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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Richard Owens, Powell, OH (US);
Tadashi Fujiwara, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Richard Owens, Powell, OH (US);
Tadashi Fujiwara, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A generator control system is provided in a vehicle having an engine that drives an electric power generator arranged to selectively provide electric power to an electrical load of the vehicle and to selectively charge a battery of the vehicle. The generator control system includes: a sensor that detects a state of charge (SOC) of the battery; and, a controller that controls a voltage output mode of the generator in response to the SOC detected by the sensor.