METHOD OF IMPROVING FUEL ECONOMY
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1. A fuel economy control method comprising:
- measuring current supplied by a battery;
determining a state of charge (SOC) of said battery;
determining a nominal optimum charging voltage of said battery; and
reducing said nominal optimum charging voltage to a fuel economy minimum charging voltage if said SOC is above a predetermined level and said current is within a predetermined range.
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Abstract
A fuel economy control method includes estimating a temperature of a battery, measuring a current of the battery, and measuring a voltage of the battery. A nominal optimum charging voltage is determined as a function of a state of charge (SOC) of the battery and the estimated temperature. The nominal optimum charging voltage is reduced to a fuel economy minimum charging voltage if the SOC is above a predetermined level and the current is within a predetermined range.
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1. A fuel economy control method comprising:
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measuring current supplied by a battery;
determining a state of charge (SOC) of said battery;
determining a nominal optimum charging voltage of said battery; and
reducing said nominal optimum charging voltage to a fuel economy minimum charging voltage if said SOC is above a predetermined level and said current is within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fuel economy control method, comprising:
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estimating a temperature of a battery;
measuring current supplied by said battery;
measuring a voltage of said battery;
determining a nominal optimum charging voltage as a function of a state of charge (SOC) of said battery and said estimated temperature; and
reducing said nominal optimum charging voltage to a fuel economy minimum charging voltage if said SOC is above a predetermined level and said current is within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of protecting a battery from sulfation, comprising:
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estimating a temperature of a battery;
determining a nominal optimum charging voltage as a function of a state of charge (SOC) of said battery and said estimated temperature;
comparing said nominal optimum charging voltage to a threshold value; and
increasing said nominal optimum charging voltage to above said threshold value if below said threshold value for a first predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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