Start-up possibility determining apparatus and start-up possibility determining method

US8949007B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8949007-B2
Application numberUS-201313957681-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 2, 2013
Priority dateMar 7, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A start-up possibility determining apparatus that determines an engine-start-up possibility by driving a starter motor by power accumulated in a secondary battery includes a dynamic internal resistance measuring unit that measures an internal resistance of the secondary battery while the engine is being started up by the starter motor, a static internal resistance measuring unit that measures an internal resistance of the secondary battery when the engine is stopped, and a determining unit that determines an engine start-up possibility by the secondary battery, based on a value obtained by a product of a ratio between a first static internal resistance before or after the past engine start-up and a second static internal resistance within a predetermined time since a current time point and the dynamic internal resistance measured by the dynamic internal resistance measuring unit at the time of the engine start-up in the past.

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What is claimed is: 1. A start-up possibility determining apparatus that determines whether an engine can be started up by driving a starter motor by electric power accumulated in a secondary battery, comprising: a dynamic internal resistance measuring unit that measures a dynamic internal resistance which is an internal resistance of the secondary battery while the engine is being started up by the starter motor; a static internal resistance measuring unit that measures a stati…

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  • F02D35/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • B60R16/03Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8949007B2 cover?
A start-up possibility determining apparatus that determines an engine-start-up possibility by driving a starter motor by power accumulated in a secondary battery includes a dynamic internal resistance measuring unit that measures an internal resistance of the secondary battery while the engine is being started up by the starter motor, a static internal resistance measuring unit that measures a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd, Furukawa Automotive Sys Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F02D35/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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