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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Kazuya Kotani, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideki Sanai, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeharu Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Masayoshi Takahashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuya Kotani, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideki Sanai, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeharu Yamashita, Hiroshima, JP;
Masayoshi Takahashi, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A power-supply control apparatus of a vehicle comprises a first electricity-storage device to supply electric power to a starter for starting engine, a generator to convert kinetic energy of the vehicle during a vehicle deceleration to electric energy for energy recovery, a second electricity-storage device coupled to the generator to store the electric power from the generator thereat, a feeder circuit coupling the second electricity-storage device to an electric load with a relatively-small electric-load capacity via a DC/DC convertor, a coupling line coupling the second electricity-storage device to the first electricity-storage device via a coupling relay, and a controller to control the electric power passing through the feeder circuit and the coupling line, wherein the controller executes a control to make the coupling relay on the coupling line in an OFF state when the starter operates.