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Title:
METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY RESOURCES FOR A SERIES HYBRID VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004009395
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for managing energy resources for a series hybrid vehicle driven by an electric motor (1) powered by an electric power reserve (2) and further comprising a generator unit (3) including itself at least one alternator (32), a heat engine (31) and a fuel tank (33). The inventive method comprises a selective start-up operation (4) of the heat engine (31), said engine being stopped by default and not permanently running to prolong the endurance available to the vehicle by the electrical load (CE) of the electric power reserve (2).

Inventors:
BELLICAUD FABRICE (FR)
DE VIRY VINCENT (FR)
FRICOU HERVE (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2003/002203
Publication Date:
April 08, 2004
Filing Date:
July 11, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
RENAULT SA (FR)
BELLICAUD FABRICE (FR)
DE VIRY VINCENT (FR)
FRICOU HERVE (FR)
International Classes:
B60K6/46; B60L11/18; B60L50/15; B60W20/00; (IPC1-7): B60K6/04; B60L11/12
Foreign References:
EP1127734A22001-08-29
US6137250A2000-10-24
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 446 (M - 1659) 19 August 1994 (1994-08-19)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 10 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31)
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