CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

[Problem to be Solved] [0002] To provide a control device for a hybrid vehicle that can prevent a switching element from becoming overheated even when a motor is driven while the temperature of the switching element is high. [0003] [Solution] [0004] There are included an engine (2), a motor (4), an inverter (5) that supplies AC electric power to the motor (4) using a switching element, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the switching element and a control unit (6) that starts the engine (2) at the start of driving the motor (4) if the temperature of the switching element is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature.