predicted.
An electric power generation control apparatus for controlling an amount of electric power to be generated by an electric power generator configured to generate electric power by a rotary force supplied from an output shaft of an internal combustion engine mounted on a motor vehicle, and an electric charger, being mounted on the motor vehicle, capable of charging the electric power generated by the electric power generator,
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