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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9597963 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2013

Method for controlling an electrical system in a vehicle

Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry, GB;

Inventors:

Krzysztof Slosarczyk, Coventry, GB;

Fernando Lages, Coventry, GB;

Kevin Cockings, Coventry, GB;

Stephen Pickering, Coventry, GB;

Jakub Mikos, Coventry, GB;

Assignee:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, , GB;

Attorney:

Myers Bigel, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Behrang Badii

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60W 10/24 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 7/26 (2006.01); F02D 28/00 (2006.01); F02D 45/00 (2006.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); H02J 1/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60W 10/24 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); H02J 7/1423 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); B60L 3/0092 (2013.01); B60L 7/26 (2013.01); B60L 8/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); F02D 28/00 (2013.01); F02D 45/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/08 (2013.01); G06F 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 1/08 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/14 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling an electrical system in a vehicle. The electrical system () comprises: at least a first switch (ES) arranged such that operating the switches will isolate a part of the electrical system; and a control unit, the control unit being arranged to operate the switches. The method comprises: putting the control unit into a first operational mode, the first operational mode comprising at least a first arrangement of switches; receiving a request to enter a second operational mode, the second operational mode comprising at least a second arrangement of switches; determining the priority of the first and second operational modes at least in part by consulting a database of operational modes and their priorities; switching the control unit into the second operational mode if the second operational mode has a higher priority than the first operational mode; and continuing in the first operational mode otherwise.

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