摘要 |
A method of operating an automotive system wherein power generated by an alternator 520 that is not used to recharge a battery 530 is redirected to warm up other elements of the system. The system comprises an internal combustion engine 110, an alternator 520 mechanically connected to the engine 110 and a battery 530 electrically connected to the alternator 520, the method comprising the following steps: monitoring a first parameter (SoC) representative of a State of Charge of the battery 530, monitoring a second parameter representative of a temperature of an element of the automotive system, monitoring a third parameter (BPP) representative of a required braking energy, regulating the power generated by the alternator 520 as a function of the first, the second and the third parameter, and supplying at least a part of the generated electric power to an electrical heater 555,565,575 provided for heating said element of the automotive system. |