Patent ID: 6274942
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: B60R,H02J,H02P

Abstract:
For use with a vehicle having a drive engine and at least two consumers of electrical power, an apparatus for retarding an increase in braking torque associated with connecting the at least two consumers to a source of electrical power, the apparatus comprising:at least one generator operatively connected to the drive engine for developing a supply current, the at least one generator applying a braking torque to the drive engine, the braking torque being dependent upon the supply current; anda control system operatively coupled to the at least two consumers and responsive to a control signal requesting activation of the at least two consumers to connect the at least two consumers to the supply current developed by the at least one generator in succession to thereby ensure the braking torque applied to the drive engine by the at least one generator increases over a predefined time period rather than instantaneously when the at least two consumers are activated.