A backup power system in a vehicle that provides temporary power to one or more electronic control units (ECUs) upon failure of a main power supply. The backup power system includes an energy reservoir that stores electric charge. A charging circuit is electrically connected to the energy reservoir to generate charge for the energy reservoir during normal operation of the vehicle. A discharging circuit for supplying backup power is electrically connected between the energy reservoir and the ECUs. A diagnostic circuit is electrically connected to the energy reservoir and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to monitor a slew rate of the energy reservoir as an amount of stored electric charge in the energy reservoir changes, determine if the slew rate is within a predetermined range, and when the slew rate is not within the predetermined range, generate a first error signal.


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    Title :

    DISCRETE ENERGY RESERVOIR WITH DIAGNOSTICS


    Additional title:

    DISKRETER ENERGIESPEICHER MIT DIAGNOSEFUNKTION
    RÉSERVOIR D'ÉNERGIE DISCRET AVEC DIAGNOSTICS


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    Publication date :

    2021-03-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / G01R Messen elektrischer Größen , MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung



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