Method and device for controlling fan for cooling...

Electricity: motive power systems – Plural diverse motor controls – Running-speed control

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C318S276000, C318S471000, C318S376000, C062S133000, C702S191000

Reexamination Certificate

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10512948

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle which uses an internal combustion engine and a motor generator as drive sources is provided with a battery disposed under a seat and a fan for cooling the battery. Power is exchanged between the motor generator and battery via an inverter. An electronic control unit estimates the level of background noise which is noise other than the operating sound of the fan in the passenger compartment based on the vehicle speed and rotation speed, etc., of the internal combustion engine. Then, the electronic control unit calculates an operation command value for the fan based on the estimated background noise level and temperature level of the battery and controls the rotation speed of the fan through the operation command value. As a result, it is possible to effectively cool the battery while reducing sensible noise caused by the operating sound of the fan.

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Japanese language version of Office Action, JP 2003-070202, issued Dec. 20, 2005.
English language version of Office Action, JP 2003-070202, issued Dec. 20, 2005.

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