Vehicle power supply device
When the fuel supply to an internal combustion engine has stopped due to a vehicle starting to decelerate or the like, and the speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined speed, then a controller causes a power generator to operate in a first power generating mode. The controller charges a capacitor by using regenerative power that is output from the power generator to supply power from the power generator to the capacitor via a DC-DC converter. When the stopping of the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine is cancelled as a result of the engine revolution speed reaching a predetermined revolution speed (for example, an idling revolution speed) in conjunction with the speed of the vehicle dropping to the predetermined speed, the power generator can be kept in the first power generating mode.
1. A vehicle power supply device that is mounted in a vehicle that is provided with an internal combustion engine, the device comprising:
a first power supply;
a second power supply that is connected in parallel to the first power supply;
a DC-DC converter that is connected between the first power supply and the second power supply;
a determination device that determines whether or not a fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has stopped;
a deceleration detecting device that detects a deceleration of the vehicle;
a power generator that is connected to the internal combustion engine; and
a control device that controls the DC-DC converter, wherein,
when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has stopped, the control device charges the second power supply using regenerative power that is generated by the power generator via the DC-DC converter, and,
when a deceleration of the vehicle is detected by the deceleration detecting device, and it is also determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has not been stopped, the control device is able to charge the second power supply using regenerative power that is generated by the power generator via the DC-DC converter.
2. The vehicle power supply according to claim 1 , wherein
the power generator is able to operate in at least a first power generating mode and a second power generating mode that generates voltage that is smaller than the voltage generated in the first power generating mode, and operates in the first power generating mode when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has been stopped, and
wherein, when a deceleration of the vehicle is detected by the deceleration detecting device and it is also determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has not been stopped, the control device causes the power generator to operate in the first power generating mode.
3. The vehicle power supply according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device sets the output voltage from the second power supply to a first voltage when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has stopped, and sets the output voltage from the second power supply to a second voltage which is smaller than the first voltage when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has not stopped, and,
when the control device changes the output voltage from the second power supply from the first voltage to the second voltage, the control device charges the first power supply by supplying power obtained from the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage to the first power supply.
4. The vehicle power supply according to claim 2 , wherein
the control device sets the output voltage from the second power supply to a first voltage when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has stopped, and sets the output voltage from the second power supply to a second voltage which is smaller than the first voltage when it is determined by the determination device that the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine has not stopped, and,
when the control device changes the output voltage from the second power supply from the first voltage to the second voltage, the control device charges the first power supply by supplying power obtained from the difference between the first voltage and the second voltage to the first power supply.