Electrical system for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An electrical system for a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
- a capacitor;
an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from said capacitor;
a storage battery;
an electrical generator having an electrical power output, said output coupled to provide electrical energy to said capacitor and to said storage battery;
current-limiting means for limiting current flow from said battery to said engine cranking motor.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical system for a motor vehicle comprises a capacitor, an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from the capacitor, a storage battery and an electrical generator having an electrical power output, the output coupled to provide electrical energy to the capacitor and to the storage battery. The electrical system also includes a resistor which limits current flow from the battery to the engine cranking motor. The electrical system further includes a diode which allows current flow through the diode from the generator to the battery but which blocks current flow through the diode from the battery to the cranking motor.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical system for a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
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a capacitor; an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from said capacitor; a storage battery; an electrical generator having an electrical power output, said output coupled to provide electrical energy to said capacitor and to said storage battery; current-limiting means for limiting current flow from said battery to said engine cranking motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical system for a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
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a capacitor; an engine cranking motor coupled to receive motive power from said capacitor; a storage battery; an electrical generator having an electrical power output, said output coupled to provide electrical energy to said capacitor and to said storage battery; blocking means for allowing current flow through said blocking means from said output of said electrical generator to said storage battery and for preventing current flow through said blocking means from said storage battery to said engine cranking motor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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