Patent ID: 11959450
Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
controlling, via a control system, one or more switch devices to close a conductive path to discharge electric current from a secondary energy storage system (SESS) to power a cranking device of a vehicle to rotate an engine shaft of an engine during a cranking operation, the SESS configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle and conductively connected via the one or more switch devices to a primary battery and the cranking device; and
responsive to the cranking operation successfully starting the engine, controlling the one or more switch devices to electrically disconnect the SESS from the primary battery and the cranking device, which blocks discharge of electric current from the SESS.