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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1993
Sanshiro Obara, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamada, Katsuta, JP;
Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Katsuta, JP;
Nobunori Matsudaira, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A control system for an electric car includes a motor connected to a battery as a main power source for driving the electric car, a strong electricity unit having high voltage devices including an inverter for driving the motor based on power supplied thereto from the battery, a weak electricity unit having low voltage circuits including a microcomputer for data processing, and connection devices for connecting the strong and weak electricity units in such a relationship that a signal path is connected between the units as electrically isolated therefrom, wherein signal transmission between the strong and weak electricity units is carried out with use of the signals isolated between the units.