摘要 |
A controller (30) determines a failure of an inverter (14) in response to detection of an excessive current in any one of IGBT elements of the inverter (14) during driving of a motor generator (MG1). The controller (30) sets the inverter (14) to a suspended state in response to the determination of the failure, and identifies a short-circuited phase based on a motor current (MCRT1) from a current sensor (24). The controller (30) simultaneously turns on two IGBT elements forming upper and lower arms of the short-circuited phase in a discharge process of a capacitor (C2) performed during stop control of a vehicle. Thus, the two IGBT elements are short-circuited because of a rapid increase in heat loss caused by an excessive short-circuit current. As a result, an excessive current at the inverter and power supply lines caused by a back electromotive force generated at the motor generator (MG1) when the vehicle is towed is suppressed. |