Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for transferring energy between vehicles
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Application No.: US14972887Application Date: 2015-12-17
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Publication No.: US09722442B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Irene Michelle Berry , Herman Lucas Norbert Wiegman , Timothy Gerard Richter , Dann Gwyn , Patrick Lee Jansen
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Global Patent Operation
- Agent John A. Kramer
- Main IPC: E21C31/12
- IPC: E21C31/12 ; E21F13/06 ; E21F13/08 ; E21F17/06 ; B60K1/04 ; B60L5/00 ; H02J7/00 ; B60L11/18

Abstract:
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a vehicle. The vehicle includes an energy storage device and a traction motor electrically connected to the energy storage device. The traction motor is configured to convert electrical energy supplied by the energy storage device into a mechanical output to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a vehicle connecting mechanism electrically coupled to the energy storage device and being configured for electrical coupling with a second vehicle connecting mechanism of a second vehicle to establish an electrical interface between the vehicle and the second vehicle. The electrical interface enables the transfer of electric power between the vehicle and the second vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160118828A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ENERGY BETWEEN VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2016-04-28
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