The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Katsuta, JP;
Sanshiro Obara, Tokai-mura, JP;
Nobunori Matsudaira, Hitachi, JP;
Shotaro Naito, Katsuta, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An electric vehicle control system which maintains good driving performance under normal conditions, and can cut off driving current upon malfunction of a microcomputer before restarting. A setting circuit of a comparing and operating circuit has a set signal fixed to V2 if an accelerator pedal is released. If a microcomputer malfunctions to drive an inverter absent a depression of the accelerator pedal, a current flows from a battery and a battery current sensor generates an output signal n. If this value exceeds V2, a comparator is turned on, which also turns on a transistor to energize a relay and disconnects an inverter drive signal s to break the power supply from an inverter to the ac motor. Upon disconnection, an alarm lamp is lit to issue an alarm to the driver. The disconnection is held by a delay circuit until the power is reset.