SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE

摘要

A system and method for managing the electrical power associated with a vehicle detects whether an engine speed is below a speed set point for a minimum duration. A thermal sensor (28 in FIG 1) is arranged to detect whether a first temperature associated with a first cooling fan (14), a first coolant, or a first vehicle component is below a first target temperature. A fan controller (24) or a power management controller (52) is configured to disable or slow the first cooling fan (14) to conserve a first level of electrical energy if the first temperature is below a target temperature and if the engine speed is below the speed set point for a minimum duration.