WO2012085414A3 - Procede d'arret automatique d'un moteur a combustion interne par un systeme d'arret et de redemarrage automatique - Google Patents

Procede d'arret automatique d'un moteur a combustion interne par un systeme d'arret et de redemarrage automatique Download PDF

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WO2012085414A3
WO2012085414A3 PCT/FR2011/053028 FR2011053028W WO2012085414A3 WO 2012085414 A3 WO2012085414 A3 WO 2012085414A3 FR 2011053028 W FR2011053028 W FR 2011053028W WO 2012085414 A3 WO2012085414 A3 WO 2012085414A3
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02N11/0829Conditions for starting or stopping the engine or for deactivating the idle-start-stop mode related to special engine control, e.g. giving priority to engine warming-up or learning
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02NSTARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F02NSTARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; STARTING AIDS FOR SUCH ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract

Procédé de fonctionnement d'un système (10) d'arrêt et de redémarrage automatique de moteur implémenté dans un véhicule automobile équipé d'un moteur à combustion interne, ledit système autorise: -des arrêts automatiques du moteur lorsqu'un ensemble de conditions extérieures et intérieures (11 – 13) au véhicule sont satisfaites, -des démarrages automatiques du moteur suite à un arrêt automatique lorsque au moins une condition de sollicitation du moteur (20, 21) est satisfaite, Le procédé comportant une valeur interne qui est le comptage du nombre de fonctionnements du système, caractérisé en ce que la valeur interne est soumise à un seuil haut et à un seuil bas et en ce que le procédé est susceptible de modifier au moins une desdites conditions extérieure ou intérieure du véhicule à l'atteinte du seuil bas ou à l'atteinte du seuil haut par la valeur interne.
PCT/FR2011/053028 2010-12-20 2011-12-16 Procede d'arret automatique d'un moteur a combustion interne par un systeme d'arret et de redemarrage automatique Ceased WO2012085414A2 (fr)

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CN201180066581.3A CN103339371B (zh) 2010-12-20 2011-12-16 用于使用自动停止启动系统来自动停止内燃发动机的方法
US13/996,218 US9605618B2 (en) 2010-12-20 2011-12-16 Method for automatically stopping an internal combustion engine using an automatic stop-start system

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