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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/013 (2006.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/0132 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/013 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60R 21/0132 (2013.01); H02J 7/007188 (2020.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
A vehicle power supply system configured to be installed in a vehicle. The vehicle power supply system includes a battery having a rated voltage lower than a first voltage; a capacitor having a rated voltage higher than the first voltage; circuitry configured to discharge electric charge stored in the capacitor; and a controller configured to control the circuitry to charge the battery by discharging the electric charge stored in the capacitor in response to detection of a collision of the vehicle or detection of a process to replace the capacitor.