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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Tahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Tezuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Munemitsu Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Akifumi Koishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Terumasa Tsuchiya, Kanagawa, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A power supply system in a vehicle having an idling stop function for executing an automatic stop and an automatic restart on an engine has a power generator, a first storage unit that can be charged with and can discharge generated power generated by the power generator, a second storage unit that can be charged with and can discharge the generated power, two paths connecting the first storage unit and the second storage unit, a switching unit including a first switch for switching one path of the two paths between a conductive condition and a non-conductive condition, and a second switch for switching another path of the two paths between a conductive condition and a non-conductive condition, and an engine restarter connected to either the first storage unit side or the second storage unit side of the switching unit in order to start the engine during the automatic restart.