Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for controlling ultra-capacitor charge and discharge in vehicles with auto start/stop systems
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Application No.: US14835826Application Date: 2015-08-26
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Publication No.: US10202958B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: John W. Siekkinen , Daniel W. Jecks , Junhong Dai
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Main IPC: F02N11/08
- IPC: F02N11/08

Abstract:
A system includes an ultra-capacitor and battery system comprising a battery, a DC-DC converter, and an ultra-capacitor. An auto stop/start module is configured to perform an auto stop event of an engine of a vehicle and an auto start event of the engine of the vehicle based on operating parameters while an ignition is ON. A voltage monitoring module is configured to, in response to a request for an auto start event, selectively discharge the ultra-capacitor during cranking for the auto start event, accumulate a plurality of voltage delta values while the ultra-capacitor discharges during the cranking, and selectively disable the auto stop/start module based on the plurality of voltage delta values.
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