- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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ACCELERATION/ASSISTMODE
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Energyflowfromgasenginetowheels&frombatterytoelectricmotortowheels
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Duringaccelerationand other highloadconditionssuchas climbinga steepslope, currentfromthe
BatteryModuleisconvertedtoACbytheMDMandsuppliedtotheIMAMotor,whichthenfunctionsasa
motor.TheIMAMotor'soutputisusedtogetherwiththegasolineengine'soutputsothatpoweravailable
foraccelerationismaximized.
Theamountofelectricmotorassistwillvarydependingontheloadandthrottleposition.Underlight
accelerationthe electricmotoronlyoperatesatpartialassist,whileunderheavyaccelerationtheelectric
motor operates at its full capacity. The instrument display will indicate the degree of assist on the
assist/chargegauge.
Duringaccelerationthe12velectricalsystemisfedpowerfromtheBatteryModule,viatheDC-DC
converter.The12vbatteryischargedasnecessary.
WhentheremainingbatteryStateofChargeisverylow,butnotattheminimumlevel,assistwillonly
beavailableduringwideopenthrottleacceleration.WhentheremainingStateofChargeisreducedtothe
minimumlevel,noassistwillbeprovided.Instead,theIMAsystemwillgenerateenergyonlytosupplythe
vehicle's12vsystem.Thismaximizesthegasolineengineoutputavailableforacceleration.
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