Servicing schedule method based on prediction of degradation in electrified vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10692302B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US15661556

    申请日:2017-07-27

    Abstract: A method includes collecting, via processing circuitry, a first set of multi-load data from a power control unit of a vehicle and usage data at a first servicing of the vehicle, computing, via the processing circuitry, a Mahalanobis Distance (MD) using the first set of multi-load data, defining, via the processing circuitry, a healthy state and an anomaly threshold based on the MD, correlating, via the processing circuitry, the first set of usage data to the anomaly threshold; generating, via the processing circuitry, a usage based servicing schedule for a vehicle; collecting, via the processing circuitry, a next set of multi-load data and usage data at a next servicing of the vehicle; updating, via the processing circuitry, the MD, a servicing schedule and evaluating the performance of the vehicle; determining, via the processing circuitry, whether the MD crosses the anomaly threshold; and transmitting, via a network, a servicing alert.

    Power electronics assemblies having opticondistors and an embedded active cooling chip

    公开(公告)号:US10686085B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US16505011

    申请日:2019-07-08

    Inventor: Ercan M. Dede

    Abstract: An electronics assembly includes a first cooling chip made of a semiconductor material, and at least one subassembly mounted on the first cooling chip. The first cooling chip includes at least one metallization layer on a portion of a first surface of the first cooling chip, at least one inlet through a second surface of the first cooling chip, wherein the second surface is opposite to the first surface, at least one outlet through the second surface of the first cooling chip, and one or more micro-channels extending between and fluidly coupled to the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet. The at least one subassembly includes one or more photonic cores positioned to receive light from a light source, wherein the one or more photonic cores comprise a wide band gap semiconductor material.

    Autonomous driving systems using aerial vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10579069B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15728217

    申请日:2017-10-09

    Inventor: Ercan M. Dede

    Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes an aerial vehicle and an autonomous vehicle. The aerial vehicle includes an imaging device configured to obtain map data, an optical-to-electrical transducer configured to convert optical power to electrical power for operating the aerial vehicle, one or more processors, one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules of the aerial vehicle that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the aerial vehicle to output the map data. The autonomous vehicle includes an optical power generator configured to transmit an optical power beam to the optical-to-electrical transducer of the aerial vehicle. The autonomous vehicle receives the map data output by the imaging device from the aerial vehicle.

    SHAPE ADAPTIVE WIRELESS CHARGING COIL FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR

    公开(公告)号:US20200059120A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16103605

    申请日:2018-08-14

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a wireless charging apparatus. The wireless charging apparatus includes a layer or sheet of polymeric or similarly compliant material. The wireless charging apparatus includes an inductive loop embedded within the layer or sheet of polymeric material. The inductive loop has a first shape and a first size. The wireless charging apparatus includes one or more actuators. The one or more actuators are configured to move or shape the layer or sheet of polymeric material and the inductive loop. The wireless charging apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine a second shape or a second size for the inductive loop. The controller is configured to move or adjust the one or more actuators to form the inductive loop into a second shape or a second size.

    Electric vehicle power system with shared converter

    公开(公告)号:US10479218B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15432845

    申请日:2017-02-14

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for an electric vehicle. The system includes a battery control unit configured to be in a grid-connected mode or a stand-alone mode. The system includes a shared boost converter connected to a battery. The shared boost converter receives alternating current (AC) power, steps up voltage and converts the AC power to direct current (DC) power when the battery control unit is in the grid-connected mode. The shared boost converter receives DC power from the battery and steps up voltage when the battery control unit is in the stand-alone mode. The system also includes an inverter configured to receive the stepped up DC power when the battery control unit is in the stand-alone mode and convert the DC power to AC power. The system also includes a motor/generator connected to the inverter and configured to receive AC power for powering a drivetrain of the electric vehicle.

    MULTILAYER COMPOSITE BONDING MATERIALS AND POWER ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20190232437A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US15883890

    申请日:2018-01-30

    Abstract: A multilayer composite bonding material with a plurality of thermal stress compensation layers is provided. The plurality of thermal stress compensation layers include a metal core layer, a pair of particle layers extending across the metal core layer such that the metal core layer is sandwiched between the pair of particle layers, and a pair of metal outer layers extending across the pair of particle layers such that the pair of particle layers are sandwiched between the pair of metal outer layers. A pair of low melting point (LMP) bonding layers extend across the pair of metal outer layers. The metal core layer, the pair of particle layers, and the pair of metal outer layers each have a melting point above a transient liquid phase (TLP) sintering temperature, and the pair of LMP bonding layers each have a melting point below the TLP sintering temperature.

    MULTI-TURN CONFIGURABLE GRID CHARGING COIL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190118657A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US15789863

    申请日:2017-10-20

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for an external vehicle charging system. The external vehicle charging system includes a first set of inductive coils. The first set of inductive coils include a first inductive coil and a second inductive coil and are configured to provide an alternating magnetic field to one or more inductive loops of a vehicle. The external vehicle charging system includes a sensor configured to detect a position of the one or more inductive loops and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a first threshold distance between the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil to reduce or eliminate interference. The processor is configured to activate the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil so that the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil align with the one or more inductive loops based on the detected position and the first threshold distance.

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