Vehicle control apparatus

Details Vehicle control apparatus Vehicle control apparatus

1992-04-14

1994-03-08

Pellinen, A. D.

Prime-mover dynamo plants

Electric control

Engine control

290 50, 322 8, 361 92, H02J 700, H02J 714

Patent

active

052930769

ABSTRACT:
A control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with an engine senses a condition indicating the capacity of the battery of the vehicle. When the capacity is below a prescribed level, the drive current to an actuator of the vehicle is adjusted to prevent the battery from becoming excessively discharged. In one form of the invention, the drive current is decreased to decrease the load on the battery. In another form of the invention, the actuator is controlled to increase the engine speed, thereby increasing the output of a generator driven by the engine. In another form of the invention, the actuator is controlled to stop the engine. When the engine is restarted, the initial rotational speed of the engine is high enough for the generator to recharge the battery.

REFERENCES:
patent: 704864 (1902-07-01), Creveling
patent: 3474296 (1969-10-01), Rickey
patent: 3522481 (1970-08-01), Terzic
patent: 4132942 (1979-01-01), Yamamoto
patent: 4137557 (1979-01-01), Cianiello et al.

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