Description And Operation: Notes
DESCRIPTION
The battery system consists of the following components:
| 1. | Refer to VOLTAGE STABILITY MODULE (VSM) . |
| 2. | Refer to BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) . |
| 3. | Refer to BATTERY . |
| 4. | Refer to INTELLIGENT BATTERY SENSOR (IBS) . |
| 5. | Refer to BATTERY TRAY . |
| 6. | Refer to BATTERY CABLES . |
OPERATION
The battery system is designed to provide a safe, efficient, reliable and mobile means of delivering and storing electrical energy. This electrical energy is required to operate the engine starting system, as well as to operate many of the other vehicle accessory systems for limited durations while the engine and/or the charging system are not operating. The battery system is also designed to provide a reserve of electrical energy to supplement the charging system for short durations while the engine is running and the electrical current demands of the vehicle exceed the output of the charging system. In addition to delivering, and storing electrical energy for the vehicle, the battery system serves as a capacitor and voltage stabilizer for the vehicle electrical system. It absorbs most abnormal or transient voltages caused by the switching of any of the electrical components or circuits in the vehicle.