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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1809 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); H02J 7/1446 (2013.01); H02J 7/1492 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power-source apparatus for a vehicle comprises a generator driven by an engine and generating power, a power-storage device storing the power generated by the generator thereat and supplying the power stored thereat to an electric load, and a control device configured to detect a deterioration state of the power-storage device and change a voltage of the power-storage device during a soak in accordance with the deterioration state of the power-storage device detected. Thereby, the improvement of the fuel economy can be achieved and also the necessary durability of the power-storage device can be ensured.