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Method and device for controlling the cut-off of a motor vehicle starter

  • US 5,992,365 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1997
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of controlling cut-off of a motor vehicle starter comprising:

  • producing a signal representing a power supply voltage of the starter;

    detecting a plurality of fluctuations in said signal;

    generating, for each said fluctuation, a monitoring period based upon a period of time which elapsed before the occurrence of a peak in said signal during a prior fluctuation; and

    stopping the starter in the absence of a peak during the monitoring period.

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