METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POWER CONSUMPTION OF BLOWER, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD THAT USES METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POWER CONSUMPTION OF BLOWER, AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

摘要

In order to estimate increases and decreases in the future power consumption of an electric blower for a radiator, a method for estimating the power consumption of the blower is provided for a vehicle having an engine, a battery that can be charged by electricity produced by a generator driven by the engine, a radiator, and a blower that circulates air in the radiator by consuming power stored in the battery. The method is provided with, (a) a step for estimating the state of heat generation in the engine, and (b) a step for increasing or decreasing future power consumption to be consumed in the future by the blower by using the estimated the state of heat generation.