Method and apparatus for driving and controlling on-vehicle loads
First Claim
1. An apparatus for driving and controlling a plurality of on-vehicle electrical loads, comprising:
- an on-vehicle power supply configured to generate power to be supplied the loads to each of which a priority is given, the plurality of priorities being used for distributing the generated power to the loads;
a power calculating device configured to calculate a currently available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply;
a power-consumption calculating device calculating an amount of necessary power of each load and an amount of minimum necessary power of each load on the basis of information in relation to the vehicle condition, the information including conditions of the loads, the necessary power being defined as a power consumption of each load on condition that there is no limitation in supplying the power to the loads, and the minimum necessary power being defined as a minimum power consumption necessary for performing a function given to each load;
a priority changing device configured to change one or more of the priorities on the basis of the information;
a command calculating device calculating a command value indicative of an amount of the power to be supplied to the loads by using the priorities, the amount of the necessary power, and the amount of the minimum necessary power on condition that a sum of the power to be supplied to the loads being kept within the currently available amount of the power and the power to be supplied to each load being either zero or more than the minimum necessary power; and
a controller configured to control the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of the command value.
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Abstract
In an apparatus for driving and controlling plural on-vehicle electrical loads, an on-vehicle power supply generates power to be supplied the loads each having a priority. A power calculating device calculates a current available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply, and a priority changing device changes one or more of the priorities on the basis of inputted information about a vehicle condition, the information including conditions of the loads. A command producing device produces a command value indicative of an amount of the power to be supplied to each of the loads by using the priorities. In this case, a sum of the power to be supplied to each load is kept within the available amount of the power to be supplied. A controller controls the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of the command value.
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1. An apparatus for driving and controlling a plurality of on-vehicle electrical loads, comprising:
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an on-vehicle power supply configured to generate power to be supplied the loads to each of which a priority is given, the plurality of priorities being used for distributing the generated power to the loads; a power calculating device configured to calculate a currently available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply; a power-consumption calculating device calculating an amount of necessary power of each load and an amount of minimum necessary power of each load on the basis of information in relation to the vehicle condition, the information including conditions of the loads, the necessary power being defined as a power consumption of each load on condition that there is no limitation in supplying the power to the loads, and the minimum necessary power being defined as a minimum power consumption necessary for performing a function given to each load; a priority changing device configured to change one or more of the priorities on the basis of the information; a command calculating device calculating a command value indicative of an amount of the power to be supplied to the loads by using the priorities, the amount of the necessary power, and the amount of the minimum necessary power on condition that a sum of the power to be supplied to the loads being kept within the currently available amount of the power and the power to be supplied to each load being either zero or more than the minimum necessary power; and a controller configured to control the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of the command value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for driving and controlling a plurality of on-vehicle electrical loads, comprising:
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an on-vehicle power supply configured to generate power to be supplied to the loads to each of which a priority is given, the plurality of priorities being used for distributing the generated power to the loads; a power calculating device configured to calculate a currently available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply, a power-consumption calculating device calculating an amount of necessary power of each load and an amount of minimum necessary power of each load on the basis of information in relation to the vehicle condition, the information including conditions of the loads, the necessary power being defined as a power consumption of each load on condition that there is no limitation in supplying the power to the loads, and the minimum necessary power being defined as a minimum power consumption necessary for performing a function given to each load; a command calculating device calculating a command value indicative of an amount of the power to be supplied to the loads by using the priorities, the amount of the necessary power, and the amount of the minimum necessary power on condition that a sum of the power to be supplied to the loads being kept within the currently available amount of the power and the power to be supplied to each load being either zero or more than the minimum necessary power; and a controller configured to control the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of the command value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for driving and controlling a plurality of on-vehicle electrical loads, comprising steps of:
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generating power to be supplied the loads to each of which a priority is given, the plurality of priorities being used for distributing the generated power to the loads; calculating a currently available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply; calculating an amount of necessary power of each load and an amount of minimum necessary power of each load on the basis of information in relation to the vehicle condition, the information including conditions of the loads, the necessary power being defined as a power consumption of each load on condition that there is no limitation in supplying the power to the loads, and the minimum necessary power being defined as a minimum power consumption necessary for performing a function given to each load; changing one or more of the priorities on the basis of the information; calculating a command value indicative of an amount of the power to be supplied to the loads by using the priorities, the amount of the necessary power, and the amount of the minimum necessary power on condition that a sum of the power to be supplied to the loads being kept within the currently available amount of the power and the power to be supplied to each load being either zero or more than the minimum necessary power; and controlling the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of the command value.
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29. An apparatus for driving and controlling a plurality of on-vehicle electrical loads, an on-vehicle power supply generating power to be supplied the loads to each of which a load priority is given, the load priority indicative of a priority order for supplying the power among the loads, the apparatus compnsing:
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a power calculating device configured to calculate a currently available amount of the power to be supplied from the power supply; a first calculating device configured to calculate an amount of first power to be supplied to each load group on the basis of a group priority indicative of a priority order for supplying the power among the load groups, each load group being any one of a plurality of groups obtained by dividing the plurality of loads, a sum of the first power to each load group being kept within the currently available amount of the power; a second calculating device configured to calculate an amount of second power to be supplied to each load belonging to any load group on the basis of the load priority, a sum of the second power to each load belonging to the load group being kept within the amount of the first power supplied to the load group; and a controller configured to control the power to be distributed to each of the loads on the basis of a command value indicative of the amount of the first power to each load. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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