Patent ID: 7373919
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: F02D,H02J,H02P

Abstract:
1. An electric power generation control system comprising: electric power generation amount determining means configured to determine an electric power generation request amount of a vehicle alternator while monitoring vehicle conditions; electric power generation increase amount judgment means configured to judge presence and absence of an electric power generation amount increase request for the vehicle alternator based on a change of the electric power generation request amount over the passage of time; idle state judgment means configured to judge whether or not a vehicle engine falls in idle operation state; and electric power generation amount suppressing control means configured to control suppression of the electric power generation amount of the vehicle alternator, wherein the electric power generation amount suppressing control means halts the execution of the electric power generation amount suppressing control when the judgment result of the idle state judgment means indicates that the vehicle engine falls in the idle operation state, and the judgment result of the electric power generation increase amount judgment means indicates the presence of the electric power generation amount increase request.