Automotive power distribution apparatus and auxiliary terminal for a user optional load
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsKazuyoshi Obayashi, Eiichi Kamei
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Abstract
A load calculator detects a specific electric amount separately from an essential electric amount. The specific electric amount represents an electric power consumption of specific electric loads including at least one economizable electric load which is selectively turned on and off so as to serve as an objective to be economized in power consumption. The essential electric amount represents an electric power consumption of essential electric loads which are not economizable and essentially required for driving an automotive vehicle. A power saving promoting element promotes power saving by reducing power consumption in the economizable electric load with reference to the specific electric amount.
Claims24
An automotive power distribution apparatus for supplying electric power to a plurality of car-equipped electric loads from an automotive power source including a battery, comprising:
- a detecting element for detecting a specific electric amount separately from an essential electric amount, said specific electric amount representing an electric power consumption of specific electric loads including at least one economizable electric load which is selectively turned on and off so as to serve as an objective to be economized in power consumption, and said essential electric amount representing an electric power consumption of essential electric loads which are not economizable and essentially required for driving an automotive vehicle;
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- a power saving promoting element for promoting power saving by reducing power consumption in said economizable electric load with reference to said specific electric amount.
An auxiliary terminal for a user optional electric load, comprising:
- a platebody having one end connected to one of positive and negative terminals of a battery, and
- the other end of said plate body being connected to a cable supplying electric power to said user optional electric load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.