Patent ID: 8463483
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring an electrical system of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: performing a plurality of first intermediate calculations pertaining to the electrical system to generate a first plurality of intermediate results using a processor, each of the plurality of first intermediate results pertaining to a respective one of a plurality of parameters pertaining to the electrical system; performing an aggregate calculation using the plurality of first intermediate results to generate a calculated value pertaining to the electrical system using the processor; performing a plurality of redundant intermediate calculations pertaining to the electrical system to generate a plurality of redundant intermediate results, each of the plurality of redundant intermediate results pertaining to the respective one of the plurality of parameters pertaining to a corresponding one of the plurality of first intermediate results; calculating a difference between each redundant intermediate result and the corresponding first intermediate results; and taking remedial action using the processor if any of the differences is greater than a predetermined value.