Power management system and method for an automobile
First Claim
1. A system for managing a vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption, the vehicle having a plurality of electrical components, the electrical components having varying power requirements, the system comprising:
- a first battery for supplying power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components;
a second battery for supplying power to at least one other of the plurality of electrical components;
an isolator for electrically isolating the first battery from the second battery;
a power supply connected to at least one of the first and second batteries for supplying a regulated supply of electrical power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components;
a power distributor in communication with the power supply and at least one of the first and second batteries for selectively providing electrical power to the plurality of electrical components; and
a processor in communication with the power supply and the power distribution box, wherein the processor is configured to execute program code for managing the vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption by manipulating an output of the power distributor.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing a vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption are disclosed. The vehicle has a plurality of electrical components. The electrical components have varying power requirements. The system of the present invention includes a first battery for supplying power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components and a second battery for supplying power to at least one other of the plurality of electrical components. Further, an isolator is provided for electrically isolating the first battery from the second battery. A power supply for supplying a regulated supply of electrical power and a power distributor in communication with at least one of the first and second batteries for selectively providing electrical power to the plurality of electrical components are also provided. Finally, the system has a processor in communication with the power supply and the power distribution box, the processor is configured to execute source code for managing the vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for managing a vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption, the vehicle having a plurality of electrical components, the electrical components having varying power requirements, the system comprising:
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a first battery for supplying power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components;
a second battery for supplying power to at least one other of the plurality of electrical components;
an isolator for electrically isolating the first battery from the second battery;
a power supply connected to at least one of the first and second batteries for supplying a regulated supply of electrical power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components;
a power distributor in communication with the power supply and at least one of the first and second batteries for selectively providing electrical power to the plurality of electrical components; and
a processor in communication with the power supply and the power distribution box, wherein the processor is configured to execute program code for managing the vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption by manipulating an output of the power distributor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption, the vehicle having a plurality of electrical components, the electrical components having varying power requirements, the method comprising:
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supplying power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components using a first battery;
supplying power to at least one other of the plurality of electrical components using a second battery;
electrically isolating the first battery from the second battery using an isolator;
supplying a regulated source of electrical power to at least one of the plurality of electrical components using a power supply;
selectively providing electrical power to the plurality of electrical components using a power distributor in communication at least one of the first and second batteries and the power supply; and
manipulating the power distributor by executing program code on a processor configured to manage the vehicle'"'"'s electrical power consumption, wherein the processor is an communication with the power supply and the power distributor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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