公开(公告)号：US08054048B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11867492

申请日：2007-10-04

申请人： George R. Woody ,  Brian A. Welchko

发明人： George R. Woody ,  Brian A. Welchko

IPC分类号： H02J7/04 ,  B60K1/00 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M11/04 ,  G01C21/30

CPC分类号： B60W20/13 ,  B60K6/48 ,  B60L11/126 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1838 ,  B60L11/184 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60L11/1848 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1887 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2220/12 ,  B60L2220/14 ,  B60L2220/18 ,  B60L2220/20 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/72 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/26 ,  B60W10/28 ,  B60W20/00 ,  B60W2510/244 ,  B60W2550/402 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/6217 ,  Y02T10/6221 ,  Y02T10/6269 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/7216 ,  Y02T10/7241 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y02T90/168 ,  Y02T90/169 ,  Y02T90/34 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S30/12 ,  Y04S30/14

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for controlling the charging of an onboard energy storage system of a plug-in vehicle using a remote command center, such as a vehicle telematics service. An embodiment of such a method involves the transmission of a charge request for the onboard energy storage system to a remote command center associated with the plug-in vehicle. In response to the charge request, a charge command is received from the remote command center. The charging of the onboard energy storage system is regulated in accordance with the received charge command, which may be a charge enable command or a charge disable command.

摘要翻译： 提供的方法和系统用于使用诸如车辆远程信息处理服务的远程指挥中心来控制插入式车辆的车载能量存储系统的充电。 这种方法的实施例涉及将车载能量存储系统的收费请求传输到与插入式车辆相关联的远程命令中心。 响应于充电请求，从远程命令中心接收到充电命令。 根据接收到的充电命令来调节机载储能系统的充电，其可以是充电使能命令或充电禁止命令。

公开(公告)号：US08022569B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US12256808

申请日：2008-10-23

申请人： Keming Chen ,  Christopher P. Henze ,  Stephen Raiser ,  George R. Woody

发明人： Keming Chen ,  Christopher P. Henze ,  Stephen Raiser ,  George R. Woody

IPC分类号： B60L3/00 ,  H01H47/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/04 ,  Y10T307/76

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for discharging a high-voltage bus using semiconductor devices. A discharge system for a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail comprises a first semiconductor device coupled to a first voltage rail and a second semiconductor device coupled between the first semiconductor device and a second voltage rail. A control circuit is coupled to the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device. In response to a discharge condition, the control circuit is configured to activate the first semiconductor device and gradually activate the second semiconductor device, such that the energy potential between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail is gradually dissipated through the semiconductor devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用半导体器件对高压总线进行放电的系统和方法。 用于第一电压轨和第二电压轨的放电系统包括耦合到第一电压轨的第一半导体器件和耦合在第一半导体器件与第二电压轨之间的第二半导体器件。 控制电路耦合到第一半导体器件和第二半导体器件。 响应于放电条件，控制电路被配置为激活第一半导体器件并逐渐激活第二半导体器件，使得第一电压轨和第二电压轨之间的能量电势通过半导体器件逐渐消散。

公开(公告)号：US07948125B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-24

申请号：US12188410

申请日：2008-08-08

申请人： George R. Woody ,  Brooks S. Mann ,  Terence G. Ward

发明人： George R. Woody ,  Brooks S. Mann ,  Terence G. Ward

IPC分类号： H02K9/00 ,  H02K5/10

CPC分类号： H02K9/19 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60K6/365 ,  B60K6/445 ,  B60K2001/003 ,  Y02T10/6239

摘要： A cooling system is provided for an electric motor and comprises a rotor assembly, an intake assembly, and a first reservoir. The rotor assembly is coupled to and rotatable within a housing, and comprises a rotor having a first and second ends having a first plurality of veins extending therebetween, each vein having an inlet and an outlet. The rotor assembly also comprises a first manifold coupled to and rotatable with the first end of the rotor in fluid communication with the inlets of the first plurality of veins. The intake assembly is coupled to the housing and is in fluid communication with the first manifold. The first reservoir is configured to contain a motor coolant and is coupled to the housing for collecting the motor coolant from the outlets of the first plurality of veins, and for providing a source of motor coolant to the intake assembly.

摘要翻译： 为电动机提供冷却系统，包括转子组件，进气组件和第一储存器。 转子组件联接到壳体内并在壳体内可旋转，并且包括具有第一和第二端部的转子，第一和第二端部具有在其间延伸的第一多个静脉，每个静脉具有入口和出口。 转子组件还包括联接到转子的第一端并与其旋转的第一歧管，其与第一多个静脉的入口流体连通。 进气组件联接到壳体并与第一歧管流体连通。 第一储存器构造成包含马达冷却剂并且联接到壳体，用于从第一多个静脉的出口收集马达冷却剂，并且用于向进气组件提供马达冷却剂源。

公开(公告)号：US07916480B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12336800

申请日：2008-12-17

申请人： George R. Woody ,  Terence G. Ward

发明人： George R. Woody ,  Terence G. Ward

IPC分类号： H05K7/20

CPC分类号： H05K7/209 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A busbar assembly is configured such that the power devices (e.g., IGBT die) and diodes are directly mounted to the busbars. The busbars act as heat sinks, and may be cooled using micro channels, micropin fins, direct cooling, or any other heat transfer method. One assembly includes a plurality of busbars, a plurality of power semiconductor devices bonded to the plurality of busbars, and an integrated cooling system within one or more of the busbars.

摘要翻译： 母线组件被配置为使得功率器件（例如，IGBT管芯）和二极管直接安装到母线。 母线用作散热器，并且可以使用微通道，微型散热片，直接冷却或任何其它热传递方法来冷却。 一个组件包括多个母线，多个功率半导体器件，其结合到多个汇流条，以及一个或多个母线内的集成冷却系统。

公开(公告)号：US06902838B2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-07

申请号：US10004980

申请日：2001-12-07

申请人： James H. Lee ,  James S. Siepierski ,  George R. Woody

发明人： James H. Lee ,  James S. Siepierski ,  George R. Woody

IPC分类号： F04F1/00 ,  F04F99/00 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04111 ,  H01M2250/407 ,  Y02E60/563

摘要： A fuel cell system and process using an organic Rankine cycle to produce shaft work to operate a fuel cell system component such as an air compressor. The air compressor delivers compressed air to a fuel cell stack. The steps of the Rankine cycle include pumping a liquid working fluid to an elevated pressure, heating the fluid to a gas, expanding the high temperature and high-pressure gas through an expander to produce shaft work used to drive a fuel cell system component such as an air compressor, and then removing energy from the cooling fluid to change the gas back to a liquid, and repeating the cycle. The liquid fluid can be heated by an external boiler, or one of the components of the fuel cell system such as the combustor and/or the fuel cell stack.

公开(公告)号：US06396241B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09663623

申请日：2000-09-18

申请人： Sergio Ramos ,  George R. Woody ,  Ray G. Radys ,  John T. Hall

发明人： Sergio Ramos ,  George R. Woody ,  Ray G. Radys ,  John T. Hall

IPC分类号： H01J700

CPC分类号： B60L11/185 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/182 ,  B60L2230/14 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/122 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14

摘要： An inductive charging apparatus for use in charging batteries of an electric vehicle. The apparatus has a power source, cooling fluid pumping and cooling apparatus, and a charge port disposed in the electric vehicle. An inductive charging coupler that is insertable into the charge port comprises a housing, a ferrite puck, and an insulated, liquid-cooled, current-carrying conductive tubular transformer coil disposed around the puck. A liquid-cooled, liquid-carrying tubular transmission cable is coupled to the power source, to the cooling fluid pumping and cooling apparatus, and to the transformer coil. The transmission cable couples current from the power source to the transformer coil, and couples cooling fluid between the cooling fluid pumping and cooling apparatus and the transformer coil. The transformer coil may be a multilevel helix, spiral fluid-cooled transformer coil such as an eight turn (although n turns are possible), two level helix, four turn spiral winding. The transformer coil comprises an insulated tube high current carrying capacity conductor that optimizes AC and high frequency losses while providing a heat exchanger for the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种用于对电动车辆的电池充电的感应充电装置。 该装置具有电源，冷却液泵送和冷却装置以及设置在电动车辆中的充电口。 可插入充电端口的感应充电耦合器包括壳体，铁氧体圆盘以及设置在圆盘周围的绝缘的液冷导电管状变压器线圈。 液体冷却的液体输送管状传输电缆耦合到电源，冷却流体泵送和冷却装置以及变压器线圈。 传输电缆将电流从电源耦合到变压器线圈，并将冷却流体泵送和冷却装置之间的冷却流体与变压器线圈相耦合。 变压器线圈可以是多级螺旋，螺旋流体冷却变压器线圈，如八匝（尽管可以n转），两级螺旋，四匝螺旋绕组。 变压器线圈包括绝缘管高电流承载导体，其优化AC和高频损耗，同时为该装置提供热交换器。

公开(公告)号：US5591937A

公开(公告)日：1997-01-07

申请号：US348664

申请日：1994-12-02

申请人： George R. Woody ,  Stephen J. Hulsey

发明人： George R. Woody ,  Stephen J. Hulsey

IPC分类号： H01B7/42 ,  H02G3/03 ,  H02G15/28 ,  H01B7/34

CPC分类号： H02G3/03 ,  H01B7/423 ,  H02G15/28

摘要： A transmission cable system that incorporates cooling channels that encircles electrical conductors with coolant. The transmission cable system also provides for breach or leak detection. More specifically, the transmission cable system maybe used with an inductive charging system that transfers electric power from a power source to batteries of an electric vehicle. The cable system includes a cooling system for storing, cooling, and pumping coolant, and a pressure sensitive switch for determining the pressure in the cooling system and for providing an output signal indicative of a drop in sensed pressure. A controller is coupled to the pressure sensitive switch that is responsive to the output signal from the switch for shutting down the inductive charging system in the event of a drop in sensed pressure. The transmission cable is electrically coupled between the power source and the electric vehicle for coupling electrical power to the batteries. The transmission cable is also coupled between the cooling system and the inductive charging system and includes a plurality of coolant channels that permit the flow of coolant between the cooling system and the inductive charging system that cools the transmission cable when transferring electrical power.

摘要翻译： 传输电缆系统，其中包含冷却通道，冷却通道围绕电导体与冷却剂。 传输电缆系统还提供泄漏或泄漏检测。 更具体地，传输电缆系统可以与将电力从电源传输到电动车辆的电池的感应充电系统一起使用。 电缆系统包括用于存储，冷却和泵送冷却剂的冷却系统以及用于确定冷却系统中的压力并用于提供指示感测压力下降的输出信号的压力敏感开关。 控制器耦合到压力敏感开关，其响应于来自开关的输出信号，以在感测压力下降的情况下关闭感应充电系统。 传输电缆电耦合在电源和电动车辆之间，用于将电力耦合到电池。 传输电缆还耦合在冷却系统和感应充电系统之间，并且包括多个冷却剂通道，其允许在冷却系统和感应充电系统之间的冷却剂流动时，其在传送电力时冷却传输电缆。

公开(公告)号：US5477122A

公开(公告)日：1995-12-19

申请号：US237563

申请日：1994-04-29

申请人： John T. Hall ,  Herbert J. Tanzer ,  George R. Woody

发明人： John T. Hall ,  Herbert J. Tanzer ,  George R. Woody

IPC分类号： H01F38/14 ,  H01M10/46

CPC分类号： B60L11/182 ,  H01F38/14 ,  B60L2230/14 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/122 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S336/02

摘要： An inductive charging coupler for use in an inductive charging system comprising a charge port into which the coupler is inserted that minimizes damage to its magnetic core. The charging coupler comprises a housing, and a magnetic core disposed in the housing. A primary winding is disposed around the magnetic core. A current conductor is coupled to the primary winding for coupling current thereto. The magnetic core has plastic-ferrite covers disposed on opposite sides thereof. The plastic-ferrite covers are typically bonded to exterior flat surfaces of the magnetic core. The plastic-ferrite covers protect the ferrite core while preserving the magnetic properties of the coupler when it is inserted in the charge port. The plastic-ferrite material exhibits both plastic and ferrite properties and covers and protects the magnetic core in the coupler.

摘要翻译： 一种用于感应充电系统的感应充电耦合器，其包括充电端口，耦合器插入该充电端口，从而最小化对其磁芯的损坏。 充电耦合器包括壳体和设置在壳体中的磁芯。 初级绕组设置在磁芯周围。 电流导体耦合到初级绕组以将电流耦合到其上。 磁芯具有设置在其相对侧上的塑料铁氧体盖。 塑料铁氧体盖通常结合到磁芯的外部平坦表面。 塑料铁氧体覆盖保护铁氧体磁芯，同时在插入充电端口时保持耦合器的磁性能。 塑料铁氧体材料具有塑料和铁氧体性能，并覆盖并保护耦合器中的磁芯。

公开(公告)号：US08228014B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US12512156

申请日：2009-07-30

申请人： Seok Jang ,  Christopher P. Henze ,  George R. Woody

发明人： Seok Jang ,  Christopher P. Henze ,  George R. Woody

IPC分类号： H02P31/00

CPC分类号： H02M3/1584

摘要： A method and an apparatus are provided for balancing current for each of a plurality of similar phases of a DC/DC boost converter. The method includes the step of measuring a voltage drop of each of the plurality of similar phases at predetermined times by measuring the voltage drop across each phase switching device when current is flowing through the switch. The method also includes the steps of calculating current information for each of the plurality of similar phases in response to the voltage drop measured for each of the plurality of similar phases and balancing current for each of the plurality of similar phases in response to the current information of each of the plurality of similar phases.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于平衡DC / DC升压转换器的多个相似相位中的每一个的电流的方法和装置。 该方法包括以下步骤：当电流流过开关时，通过测量每个相位切换装置上的电压降来在预定时间测量多个相似相位中的每一个的电压降。 该方法还包括以下步骤：响应于针对多个相似相中的每一个测量的电压降以及响应于当前信息平衡多个相似相位中的每一个的电流而计算多个相似相位中的每一个的当前信息 的多个相似相中的每一个。

公开(公告)号：US08058744B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-15

申请号：US12256758

申请日：2008-10-23

申请人： Keming Chen ,  Stephen Raiser ,  George R. Woody

发明人： Keming Chen ,  Stephen Raiser ,  George R. Woody

IPC分类号： B60L1/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/1438 ,  B60L11/1811 ,  B60L11/1887 ,  B60L2210/14 ,  H02J7/1423 ,  H02J7/345 ,  H02J2001/004 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7225 ,  Y02T10/92 ,  Y02T90/127 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/34 ,  Y10T307/675

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for an on-demand boost converter for use in a vehicle. An automotive drive system comprises a boost converter having an input node, a first output node associated with a first boost leg, and a second output node associated with a second boost leg. A fuel cell is coupled to the input node of the boost converter and a battery is coupled to the first output node. An inverter module is coupled to the second output node, and a vehicle traction drive unit is coupled the inverter module. A first switch is coupled between the second output node and the first output node, wherein the battery provides energy to the second output node when the first switch is closed.

摘要翻译： 为用于车辆的按需升压转换器提供系统和方法。 汽车驱动系统包括升压转换器，其具有输入节点，与第一升压支路相关联的第一输出节点和与第二升压支路相关联的第二输出节点。 燃料电池耦合到升压转换器的输入节点，并且电池耦合到第一输出节点。 逆变器模块耦合到第二输出节点，并且车辆牵引驱动单元联接到逆变器模块。 第一开关耦合在第二输出节点和第一输出节点之间，其中当第一开关闭合时，电池向第二输出节点提供能量。