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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1998
Thomas J Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
William P Segall, Grafton, WI (US);
Michael E Iverson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Dan L Watts, Germantown, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A control circuit for controlling the recharging of two batteries in a dual battery vehicle electrical system includes a charging circuit (20) for stepping up the voltage of a reserve battery (RES.), so that it can be applied to a starting battery (HPB), an alternative circuit path (18, 19) to allow charging of both batteries by the alternator (A) when the vehicle engine is running, and a controller (30) for switching the connection of the batteries through the charging circuit (20) and the alternative circuit path (18, 19) under various combinations of conditions.