Method and systems for the automatic control of the cutting off and restarting of the thermal engine of a vehicle during temporary immobilizations thereof
US6526931B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method for controlling the thermal engine of a motor vehicle according to which the said thermal engine is cut off and automatically restarted at the beginning and end of temporary immobilisation periods, according to which the automatic cutting off of the thermal engine is inhibited when the vehicle battery is discharged below a given inhibition threshold, characterised in that the thermal engine is automatically restarted when the vehicle battery is discharged below the said inhibition threshold.
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