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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur, Creteil, FR;

Inventors:

Christophe Louise, Alfortville, FR;

Gael Blondel, Epinay-sous-Senart, FR;

Ronald Malbranque, Vincennes, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01); H02P 27/08 (2006.01); H02P 1/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); H02P 9/48 (2006.01); F02D 41/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0859 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); H02P 9/48 (2013.01); F02D 2041/2048 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0896 (2013.01); F02N 2200/041 (2013.01); F02N 2200/045 (2013.01); F02N 2200/063 (2013.01); F02N 2250/02 (2013.01); F02N 2300/108 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method according to the invention is implemented in an alternator-starter () comprising phase windings (u,v,w) connected to an inverter () linked to an onboard electrical network () powered by a battery for operation as a starter. The invention involves controlling the inverter in a chopped full-wave control mode when the rotational speed (Ω) of the alternator-starter is lower than at least a threshold speed and in a full-wave control mode when the rotational speed is higher than the threshold speed. According to a specific embodiment, the switching between the chopped full-wave control mode and the full-wave control mode takes place according to a hysteresis cycle using two predefined threshold speeds.


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