CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

[Problem to be Solved]To provide a control device for a hybrid vehicle that can protect a switching element from a sudden temperature rise even when the vehicle speed suddenly decreases.[Solution]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 rotation sensor (41) that detects a rotation speed of the motor (4), and a control unit (6) that restricts torque of the motor (4) when it is detected that the rotation speed of the motor (4) decreases by a predetermined rate of change or more.