Motor vehicle battery wear monitoring system and method

Abstract

The invention concerns a motor vehicle battery wear monitoring system (A,B) that includes an acquisition device () and a processing device/system (A,B). The acquisition device () is: installed onboard a motor vehicle () that is equipped with an internal combustion engine, a battery for providing a battery voltage (V), an alternator, and a starter motor for starting up the internal combustion engine; and configured to receive the battery voltage (V) and to output quantities indicative of said battery voltage (V). The processing device/system (A,B) is: configured to receive the quantities indicative of the battery voltage (V) from the acquisition device (); and programmed to perform a battery voltage monitoring based on the quantities indicative of the battery voltage (V) to detect an approaching battery failure. The battery voltage monitoring includes detecting for each start-up of the internal combustion engine: a respective first voltage value (V) that is a minimum value assumed by the battery voltage (VB) just after the starter motor has started operating to start up the internal combustion engine; and a respective second voltage value (V) assumed by the battery voltage (V) just after the internal combustion engine has been started up, the starter motor has stopped operating and the alternator has started operating. The battery voltage monitoring further includes for each start-up of the internal combustion engine: computing a respective voltage rise value (ΔV) indicative of a difference between the respective first (V) and second (V) voltage values; and detecting an approaching battery failure if the respective voltage rise value (ΔV) meets a predefined condition with respect to a predefined voltage rise threshold (T).