Apparatus for controlling power supplied to an electrically heat

Details Apparatus for controlling power supplied to an electrically heat Apparatus for controlling power supplied to an electrically heat

1996-12-06

1998-05-05

Argenbright, Tony M.

Power plants

Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...

Having sensor or indicator of malfunction, unsafeness, or...

60284, 60300, 219202, F01N 320, F01N 900

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active

057460531

ABSTRACT:
When an apparatus for supplying power to an EHC becomes faulty, the supply of power to the EHC is shut off by a means which is separate from a control relay to prevent the catalyst from being overheated. The control relay that is opened and closed by an ECU is provided in a circuit that supplies electric power from a power source to the EHC attached to an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine, and power supplied to the EHC is controlled by the control relay. When the control relay is short-circuited, this short-circuiting fault is detected by some means, and the power supply circuit is forcibly shut off so that power will not be continuously supplied to the EHC from the power source in this state. Means for forcibly shutting off the power supply circuit may be a relay, a breaker or a fuse when the power source is a battery, and may be to suppress the amount of power generated by an alternator when the power source is the alternator.

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Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 018, No. 374 (M-1638), Jul. 14, 1994, abstract of JP-06-101458-A (Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.), Apr. 12, 1994.

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