A battery including an output terminal, an electric storage device, a monitoring apparatus including a detector and a controller, the detector being configured to detect a variation value corresponding to an amount of charge of the electric storage device, a relay connected to the output terminal and the electric storage device, and a communication unit connected to the controller. The controller is configured to execute an opening process to switch a state of the relay from a closed state to an open state and to cause the communication unit to receive an input signal from outside.

A hybrid vehicle includes an exhaust turbine disposed in an exhaust path coupled to an electric machine and a compressor for an air-conditioning system. The vehicle includes a controller that controls the electric machine based on a difference between the power demand of the compressor and the power generated by the exhaust turbine. The electric machine may operate as a motor or a generator based on the difference. The vehicle may include a first clutch coupled to the electric machine and the compressor. The vehicle may include a second clutch coupled between the exhaust turbine and the electric machine. The controller may control the clutches based on the power demand and the power generated.

A vehicle power source includes a motor generator, a power storage, a switch, an abnormality detector, and a switch controller. The motor generator is coupled to an engine. The power storage is coupled to the motor generator. The switch is controlled between a conductive state and a cut-off state, in which the conductive state involves coupling the motor generator to the power storage, and the cut-off state involves separating the motor generator from the power storage. The abnormality detector is provided separately from the motor generator and detects abnormality of the motor generator. The switch controller is provided separately from the motor generator and controls the switch from the conductive state to the cut-off state when the abnormality of the motor generator is detected.

A rectangular insulated wire includes a rectangular conductor having a generally rectangular cross section, a thermosetting resin layer provided to cover the rectangular conductor, and a plurality of thermoplastic resin layers provided on the thermosetting resin layer. An adhesion strength between the thermosetting resin layer and the thermoplastic resin layer is 50 gf/mm to 100 gf/mm.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a torque command generation device for generating a motor-generated-torque command that makes it possible to maximize excitation force while ensuring necessary acceleration, and the like, within a limited motor torque range. A torque command generation device is provided with: a maximum torque calculation unit for calculating, according to a motor speed, a maximum torque value for a motor-generated-torque-command signal value; a DC component limiter for calculating a DC signal value; a surplus amplitude calculation unit for calculating a surplus amplitude by subtracting the maximum torque value from the sum of the DC component value; a sine-wave transmitter for generating a sine wave having an amplitude obtained by subtracting the surplus amplitude from a base amplitude; and a summing unit for calculating the motor-generated-torque-command signal value.

An evaluation value is calculated based on a history of currents in order to quantitatively evaluate unevenness of an ion concentration in a non-aqueous electrolyte of a secondary battery. An integrated evaluation value for each of the discharging side and the charging side are calculated. When the integrated evaluation value exceeds a positive threshold value, discharging of the secondary battery is restricted, and when the integrated evaluation value exceeds a negative threshold value, charging of the secondary battery is restricted.

The present invention intends to provide a rotary tilling apparatus capable of separating a power transmission system starting from a flywheel to a passive movement device through an elastic coupler from another power transmission system starting from the flywheel to a rotor of a motor generator, and thereby reducing a load applied to the rotor and preventing the power transmission system of the passive movement device from providing an negative effect to an engine and the rotor. A parallel hybrid power transmission mechanism (1) includes an engine (2), a crank shaft (2A) disposed on the engine (2), a motor generator (3), a passive movement device (4) configured to receive a motive power of the motor generator (3), an input shaft (4A) disposed on the passive movement device (4), a flywheel (5) coupled to the crank shaft (2A), an elastic coupler (6) configured to couple the flywheel (5) to the input shaft (4A), and a rotor (7) disposed on the motor generator (3) and coupled to the fly wheel (5).

To control the degradation of the emission performance when starting an engine on a vehicle equipped with an engine for driving a generator, the vehicle comprises a generator, an engine, and a catalyst device, a control unit (PCU) that is configured to execute a power generating operation mode after executing an initial mode to activate the catalyst device by operating an electric heater (EHC) when the generator starts power generation by starting the engine, a connecting passage (EGR passage) that connects mutually an intake passage and an exhaust passage, and an adjusting valve (a throttle valve, an exhaust shutter valve, and an EGR valve) for adjusting a flow rate of the gas in the connecting passage. The control unit performs motoring of the engine in the reverse rotation direction by the generator in the initial mode.

This application discusses various ways to adjust the performance of a variable input control in accordance with previous use data. In some embodiments, the previous use data can be associated with particular users of the variable input control. In this way, a response provided by the user input control can be adjusted to accommodate particular patterns of use on a user by user basis. In some embodiments, the variable input control can take the form of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle. Performance of the accelerator pedal can be adjusted by changing an amount of engine power provided for a particular accelerator pedal position. The adjustment can arrange commonly utilized power settings in the middle of the accelerator pedal range of motion to make manipulation of the accelerator pedal more comfortable and convenient for each user of the accelerator pedal.

In one embodiment, an engine management system (EMS) can use a human machine interface (HMI) to modify operating parameters of a set of engine generators controlled by an engine control unit (ECU). The HMI can permit authorized users to adjust a plurality of operating parameters of the engine generators in accordance with an authorization level of the authorized users. The ECU can be a standalone system operable independent of the EMS. A communication network (e.g., ARCnet) can link the EMS to the ECU, wherein the changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI are maintained over a power-cycle of the EMS. Further, changes of the operating parameters input via the HMI can be maintained even when communications over the communication network linking the engine.