Patent ID: 8314504
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: F02N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle system, comprising: a battery, a first end of the battery connected to an electrical ground and a second end of the battery connected to a node of an electrical circuit; an electrical load, a first end of the electrical load connected to the electrical ground and a second end of the electrical load connected to the node of the electrical circuit such that the electrical load is connected in parallel to the battery; an alternator, a first end of the alternator connected to the electrical ground and a second end of the alternator connected to the node of the electrical circuit such that the alternator is connected in parallel to the battery and the electrical load; a charge storage device, a first end of the charge storage device connected to the electrical ground through a resistor, and a second end of the charge storage device connected to the node of the electrical circuit through a diode, such that the charge storage device is connected in parallel to the battery, the electrical load, and the alternator; an engine including a starter, the starter coupled to a starter motor, a first end of the motor connected to the electrical ground and a second end of the motor connected to the node of the electrical circuit through a first relay such that the motor is connected in parallel to the battery, the electrical load, the alternator, and the charge storage device, closing of the first relay enabling an operation of the motor to be started; and a second relay, a first end of the second relay connected in between the charge storage device and the resistor, and a second end of the relay connected to the node of the electrical circuit, the second relay configured to electrically couple the battery, the charge storage device, and the starter to each other.