System and method for limiting a starting current
US9422910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02N11/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For the electrical protection of a current control device 12 against overcurrents, a starting current limitation system is proposed with a first electrical connection 4 connectable to a motor vehicle battery pole 9, a second electrical connection 6 connectable to a starter 10, and a parallel circuit connected between the first connection 4 and the second connection 6, comprising a branch with a current control device 12 and a branch with an electrical resistor 14, in such a way that, at the beginning of a warm start of the motor vehicle, a starter current is conducted via the resistor 14 and that, after the beginning of the warm start, the starter current is conducted via the current control device 12 and the resistor 14.
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