Abstract:
In an inverter generator having a winding wound around a generator unit driven by an engine, a converter connected to the winding and adapted to convert an alternating current outputted from the winding to a direct current, an inverter connected to the converter and adapted to invert the direct current outputted from the converter to an alternating current and output it, and a controller adapted to control operations of the converter and the inverter, a battery is connected to the engine, and the winding includes a first winding and a second winding, such that the controller supplies an output of the battery to one of the first winding and the second winding to rotate the generator unit to start the engine.
Abstract:
An electrical supply and starting system for a motor vehicle has a variable-voltage on-board electrical system that can be operated by two different DC voltages for supplying the motor vehicle, and having a motor/generator system that operates as a generator to deliver electrical energy to the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle, and operates for starting an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle.
Abstract:
When the temperature of an engine and a main battery is low at the time of activating a vehicle system, an ECU starts the engine in advance and outputs a running permission signal after completion of engine startup. At this stage, the ECU suspends a defect diagnosis operation on a subsidiary load and feedback-controls the DC/DC converter by setting the voltage control value to a level lower than the output voltage from the subsidiary battery and at least the lower limit of the operating voltage of the ECU. The ECU feedback-controls the DC/DC converter by setting the voltage control value to a level of at least the output voltage of the subsidiary battery in response to completion of engine start-up. Then, the suspension of the defect diagnosis operation on the subsidiary load is canceled and a running permission signal is output.
Abstract:
In a method of operating a starting system coupled to a crankshaft of a vehicle engine, during engine starting, torque supplied by the starting system to the engine is continuously adjusted to provide more than two levels based on operating conditions of the vehicle or engine.
Abstract:
A motor generator is connected to a high voltage battery through an inverter. A voltage of the high voltage battery is decreased and is applied to a low voltage battery through a DC-DC converter. At time of starting an engine, a starting operation of a starter is executed by applying an output voltage of the DC-DC converter 36 to the starter. At this time, the output voltage of the DC-DC converter 36 may be adjusted based on the temperature of the engine, the voltage of the low voltage battery and/or the degree of degradation of lubricant oil of the engine.
Abstract:
An electric control unit is used to generate control signals for the alternator-starter assembly on the basis of first information signals representative of a state of the vehicle and a control unit is used to generate control signals for power circuits on the basis of diagnosis signals representative of the state of the alternator-starter assembly. The control signals are generated using the electronic control unit also on the basis of at least one first diagnosis signal, and control signals are generated using the control circuit also on the basis of second information signals from a data communication bus.
Abstract:
An energy storage system for powering electric user devices of a vehicle, the energy storage system having a battery; a capacitive element connected parallel to the terminals of the battery; and an inductive element connected in series to the battery, between the battery and the capacitive element; to effectively regulate power/energy flow between the battery and the capacitive element during transients, the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the capacitance of the capacitive element measured in (F) is less than 1, and the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the inductance of the inductive element measured in (μH) is less than 1.
Abstract:
A power generation control apparatus of a rotating electrical machine for a vehicle is obtained which achieves load response control in a plurality of electric power generation control modes even if a generation voltage final target value rapidly changes. The apparatus includes a power control unit 103 and a storage battery 104 connected to a rotating electrical machine 102, and a rotation speed detection part 105 for detecting a rotational speed Na. The power control unit 103 controls power generation in a first mode when the rotational speed Na during operating as a generator is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and controls power generation in a second mode when the rotational speed Na is higher than the predetermined value. The power control unit 103 includes a generation voltage command value calculation section 111 that sets generation voltage command values Vr1, Vr2 for the individual modes, respectively, so as to follow a final target value to the storage battery 104, and a generation voltage update calculation command section 110 that instructs update timing tn, an amount of increase dH and an amount of decrease dL of each generation voltage command value to the generation voltage command value calculation section 111 based on the states of the rotating electrical machine and of the storage battery.
Abstract:
A hybrid electric vehicle is arranged such that a driving force of an electric motor can be transmitted to driving wheels, and a rotary shaft of the motor can be coupled with an output shaft of an engine. When a starting switch is switched from the first to the second position, a start control unit starts power supply from a battery to a power control unit. When the starting switch is switched from the second to the third position, the start control unit starts the engine by the electric motor if a control of the power supply to the electric motor can be executed by the power control unit, and, on the other hand, starts the engine by a starter motor if the control of the power supply to the electric motor is not possible to be executed by the power control unit.
Abstract:
An energy storage system for powering electric user devices of a vehicle, the energy storage system having a battery; a capacitive element connected parallel to the terminals of the battery; and an inductive element connected in series to the battery, between the battery and the capacitive element; to effectively regulate power/energy flow between the battery and the capacitive element during transients, the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the capacitance of the capacitive element measured in (F) is less than 1, and the ratio between the capacity of the battery measured in (Ah) and the inductance of the inductive element measured in (μH) is less than 1.