APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING DEACTIVATION OF BATTERY SENSOR OF ISG VEHICLES

• US 20120133500A1
• Filed: 07/29/2011
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: YU, Jiyong, KIM, Sejun, GWON, Chongah, BANG, Junghwan
• Application Number:
  US13/194,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20120133500A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/455
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0818 Conditions for starting or stopping the engine or for deactivating the idle-start-stop mode
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/0825 related to prevention of engine restart failure, e.g. disabling automatic stop at low battery state
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 11/108 for diagnosis of the starter or its components
• CPC Class Codes: F02N 2200/061 Battery state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

An apparatus and method for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles is capable of informing a driver of operation prohibition when the battery sensor mounted on the ISG vehicles is deactivated. The apparatus for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles includes a display unit displaying that the battery sensor is deactivated; and an engine control unit determining whether the battery sensor normally operates or not, and controlling a display operation of the display unit based on the determination result.

Claims

1. An apparatus for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of idle stop and go (ISG) vehicles, the apparatus comprising:

a display unit displaying that the battery sensor is deactivated; and

an engine control unit determining whether or not the battery sensor is operating normally, and controlling a display operation of the display unit based on an operational determination result.

2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the display unit performs the display operation by using any one of a voice and a text.

3. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a lighted lamp or a flickering lamp.

4. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein when the battery sensor abnormally operates, the engine control unit controls the display unit to perform a display operation indicating that the battery sensor is deactivated.

5. The apparatus as defined in claim 1. wherein when the battery sensor abnormally operates, the engine control unit blocks entry into an ISG mode and maintains the state, until the battery sensor is activated.

6. A method for guiding deactivation of a battery sensor of ISG vehicles, the method comprising:

determining whether or not the battery sensor is operating normally; and

displaying deactivation of the battery sensor through a display unit, according to a operational determination result.

7. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein, in the displaying of the deactivation, when the battery sensor abnormally operates, a display operation indicating that the battery sensor is deactivated is performed.

8. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein the displaying of the deactivation is performed by using any one of a voice and a text.

9. The method as defined in claim 6, wherein the displaying of the deactivation is performed by using a lighted lamp or a flicker lamp.