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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2002
Kazuhira Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A control system for a vehicle generator comprises a controller for controlling a field current of the generator thereby controlling an output voltage of the generator. The controller is programmed to send to the generator, if vehicle electrical equipments are OFF and the vehicle is not in a decelerating condition, a generation command value that is a first target voltage lower than a normal generation voltage, send to the generator, if the vehicle electrical equipments are OFF and the vehicle is in the decelerating condition, a generation command value that is a second target voltage higher than the normal generation voltage, and send to the generator, if one of the vehicle electrical equipments is ON, a generation command value that is a third target voltage lower than the normal generation voltage and higher than the first target voltage. A control method is also provided.