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US 6,486,625 B1Granted
Device for controlling a starter for a motor vehicle
AssigneeValeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
InventorGérard Vilou
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Abstract
A device for controlling the power supply to the electric motor of a starter for a vehicle having a power switch connected in series with the electric motor, units for controlling the power switch, and an auxiliary switch which shorts the electric motor when the power switch is opened, where the auxiliary switch is a static electronic component.
Claims12
A starter associated with a thermal engine, the starter comprising:
- an electric motor connected to a power supply;
- a power switch connected in series with the electric motor;
- a static electronic component connected in parallel with the electric motor and the power supply;
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- a controller associated with the power switch and the static electronic component, the controlled being configured, when the controller detects that the thermal engine has started, to deactivate the power switch and, at the same time, to activate the static electronic component to short the electric motor.
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