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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Renault S.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Hoang-Giang Nguyen, Ris Orangis, FR;
Ahmed Ketfi-Cherif, Elancourt, FR;
Christophe Dang, Villejuif, FR;
Jean Van-Frank, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Emmanuel Laurain, Villeneuve le Roi, FR;
RENAULT s.a.s., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method for monitoring/controlling starting of a heat engine of a hybrid vehicle including at least one electrical engine, including: launching a simulated sequence for starting the heat engine by using a start battery; measuring and recording progress over time of at least one parameter of the start battery, including a given current strength and voltage at terminals of the start battery; and detecting whether or not the progress over time of the at least one parameter reaches a predetermined value defining a state of the start battery, with or without a required capacity, for starting the heat engine during a predetermined time interval.