Battery State of Function Prediction with Warm/Cold Cranking Recognition and Self-Correction
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1. A system for a vehicle having an engine and a battery, comprising:
- a memory having a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event; and
a controller to predict a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current.
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Abstract
A system for a vehicle having an engine and a battery includes a memory and a controller. The memory has a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event. The controller to predict a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current.
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1. A system for a vehicle having an engine and a battery, comprising:
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a memory having a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event; and a controller to predict a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle comprising:
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an engine; a battery; a memory having a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event; and a controller to predict a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for a vehicle having an engine and a battery, comprising:
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storing in a memory a first current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a warm cranking event and a second current expected to be provided by the battery for restarting the engine during a cold cranking event; predicting a first minimum voltage of the battery expected during the warm cranking event based on the first current and a second minimum voltage of the battery expected during the cold cranking event based on the second current; enabling the engine to be stopped ahead of a new cranking event when the second minimum voltage of the battery is greater than a minimum voltage threshold, wherein the new cranking event is one of the warm cranking event and the cold cranking event; and preventing the engine from being stopped ahead of the new cranking event when the second minimum voltage of the battery is less than the minimum voltage threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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