Title:
An electric power unit for vehicles, and a method for controlling the same
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5983197
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a power-source apparatus for a vehicle comprising a generator driven by an engine of the vehicle having a function of an idle stop and generating power, a power-storage device storing the power generated by the generator thereat, and a control device. The power-storage device supplies the power to an electric load of the vehicle when the engine is stopped by means of the idle stop. The control device is configured to restart the engine when a voltage of the power-storage device decreases below a lower-limit value after the engine is stopped by means of the idle stop, and stop the engine again when a specified requirement for determining a sufficient recovery of the voltage of the power-storage device by means of the engine's restart is met.
Inventors:
Kazuya Otani
Yoshimasa Katsumasa
Yubara Masamitsu
Yoshimasa Katsumasa
Yubara Masamitsu
Application Number:
JP2012191175A
Publication Date:
August 31, 2016
Filing Date:
August 31, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mazda Corporation Inc
International Classes:
B60L50/15; B60R16/04; F02D29/02; F02D17/00; F02D29/06; F02D45/00; H02J7/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Etsushi Kotani
Masataka Otani
Ko Sato
Masataka Otani
Ko Sato
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