Search Results

The electrical power system is the vital lifeline to most of the control systems on modern automobiles. The demands on the system are highly complex, and a detailed understanding of the system behaviour is necessary both to the process of systems integration and to the economic design of a specific control system or actuator. The following general trends are observed:- Increased use of electrically actuated systems Increased use of electronic control Increasing requirements for high integrity power supplies for safety critical systems Increased average electrical power consumption (heating, actuation, control systems) Increased electrical demand at engine idle combined with reducing idling speeds Increased interest in higher voltage systems. Electrical system problems are a major cause of road-side breakdowns.