Electrical system for a motor vehicle
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical system for a motor vehicle comprises a capacitor, an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from the capacitor, a storage battery and an electrical generator having an electrical power output, the output coupled to provide electrical energy to the capacitor and to the storage battery. The electrical system also includes a resistor which limits current flow from the battery to the engine cranking motor. The electrical system further includes a diode which allows current flow through the diode from the generator to the battery but which blocks current flow through the diode from the battery to the cranking motor.
- Inventors:
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- Toledo, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872398
- Patent Number(s):
- 5925938
- Application Number:
- 08/811,626
- Assignee:
- Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02N - STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrical; motor; vehicle; embodiment; comprises; capacitor; engine; cranking; coupled; receive; motive; power; storage; battery; generator; output; provide; energy; resistor; limits; current; flow; diode; allows; blocks; provide electrical; electrical generator; motor vehicle; power output; electrical power; electrical energy; current flow; storage battery; motor coupled; motive power; vehicle comprises; provide electric; /290/318/320/
Citation Formats
Tamor, Michael Alan. Electrical system for a motor vehicle. United States: N. p., 1999.
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Tamor, Michael Alan. Electrical system for a motor vehicle. United States.
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"Electrical system for a motor vehicle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872398.
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title = {Electrical system for a motor vehicle},
author = {Tamor, Michael Alan},
abstractNote = {In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical system for a motor vehicle comprises a capacitor, an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from the capacitor, a storage battery and an electrical generator having an electrical power output, the output coupled to provide electrical energy to the capacitor and to the storage battery. The electrical system also includes a resistor which limits current flow from the battery to the engine cranking motor. The electrical system further includes a diode which allows current flow through the diode from the generator to the battery but which blocks current flow through the diode from the battery to the cranking motor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
month = {1}
}
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