POWER OUTPUT DEVICE, VEHICLE MOUNTING IT AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER OUTPUT DEVICE

摘要

A hybrid electronic control unit sends a combustion start command to an engine ECU when the rotation speed of an engine reaches a combustion start rotation speed by engine cranking. The engine ECU sends an initial explosion advance notification to the hybrid electronic control unit when the crank position of the engine reaches a specific position prior to an ignition timing of an initial explosion cylinder by a preset crank angle ¸ec. Ignition of the initial explosion cylinder is performed at a timing when the crank position is further rotated by the preset crank angle ¸ec. The hybrid electronic control unit sends a torque command in view of a counter torque T± to a motor ECU after elapse of a preset time period tv. The preset time period tv is the sum of a first time period t1 between reception of the initial explosion advance notification and the ignition timing of the initial explosion cylinder in the engine and a second time period t2 between the ignition timing of the initial explosion cylinder in the engine and appearance of torque effect caused by the ignition of the initial explosion cylinder on a driveshaft. Such control timely reduces the torque effect caused by the initial explosion of the engine on the driveshaft.