System and method for modulating power to vehicle accessories during auto-start and auto-stop

A method of controlling power to a vehicle accessory gradually shuts down power to the vehicle accessory and gradually restores power to the vehicle accessory. After a request for an auto-shutdown of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is detected, power to the vehicle accessory is reduced on...

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Hauptverfasser: Mozip, Farouq, Wentworth, Jonathan, Rollinson, James C, Schaefer, Eric Gerd, Khafagy, Hafiz Shafeek
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of controlling power to a vehicle accessory gradually shuts down power to the vehicle accessory and gradually restores power to the vehicle accessory. After a request for an auto-shutdown of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is detected, power to the vehicle accessory is reduced on a predetermined schedule responsive to such detection. The occurrence of a restart of the internal combustion engine of a vehicle is determined, and power supplied to the vehicle accessory is increased on a predetermined schedule responsive to the restart.