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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew James Kernahan, Canton, MI (US);
David Chronowski, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Mark Allen Halseth, Saline, MI (US);
Roger William Maynard, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/500 ; H02P 3/00 ; H02P 9/06 ; H02P 1/100 ; H02P 9/00 ; H02H 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/500 ; H02P 3/00 ; H02P 9/06 ; H02P 1/100 ; H02P 9/00 ; H02H 7/06 ;
Abstract
A method of operating an alternator of a motor vehicle includes the steps of monitoring an amount of stored electrical energy available to operate the vehicle, estimating a vehicle electrical load, and regulating an output of the alternator based at least in part on the amount of electrical energy available to the vehicle and the estimated vehicle electrical load.