Vehicle electrical control system with dual voltage / dual application battery
AssigneeBrunswick Corporation
InventorsBruce Bultman, Benjamin C. Shaffer, Aleksandar Lazarov, Christine M. Erwin
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Abstract
A vehicle electrical control system for a vehicle includes a first battery having a first nominal voltage and a second battery having a second nominal voltage that is lower than the first nominal voltage. A single battery management system is electrically connected to both the first and second batteries. Both the first and second batteries are referenced to a single ground terminal. The first battery may be a starting battery and the second battery may be a house battery.
Claims19
A vehicle electrical control system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first battery having a first nominal voltage;
- a second battery having a second nominal voltage that is lower than the first nominal voltage;
- a single battery management system (BMS) electrically connected to both the first and second batteries;
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- a single ground terminal to which both the first and second batteries are referenced.
A vehicle electrical control system for a vehicle comprising:
- a starting battery configured to supply power to a starter motor coupled to an engine of the vehicle;
- a house battery configured to supply power to a plurality of loads on the vehicle;
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- a single battery management system (BMS) electrically connected to both the starting battery and the house battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.