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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120001484 | AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY OVER-DISCHARGE PREVENTION DEVICE An automotive battery over-discharge prevention device includes a controlling module, a monitoring module connected to an automotive battery supplying power to an auxiliary device and a starting device, and a switch connecting the automotive battery to the auxiliary dev... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110202197 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD The power supply system, which may be used with an electric car, extends the life of a high voltage battery while minimizing electric power required for vehicle actions. A temperature sensor measures a temperature of the high voltage battery. A controller preferentially... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110156620 | BATTERY PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF A battery protection method is provided for preventing a main battery set from being damaged by a current from a load, and for lengthening the lifespan of the main battery set. The method includes the steps of: providing an auxiliary battery set; determining whether to ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110127831 | Battery emulator and methods of use A dynamic battery emulator for replacing and mimicking the characteristics of a battery in a portable electronic device when the device is located in or on a vehicle can include a power control module capable of varying its output voltage to adapt to the voltage require... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110127830 | Battery Isolator Unit A battery isolator unit is disclosed for controlling a switching means having a first contact for connection to a terminal of a first battery, a second contact for connection to a corresponding terminal of a second battery, and an actuating input for biasing a switch el... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110118916 | Discrete Voltage Level Controller In an electrically powered vehicle, a computer-controlled switching system activates relays to switch additional discrete batteries into a circuit in response to throttle level, where a processor is configured to decide what specific batteries should be present in the c... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110024255 | ELECTRICAL INTERRUPT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A HYBRID SYSTEM An electrical interlock system for including a power takeoff device operable in a first state to transfer mechanical energy from an associated combustible engine to an associated electric motor and/or generator and operative in a second state to prevent the transfer of ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100320836 | INVERTER WITH NETWORK INTERFACE An inverter configured for use within a vehicle to power consumer electronic devices and other types of devices requiring single-phase, AC energy. The inverter may include a network interface or other type of the connection to a vehicle data bus or other message exchang... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100276994 | Method for Powering and Terminating Operation of Vehicle Accessories with Engine Off The intent of this invention is to minimize the possibility of exhausting the vehicle battery while still permitting operation of specific accessories with the engine off. The invention proposes to accomplish this by powering and terminating the operation of an accessor... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270860 | CHARGING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE A charging device for a vehicle includes a connector configured such that a coupler for transmitting electric power from an external power supply to the vehicle is connectable to the connector, a charging circuit for transmitting electric power from the connector to a p... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100225282 | ENERGY STORAGE AND CHARGING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE In a vehicle charging system, conservation of energy may be achieved by an energy-routing device that selectively routes electrical energy generated from moving air to an energy-storage device, to an energy-dissipation device, or to both. The determination of where to r... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100102630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM An automotive electrical system and a method for managing an automotive electrical system including a battery are provided. A state of charge of the battery is determined. An electrical system function is prevented from being performed based on the determined state of c... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100090527 | Solar Powered Ventilation System For Vehicle And Method Of Operating The Same A solar powered ventilation system for regulating the interior temperature of a motorized vehicle and a method of controlling the same is provided. The vehicle includes a battery pack in electrical communication with at least one motor assembly that is selectively opera... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100019572 | FUSIBLE LINK UNIT A fusible link unit which is fastened to a battery post clamp terminal clamped to an on-vehicle battery, includes: a bus bar made from a metal plate and including: a battery terminal including at least two mounting edges, and a plurality of fastening holes provided ther... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100013302 | Motor Vehicle Battery Disconnect Circuit Having Electronic Disconnects An electronic disconnect switch module (12) in a motor vehicle has one or more pairs of high-current, high-side solid state switch devices (30A, 30B, 32A, and 32B). The source terminal of one device of each pair is connected to vehicle... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090295399 | On-vehicle battery condition estimation device A battery condition estimation device estimates a pre-restart voltage drop amount ΔVjh+ΔVbn of a battery mounted to a vehicle during period T1 to T2 from initiation of an engine stop until initiation of an engine restart based on detection values regardi... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090271056 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC CAR In a control apparatus for an electric car, wherein an auxiliary power source device, a drive control device and a power storage system are connected in parallel; the power storage system is configured of a DC-DC converter in parallel with which a capacitor is connected... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090267412 | ELECTRIC-VEHICLE CONTROLLER There is obtained an electric-vehicle controller that prevents energy stored in a power storage unit from being discharged in the case where a collision, a derailment, or breakage of an overhead line occurs. The electric-vehicle controller is provided with a DC-to-DC co... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090230766 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE The present invention provides a vehicle power supply device that is capable of suppressing deterioration of a capacitor, shortening a precharging time, and suppressing power loss. An ECU estimates a polarization condition of a battery after a key has been switched OFF ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090212627 | CAR POWER SOURCE APPARATUS The car power source apparatus is provided with contactors 2 connected to the output-side of the battery 1; a pre-charge circuit 3 made up of a series connected pre-charge resistor 6 and a pre-charge relay 7, which is connected with a ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090184686 | BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A battery control system and method for a battery of a vehicle includes a battery for supplying electrical power to a plurality of loads of the vehicle and a controller that receives a battery signal representative of a condition of the battery, an ignition key signal r... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090184579 | BACKUP RELAY CUT CONTROL SYSTEM A battery protection system is provided in a vehicle having an ignition system for selectively starting and stopping an engine of the vehicle and an electrical system including an electrical load and a battery that selectively delivers electric current to said load via ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090184578 | ADJUSTMENT OF CONTROL STRATEGY BASED ON TEMPERATURE A method of protecting a battery is provided in a vehicle having a battery that selectively supplies electric power for starting an engine of the vehicle and that selectively supplies electric power to a plurality of electric loads of the vehicle. The method includes: o... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090134701 | Device, System and Method for Reducing the Consumption of Closed-Circuit Current of a Motor Vehicle A device for reducing the consumption of closed-circuit current of a motor vehicle includes a first line, by way of which an ignition switch and a first terminal can be coupled; a second line, by way of which a supply voltage device and a second terminal can be coupled;... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090121545 | Auxiliary Component Control for Use with a Lawn and Garden Tractor A controller including a controller input coupled to an engine magneto for monitoring tractor engine operation by monitoring a change in magneto signal thereby determining if the engine is running. A power output circuit coupled to an output from the controller draws cu... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090096286 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE A safety control assembly (10) for a vehicle (12,14) having a starter includes a plurality of battery modules (16) interconnected by a bus line (20) to form a circuit for supplying power to the starter. An interface circuit device interconnec... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090085401 | AUTOMOBILE The automobile of the present invention is provided with a capacitor for backup use in case of disconnection or breakdown of a battery. When a start switch is turned off, the collected charge in the capacitor is supplied to a device in which a large current is flowing, ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20080211459 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF A battery management system is provided for managing a battery that supplies power to a vehicle. The battery includes a plurality of cells. The battery management system includes a sensing unit for measuring a voltage of each of the plurality of cells. The battery manag... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080151454 | Electronic Battery Safety Switch The invention relates to an electronic battery safety switch which facilitates a reliable and reversible disconnection of the motor vehicle on-board network from the battery. For this purpose an electronic solid-state switch is used which facilitates an unlimited number... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080086247 | Battery management system for vehicles Disclosed herein is a battery management system for vehicles, comprising: a plurality of slave control units, each of which manages a state of charge of a corresponding battery cell; and a master control unit interfacing with the slave control units to manage a state of... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080054856 | Buck shot blues specially processed denim product and the process methods to make the product This device is an Improved Automotive All Silicon Voltage Regulator (I-ASVR) for use in the automotive components re-manufacturing and original equipment alternator product. Particularly this device improves the electrical connections, prevents failures related to poor ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070200431 | Dead battery preventing device for preventing engine start failure of vehicle having economy running function and dead battery prevention method A dead battery preventing device enables to prevent an engine start failure (a dead battery) of a vehicle having an economy running function which is caused by the vehicle's being left stand in an engine stall state. The dead battery preventing device to be mounted on a... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070194624 | SYSTEM FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE The system comprises: an electrical generator which can be driven by the motor vehicle's engine, a first storage battery which is connected to the generator by means of a power line and is intended to be connected to the normal user devices; and a second battery or auxi... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20060214508 | Vehicle battery protection device A battery protection device for preventing vehicle batteries from being drained to the point that the battery cannot start the vehicle includes an electrical meter that measures at least one electrical characteristic of the battery and a microprocessor. The microprocess... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060164223 | Automatic on/off switch for vehicle power outlets A vehicle power outlet switch (10) can include a threshold detector (14) for comparing a predetermined threshold with a vehicle battery characteristic and a power switch (18) controlled by the output of the threshold detector. Note, the vehicle batt... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20050269880 | Vehicle-mounted electrical generator control system enabling suppression of supply voltage spikes that result from disconnecting electrical loads A vehicle generator control system detects a time point at which an electrical load is to be disconnected from the generator output, with the detection being achieved prior to that disconnection time point, and initiates a lowering of the generated current of the genera... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050033494 | Electronic control unit having hold circuit and method therefor When a microcomputer is automatically reset due to uncontrollable process and recovers from reset, a cancel pulse signal is outputted from the microcomputer to a hold circuit to stop supply of a driving current to a relay. This pulse is generated, when a predetermined c... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050029867 | Energy management system for vehicle A module for managing power in an electrical system of a vehicle is disclosed. The module includes a first interface configured for coupling to a first power source. The first power source is configured to power a plurality of loads of the electrical system. The module ... | 02/10/2005 |
