REDUNDANT LOW-VOLTAGE BATTERY SYSTEM OPERATION IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20190391577A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16013731

    申请日:2018-06-20

    Abstract: In one aspect, a power system comprises a power bus, a plurality of energy-storage modules, and a controller. Each energy-storage module is coupled to the power bus and comprises an energy-storage device configured to store energy, an electrical circuit safety device configured to detect safe power conditions in the energy-storage module and break an electrical circuit within the energy-storage module based on a detection of unsafe power conditions in the energy-storage module, and a switch configured to selectively couple the energy-storage device to the power bus. The controller is configured to monitor a state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules and control a state of the power system based on the state of each of the plurality of energy-storage modules.

    Vehicle power management
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10442306B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15132733

    申请日:2016-04-19

    Abstract: A battery level management system for an electric vehicle during a powered down and uncharged period is disclosed. A current output from a low voltage battery of the electric vehicle being above a threshold can be sensed to wake up a control unit associated with the low voltage battery without waking up or fully powering other control units. Upon waking up, the control unit associated with the low voltage battery can start monitoring the current output from the low voltage battery and controlling the power drawn from the low voltage battery by enabling or disabling other control units to manage the remaining low voltage battery power level.

    BATTERY MODULE COMMUNICATION LINK CONNECTION WITH IMPROVED SEALING

    公开(公告)号:US20180037134A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15226277

    申请日:2016-08-02

    Abstract: Battery module communication system with improved enclosure sealing is disclosed. When applied to an electric vehicle, a battery data communication system disclosed herein includes module enclosures having partial transformers, such as coils, contained inside the enclosures having inter-module interfaces. The inter-module interfaces can engage with one another to form transformers without the module enclosures having wire holes to connect data communication circuits contained in the respective module enclosures.

    Systems and methods for intelligently controlling and disengaging vehicle creep

    公开(公告)号:US10597035B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US15662651

    申请日:2017-07-28

    Abstract: A system for intelligently disengaging vehicle creep, the system comprising one or more sensors configured to be operatively coupled with a vehicle, one or more processors configured to execute machine-readable instructions to obtain information from one or more of the sensors, compare obtained information with reference information, determine whether a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied based on the obtained information and the reference information, and disengage a creep function of the vehicle if it is determined that a creep disengaging condition has been satisfied. In some embodiments, the system disengages a vehicle's creep functionality when it is determined that the driver has exited the vehicle.

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