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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1992
Masashi Kitagawa, Wako, JP;
Kenichiro Kimura, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of and an apparatus for limiting electrical loads due to electrical equipment on an electric vehicle. In the electrical load limiting apparatus, a desired running distance is inputted by a desired running distance inputting device and a depth of discharge of a battery is detected by a battery condition detecting device. Ambient environment data for the electric vehicle are obtained from an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor and a raindrop sensor. An arithmetic device is activated to determine and compute running conditions on the basis of the desired running distance, the depth of discharge and the ambient environment data. The electrical loads are controlled by an electrical load limiting device based on the result of the determination by the arithmetic device. Since the electrical loads are limited based on the running conditions, an accurate judgment can be made, based on the ambient environment, as to whether or not the electric vehicle can cover the inputted desired running distance.