(19)
(11) EP 2 878 793 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/35

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34

(43) Date of publication:
03.06.2015 Bulletin 2015/23

(21) Application number: 14194442.1

(22) Date of filing: 24.11.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F02D 29/06(2006.01)
H02J 7/14(2006.01)
 F02D 41/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 27.11.2013 JP 2013245386

(71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Horitake, Sunao
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


(54) Engine control apparatus and engine control method


(57) An engine control apparatus controls an engine (10) that drives a vehicle, the vehicle including: a power generator (12) that is driven by the engine (10), wherein a power generation voltage generated by the power generator (12) is variable; and an electric load (50) that is connected to the power generator (12) and driven with an electric power supplied by the power generator (12), wherein a current flowing through the electric load (50) increases as a voltage applied to the electric load (50) increases. The engine control apparatus includes a control unit (30) that stops the engine (10) in response to an engine stop request for stopping the engine (10) and increases the power generation voltage to a voltage higher than the power generation voltage in a normal case at least before the control unit (30) starts stopping the engine (10).