Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy sharing system and method for a vehicle
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Application No.: US15995640Application Date: 2018-06-01
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Publication No.: US11155153B2Publication Date: 2021-10-26
- Inventor: John A. Cafeo , Madhusudan Raghavan , Wei Li , Anil Bika , Azeem Sarwar , Ran Y. Gazit , Winson Ng , Ryan C. Sekol , Thomas A. Yersak
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: B60K6/42
- IPC: B60K6/42 ; B60R16/03 ; H02J7/00 ; B60R16/04 ; B60K6/28

Abstract:
A vehicle including a hybrid battery pack includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The first battery pack has a higher energy density than the second battery pack. The second battery pack has a higher power density than the first battery pack. A power inverter module is connected between the hybrid battery pack and a motor generator unit (MGU) that is connected to a powertrain of the vehicle. The power inverter module is configured to regulate power flow between the hybrid battery pack and the MGU. A battery management module is configured to: control switching of the power inverter module; selectively charge and discharge at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; and selectively charge the first battery pack with power from the second battery pack.
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