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Armin Warm

Engbert Spijker

Mark Eifert

Peter Schmitz

Bjoern Mohrmann

Manuel Bojahr

Eckhard Karden

Björn Mohrmann

An on-board electrical system for motor vehicles has a battery, a generator and at least one normal consumer that is connected to the battery in a switchable manner. A DC voltage/DC voltage converter is connected on its primary side to the battery and on its secondary side to a high-load resistor. A switch connects the high-load consumer to a storage device in a first switching position, and to the primary side in a second switching position. A controller controls and operates the switch between the first and the second switching position. A device that detects the actual electrical power of the high-load consumer is associated with the high-load consumer, and is connected at the output end to the controller.

On-board vehicle electrical system having a converter and high-load consumer

Methods and systems are provided for an on-board electrical system for a motor vehicle that includes one or more power sources and an electrical subsystem with a switch that can be actuated to selectively bypass a DC/DC converter and a storage device, responsive to electrical parameters such as the power demand of high-power consumers. In one example, when high-power consumers have low and constant power requirements, the switch may be positioned to bridge the DC/DC converter and storage device. Further, the method includes selectively controlling the power source in order to meet peak power demands with the power source operating at the greatest efficiency for the given operating conditions.

On-board electrical system for motor vehicles comprising a converter and a high-load consumer

Desulfation of a primary battery of an on-board power system of a motor vehicle takes place during operation of an internal combustion engine using electrical energy transmitted to the primary battery front the internal combustion engine. When the internal combustion engine is switched off, or otherwise not operational, desulfation of the primary battery continues using a secondary battery wherein electrical energy is transmitted to the primary battery from the secondary battery.

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