公开(公告)号：US11046192B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16237533

申请日：2018-12-31

Applicant: HYLIION INC.

Inventor： Phil Aufdencamp

IPC: B60K1/04 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60K6/28 ,  B62D59/04

Abstract: An energy store tank assembly includes a tank adapted for mounting to a frame of a tractor-trailer vehicle by a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is coupled to the frame, and the mounting bracket extends around, and in contact with, a circumference of the tank to secure the tank to the frame. The energy store tank assembly further includes an energy store disposed within the tank, the energy store configured to supply electrical power to the tractor-trailer vehicle in a first mode of operation and further configured to receive energy from the tractor-trailer vehicle in a second mode of operation. In some embodiments, the tank includes an electrical interface through which the energy store supplies the electrical power to the tractor-trailer vehicle in the first mode of operation and through which the energy store receives energy from the tractor-trailer vehicle in the second mode of operation.

公开(公告)号：US20210083338A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US17107825

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: Hyliion Inc.

Inventor： David Scott Thomas ,  Alex Ho Yang ,  Timothy Hughes

IPC: H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/6572 ,  H01M10/6556 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/04 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/6551 ,  H01M10/6555

Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle may include a housing, a stack of battery cells disposed within the housing, and a cooling subassembly. The housing typically holds the cell stack together, and the cooling subassembly typically cools the cell stack to prevent damage to the battery cells and to maintain the performance of the battery cells. The cooling subassembly may include a cold plate defining a liquid flow channel and one or more thermoelectric devices (TEDs) that are operable to cool the cell stack when current is supplied thereto. Heat spreaders may be employed within the battery pack, and exemplary configurations of components to thermally and mechanically couple the cooling subassembly are described.

公开(公告)号：US20210046845A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US17086332

申请日：2020-10-31

Applicant: Hyliion Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Joseph HEALY ,  Wilson SA ,  Morgan CULBERTSON ,  Eric SCHMIDT ,  Roger RICHTER

IPC: B60L58/13 ,  B60W20/12 ,  B60K11/06 ,  B62D59/04 ,  B60K6/40 ,  B60W20/14 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B62D53/06 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L50/15 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L58/26 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K17/36 ,  B60K6/448 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60L50/16 ,  B60L50/40 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W20/10 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L50/70

Abstract: A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a truck, a tractor unit, a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, at a tandem, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.

公开(公告)号：US20200276905A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16878519

申请日：2020-05-19

Applicant: Hyliion Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Joseph HEALY

IPC: B60L15/20 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60L50/50 ,  B60L50/53 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L58/10 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B62D59/04 ,  B62D63/08

Abstract: A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition.

公开(公告)号：US10744888B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US16828797

申请日：2020-03-24

Applicant: Hyliion Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Joseph Healy ,  Eric F. Weber

IPC: B60L15/20 ,  B62D59/04 ,  B60L53/00 ,  B60L58/10 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B62D63/08 ,  B60L50/53 ,  B60K1/00

Abstract: A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.

公开(公告)号：US20200227700A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16640052

申请日：2018-08-17

Applicant: Hyliion Inc.

Inventor： David Scott Thomas ,  Alex Ho Yang ,  Timothy Hughes

IPC: H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/04 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/6551 ,  H01M10/6555 ,  H01M10/6557 ,  H01M10/6572

Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle may include a housing, a stack of battery cells disposed within the housing, and a cooling subassembly. The housing typically holds the cell stack together, and the cooling subassembly typically cools the cell stack to prevent damage to the battery cells and to maintain the performance of the battery cells. The cooling subassembly may include a cold plate defining a liquid flow channel and one or more thermoelectric devices (TEDs) that are operable to cool the cell stack when current is supplied thereto. Heat spreaders may be employed within the battery pack, and exemplary configurations of components to thermally and mechanically couple the cooling subassembly are described.

公开(公告)号：US20190207180A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16237504

申请日：2018-12-31

Applicant: HYLIION INC.

Inventor： Roger Richter ,  Morgan Culbertson

IPC: H01M2/10 ,  G01R31/382 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60K6/28 ,  G01S19/31 ,  G01C21/34

CPC classification number: H01M2/1083 ,  B60K6/28 ,  B60L50/60 ,  G01C21/3407 ,  G01R31/382 ,  G01S19/31

Abstract: Systems and methods to control recapture and use of energy to provide an APU include a vehicle having an electrically powered drive axle to provide supplemental torque to the vehicle to supplement primary motive forces applied through a separate drivetrain powered by a fuel-fed engine of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes an energy store to supply the electrically powered drive axle with electrical power or receive energy recovered using the electrically powered drive axle. The vehicle also includes the APU coupled to receive electrical power from the energy store for stopover operation and without idling of the fuel-fed engine. Further, the vehicle includes a hybrid control system for managing, based on an estimated travel time to a stopover location, an SoC of the energy store while the vehicle travels over a roadway to provide a target SoC of the energy store when the vehicle arrives at the stopover location.

公开(公告)号：US20180236994A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15898396

申请日：2018-02-16

Applicant: HYLIION INC.

Inventor： Thomas Joseph Healy ,  Eric Weber

IPC: B60W20/14 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60K6/22

Abstract: A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.

公开(公告)号：US20180086227A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15721371

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: HYLIION INC.

Inventor： Thomas Joseph Healy ,  Eric F. Weber

IPC: B60L15/20 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B62D63/08 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B62D59/04 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B60K1/00

CPC classification number: B60L15/2045 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K2001/001 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60L8/003 ,  B60L11/1801 ,  B60L11/1809 ,  B60L11/1851 ,  B60L15/2009 ,  B60L15/2018 ,  B60L2200/28 ,  B60L2240/10 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/642 ,  B60L2260/24 ,  B60Y2200/148 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2300/181 ,  B60Y2300/18125 ,  B60Y2300/182 ,  B60Y2300/52 ,  B60Y2300/60 ,  B60Y2400/216 ,  B60Y2400/301 ,  B60Y2400/304 ,  B60Y2400/61 ,  B62D59/04 ,  B62D63/08 ,  Y02T10/645 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7083 ,  Y02T10/7283 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.