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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiko Tahara, Kanagawa, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An electric circuit used in a vehicle having an idling stop function of automatically stopping and automatically restarting an engine includes an electric generator, a first electricity storage capable of charging and discharging electric power generated by the electric generator, a second electricity storage connected in parallel to the first electricity storage, capable of charging and discharging the generated electric power, and having high durability against repetitive charge and discharge compared to the first electricity storage, an engine restarter, which is connected to the first electricity storage and the second electricity storage, configured to crank the engine at a time of the automatic restart, and a switch, which is connected between the engine restarter and the first electricity storage, configured to block a flow of current between the engine restarter and the first electricity storage. The switch includes at least a semiconductor switch.