CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE: abstract simplified (18193812)

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18193812 Titled 'CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a control apparatus for a vehicle that allows the engine to temporarily stop when certain conditions are met. These conditions include determining upon power ON of the vehicle that the idle-stop control is allowed based on a previous determination made upon power OFF. Another condition is that the smoothed value of the power storage device's output voltage is at least a predetermined voltage value that ensures the engine can start. The smoothed value is obtained by smoothing the output voltage during a preparation period from power ON until a certain time has passed for initialization processing of the control apparatus.

Original Abstract Submitted

A control apparatus for a vehicle allows execution of an idle-stop control for temporarily stopping an engine, in a case in which a plurality of conditions are satisfied. The plurality of conditions include (i) a first condition is that it is determined upon power ON of the vehicle that the execution of the idle-stop control is allowed in a result of a determination stored upon power OFF of the vehicle last time and (ii) a second condition that it is determined that a smoothed value of an output voltage of a power storage device is at least a predetermined voltage value that guarantees the start of the engine. The smoothed value is obtained by a smoothing processing for smoothing the output voltage during a preparation period from the power ON until elapse of a predetermined time for which an initialization processing of the control apparatus is executed.