POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, HYBRID VEHICLE WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS

摘要

There is provided a hybrid vehicle 20 which stops an engine 22 in a state in which a drive source element connection by a clutch C0 is released; a transmission 60 is used to couple only one of the motors MG1 and MG2 to a drive shaft 67; and one of the motors MG1 and MG2 is caused to output power; at this time, in order to start the engine 22, a rotation speed of the other one of the motors MG1 and MG2 which does not correspond to a current speed ratio gamma and is not connected to the drive shaft 67 is adjusted so as to enable the drive source element connection; and the clutch C0 is connected as well as the engine 22 is cranked by the motor MG1 or MG2.