MULTI-VOLTAGE VEHICLE OPERATION
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240047979A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US17879972

    申请日:2022-08-03

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 B60L58/21

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0024 B60L58/21

    摘要: A system in an electric or hybrid vehicle includes two or more battery packs to power one or more motors of the vehicle to move the vehicle. A controller dynamically activates an operational mode of the vehicle during vehicle operation, the operational mode being one of a plurality of possible operational modes. Each of the possible operational modes defines which of the two or more battery packs are connected to the one or more motors and, based on two or more of the two or more battery packs being connected to the one or more motors, also defines an interconnection among the two or more of the two or more battery packs. The plurality of possible operational modes includes a first operational mode defining a series connection between the two or more battery packs and second operational mode defining a parallel connection between the two or more battery packs.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULAR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE CAPACITY STORAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20230074308A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17467758

    申请日:2021-09-07

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 H01M10/42 B60L50/60

    摘要: A system for modular dynamically adjustable capacity storage for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells, a negative terminal including a chassis ground connection, and a plurality of positive battery pack terminals. The negative terminal and the plurality of positive battery pack terminals are useful for connecting at least one electrical circuit through the battery pack. The system further includes a battery cell switching system, including a plurality of solid-state switches connected to each of the battery cells. The plurality of solid-state switches is operable to selectively connect a portion of the battery cells in parallel, selectively connect the portion of the battery cells in series, and selectively connect one of the plurality of battery cells to one of the plurality of positive battery pack terminals.

    Methods and systems for alignment of wireless charging modules

    公开(公告)号:US11351880B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16553326

    申请日:2019-08-28

    摘要: An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle-based charging unit including a receiving unit configured to receive power from a ground-based charging unit, the receiving unit including a multi-coil receiver, a first actuator operably coupled to the vehicle-based charging unit and configured to adjust a first position of the vehicle-based charging unit relative to the ground-based charging unit, and a controller configured to selectively actuate the first actuator. The controller is configured to receive first performance indicator data indicating a first alignment between the charging units, determine an alignment error between the charging units and calculate a first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, automatically control the first actuator to implement the first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, and receive second performance indicator data indicating a second alignment between the charging units, the second alignment resulting in a desired power transfer efficiency between the charging units.

    ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING USING DOWNSIZED BUCK BOOST CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20220032803A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US16945123

    申请日:2020-07-31

    摘要: A charging system of an electrical automobile vehicle includes a converter unit and a first energy storage system of within a first automobile vehicle. A charging cable is releasably connected from the first energy storage system to a charging station or is releasably connected to a second energy storage system of a second automobile vehicle. A vehicle charging controller is connected to the converter unit and programmed to communicate with the charging station and to the second energy storage system. A plurality of low-loss switching devices of the converter unit are selectively operated by signals from the vehicle charging controller to position the plurality of low-loss switching devices in an on-state (ON) or an off-state (OFF) to control charging the first energy storage system from the charging station or charging the second energy storage system from the first energy storage system.