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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Thorsten Urlass, Tuelau, DE;
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A two-battery system includes a starter, a generator, a starter battery, a vehicle electrical system battery, vehicle electrical system-specific consumers and consumers relevant to starting. A first electronic pole binder is arranged between the starter and the starter battery, and a second pole binder is arranged between the starter and the vehicle electrical system battery. A circuit breaker controllable by a signal that determines the excitation of the generator is arranged between the vehicle electrical system battery and the starter battery. The vehicle electrical system-specific consumers are permanently associated with the vehicle electrical system battery, and the consumers relevant to starting are permanently associated with the starter battery.