公开(公告)号：US09505311B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US14887158

申请日：2015-10-19

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Patrick Kaufman ,  Sean Fountain ,  Bram Bonsen

IPC分类号： B60L11/18 ,  B60L11/14 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： B60L1/006 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1812 ,  B60L11/1814 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/00 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10S903/903 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

公开(公告)号：US20160101703A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14514036

申请日：2014-10-14

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank

IPC分类号： B60L11/18

CPC分类号： B60L53/60 ,  B60L50/15 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/18 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L2240/80 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163

摘要： Systems and/or methods for charging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are disclosed. In various embodiments, charging to the battery pack may dynamically be changed according to a characteristic of the external electrical source to which the vehicle is plugged. While monitoring the characteristics, the charging level may be changed up or down depending on the characteristic.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于为电动车辆和插电式混合动力电动汽车充电的系统和/或方法。 在各种实施例中，根据车辆插入的外部电源的特性，动态地改变对电池组的充电。 在监视特性的同时，根据特性，充电水平可能会上升或下降。

公开(公告)号：US20150360575A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14304955

申请日：2014-06-15

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Patrick Kaufman ,  Sean Fountain ,  Bram Bonsen

IPC分类号： B60L11/18

CPC分类号： B60L1/006 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1812 ,  B60L11/1814 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/00 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10S903/903 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

摘要翻译： 描述了能够连接到AC电网的车辆，其包括原动机和至少一个电动发电机。 在一个实施例中，车辆可以被构造为插电式混合动力系统，并且在控制器指令下使用动力传动系统来将交流电力线路上的电力（用于服务AC电网）或从AC电力线路中吸取电力以增加电力 汽车上的电池的能量。 在一些方面，车辆可以测试是否可以通过车载电池来满足维修AC电力线所需的电力，或者如果不是，是否以及从原动机中提取多少功率。 在某些方面，如果动力系使用原动机向AC电网供电，则车辆可以具有船上的热管理系统以动态地提供动力系的期望的散热。

公开(公告)号：US20180194232A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15915818

申请日：2018-03-08

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Patrick Kaufman ,  Sean Fountain ,  Bram Bonsen

IPC分类号： B60L1/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60W20/13 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/32 ,  B60L11/14

CPC分类号： B60L1/006 ,  B60L50/16 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/22 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60L55/00 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/00 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10S903/903 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

公开(公告)号：US20160347164A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-01

申请号：US15210002

申请日：2016-07-14

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Joerg Ferchau ,  Leonhard Fahredddin ,  Julio Razo ,  Krishna Kumar ,  Anthony Serra

IPC分类号： B60K6/442 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60K6/26 ,  B60W20/20 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60K6/405 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/08

CPC分类号： B60K6/442 ,  B60K6/26 ,  B60K6/405 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W20/20 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  B60Y2300/182 ,  B60Y2400/60 ,  B60Y2400/82 ,  Y02T10/6234 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S903/906 ,  Y10S903/916 ,  Y10S903/93 ,  Y10S903/952 ,  Y10T477/26

摘要： Powertrain configurations for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are disclosed herein. One powertrain comprises: a prime mover; an electric motor-generator, said electric motor-generator mechanically coupled to said prime mover via a first clutch; an electric motor, said electric motor mechanically coupled to said electric motor-generator via a second clutch; a battery, said battery electrically coupled to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor, said battery capable of supplying electrical energy to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor; and a controller, said controller capable of supplying control signals to said prime mover, said first clutch, said electric motor-generator, said second clutch and said electric motor such that said controller is capable of dynamically affecting a plurality of operating modes; wherein further said plurality of operating modes comprises one of a group, said group comprising: all electric mode, series mode, series-parallel mode and parallel mode.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了混合动力汽车（HEV）和插电式混合动力电动车辆（PHEV）的动力总成配置。 一个动力总成包括：原动机; 电动发电机，所述电动发电机通过第一离合器机械耦合到所述原动机; 电动机，所述电动马达通过第二离合器机械耦合到所述电动发电机; 电池，所述电池电耦合到所述电动发电机和所述电动机，所述电池能够向所述电动发电机和所述电动机供电; 以及控制器，所述控制器能够向所述原动机，所述第一离合器，所述电动发电机，所述第二离合器和所述电动马达提供控制信号，使得所述控制器能够动态地影响多个操作模式; 其中所述多个操作模式还包括组中的一个，所述组包括：全电模式，串联模式，串并联模式和并行模式。

公开(公告)号：US09421856B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-23

申请号：US13762860

申请日：2013-02-08

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Joerg Ferchau ,  Leonhard Fahreddin ,  Julio Razo ,  Krishna Kumar ,  Anthony Serra

IPC分类号： B60K6/442

CPC分类号： B60K6/442 ,  B60K6/26 ,  B60K6/405 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W20/20 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  B60Y2300/182 ,  B60Y2400/60 ,  B60Y2400/82 ,  Y02T10/6234 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S903/906 ,  Y10S903/916 ,  Y10S903/93 ,  Y10S903/952 ,  Y10T477/26

摘要： Powertrain configurations for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are disclosed herein. One powertrain comprises: a prime mover; an electric motor-generator, said electric motor-generator mechanically coupled to said prime mover via a first clutch; an electric motor, said electric motor mechanically coupled to said electric motor-generator via a second clutch; a battery, said battery electrically coupled to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor, said battery capable of supplying electrical energy to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor; and a controller, said controller capable of supplying control signals to said prime mover, said first clutch, said electric motor-generator, said second clutch and said electric motor such that said controller is capable of dynamically affecting a plurality of operating modes; wherein further said plurality of operating modes comprises one of a group, said group comprising: all electric mode, series mode, series-parallel mode and parallel mode.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了混合动力汽车（HEV）和插电式混合动力电动车辆（PHEV）的动力总成配置。 一个动力总成包括：原动机; 电动发电机，所述电动发电机通过第一离合器机械耦合到所述原动机; 电动机，所述电动马达通过第二离合器机械耦合到所述电动发电机; 电池，所述电池电耦合到所述电动发电机和所述电动机，所述电池能够向所述电动发电机和所述电动机供电; 以及控制器，所述控制器能够向所述原动机，所述第一离合器，所述电动发电机，所述第二离合器和所述电动马达提供控制信号，使得所述控制器能够动态地影响多个操作模式; 其中所述多个操作模式还包括组中的一个，所述组包括：全电模式，串联模式，串并联模式和并行模式。

公开(公告)号：US20170066330A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-09

申请号：US15356612

申请日：2016-11-20

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Patrick Kaufman ,  Sean Fountain ,  Bram Bonsen

IPC分类号： B60L1/00 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60L11/18

CPC分类号： B60L1/006 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1812 ,  B60L11/1814 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/00 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10S903/903 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

摘要翻译： 描述了能够连接到AC电网的车辆，其包括原动机和至少一个电动发电机。 在一个实施例中，车辆可以被构造为插电式混合动力系统，并且在控制器指令下使用动力传动系统来将交流电力线路上的电力（用于服务AC电网）或从AC电力线路中吸取电力以增加电力 汽车上的电池的能量。 在一些方面，车辆可以测试是否可以通过车载电池来满足维修AC电力线所需的电力，或者如果不是，是否以及从原动机中提取多少功率。 在某些方面，如果动力系使用原动机向AC电网供电，则车辆可以具有船上的热管理系统以动态地提供动力系的期望的散热。

公开(公告)号：US09193273B1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US14304955

申请日：2014-06-15

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Patrick Kaufman ,  Sean Fountain ,  Bram Bonsen

IPC分类号： B60L11/18

CPC分类号： B60L1/006 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1812 ,  B60L11/1814 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1842 ,  B60L11/1844 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B60L2210/40 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/36 ,  B60L2240/445 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60W20/13 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/381 ,  H02J7/00 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y10S903/903 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

摘要翻译： 描述了能够连接到AC电网的车辆，其包括原动机和至少一个电动发电机。 在一个实施例中，车辆可以被构造为插电式混合动力系统，并且在控制器指令下使用动力传动系统来将交流电力线路上的电力（用于服务AC电网）或从AC电力线路中吸取电力以增加电力 汽车上的电池的能量。 在一些方面，车辆可以测试是否可以通过车载电池来满足维修AC电力线所需的电力，或者如果不是，是否以及从原动机中提取多少功率。 在某些方面，如果动力系使用原动机向AC电网供电，则车辆可以具有船上的热管理系统以动态地提供动力系的期望的散热。

公开(公告)号：US20140228165A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US13762860

申请日：2013-02-08

申请人： EFFICIENT DRIVETRAINS INC.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Joerg Ferchau ,  Leonhard Fahreddin ,  Julio Razo ,  Krishna Kumar ,  Anthony Serra

IPC分类号： B60W20/00

CPC分类号： B60K6/442 ,  B60K6/26 ,  B60K6/405 ,  B60K6/52 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W20/20 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  B60Y2300/182 ,  B60Y2400/60 ,  B60Y2400/82 ,  Y02T10/6234 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S903/906 ,  Y10S903/916 ,  Y10S903/93 ,  Y10S903/952 ,  Y10T477/26

摘要： Powertrain configurations for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are disclosed herein. One powertrain comprises: a prime mover; an electric motor-generator, said electric motor-generator mechanically coupled to said prime mover via a first clutch; an electric motor, said electric motor mechanically coupled to said electric motor-generator via a second clutch; a battery, said battery electrically coupled to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor, said battery capable of supplying electrical energy to said electric motor-generator and said electric motor; and a controller, said controller capable of supplying control signals to said prime mover, said first clutch, said electric motor-generator, said second clutch and said electric motor such that said controller is capable of dynamically affecting a plurality of operating modes; wherein further said plurality of operating modes comprises one of a group, said group comprising: all electric mode, series mode, series-parallel mode and parallel mode.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了混合动力汽车（HEV）和插电式混合动力电动车辆（PHEV）的动力总成配置。 一个动力总成包括：原动机; 电动发电机，所述电动发电机通过第一离合器机械耦合到所述原动机; 电动机，所述电动马达通过第二离合器机械耦合到所述电动发电机; 电池，所述电池电耦合到所述电动发电机和所述电动机，所述电池能够向所述电动发电机和所述电动机供电; 以及控制器，所述控制器能够向所述原动机，所述第一离合器，所述电动发电机，所述第二离合器和所述电动马达提供控制信号，使得所述控制器能够动态地影响多个操作模式; 其中所述多个操作模式还包括组中的一个，所述组包括：全电模式，串联模式，串并联模式和并行模式。

公开(公告)号：US20180118187A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15853810

申请日：2017-12-24

申请人： Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Frank ,  Chan-Chiao Lin ,  Krishna Kumar ,  Anthony Serra

IPC分类号： B60W20/10 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W30/188 ,  B60W30/182

CPC分类号： B60W20/10 ,  B60K6/442 ,  B60W10/02 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/08 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W20/20 ,  B60W30/182 ,  B60W30/188 ,  B60W2510/083 ,  B60W2510/244 ,  B60W2600/00 ,  B60W2710/081 ,  B60W2710/083 ,  B60Y2400/214 ,  Y02T10/6234 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S903/93

摘要： Systems and/or methods for controlling dual motor-dual clutch powertrains for HEV and PHEV vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: determining the state of charge (SOC) of said batteries; determining the speed of the vehicle; if the SOC is greater than a given first threshold, selecting a charge-depleting operational mode of said vehicle; during operation of said vehicle, if the SOC is less than a given second threshold, selecting a charge-sustaining operating mode of said vehicle. In another embodiment, a system having a controller that operates the powertrain according to various embodiments is disclosed.