Patent classifications
B60L1/003
DISCHARGING ASSEMBLY, POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, AND POWER FEEDING METHOD
A discharging assembly includes: a first end to which electric power is input from a connected discharging port; a first voltage line, a second voltage line and a neutral line; and a second end that outputs first AC power and second AC power. The first AC power applies a first voltage between the first voltage line and the neutral line. The second AC power applies a second voltage between the second voltage line and the neutral line. The second end includes a first electrical outlet and a second electrical outlet. The first electrical outlet includes a first voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, a second voltage terminal connected to the second voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line. The second electrical outlet includes a voltage terminal connected to the first voltage line, and a ground terminal connected to the neutral line.
ELECTRIC CONCRETE VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
An electrified vehicle include a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, an electric motor supported by the chassis, and a trailer coupled to a rear end of the chassis and configured to be towed by the electrified vehicle. The electric motor is configured to drive at least one of the front axle, the rear axle, or a component of the electrified vehicle. The trailer includes a trailer frame, a trailer axle coupled to the trailer frame, and an energy storage device supported by the trailer frame. The energy storage device includes a plurality of batteries. The energy storage device configured to power the electric motor.
ENVIRONMENT TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION METHOD, MOTOR CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
A motor control unit, a control system, and a storage medium. The method of the present invention is applied to the motor control unit and comprises: when a vehicle is in a high-voltage power-on state, obtaining a plurality of effective temperature values for the same motor system; determining a corresponding initial temperature value according to each effective temperature value; determining the minimum value among all calculated initial temperature values as an initial environment temperature; when the vehicle is in a driving state and each initial temperature value is less than or equal to respective corresponding threshold, and the current temperature of a motor no longer rises, calculating differences between the current temperature of the motor and the corresponding initial temperature value and between the current temperature of a cooling liquid and the corresponding initial temperature value; calculating a temperature calibrate amount for the environment temperature according to the calculated differences.
HYBRID POWER SYSTEM FOR LAWN ROBOTS
The present invention relates to a hybrid power system for a robot or a robotic lawn mower. It comprises at least one generator for generating an electric current; at least one control board being provided to receive the electric current from the generator; and at least one rechargeable battery being connected to and charged by the electric current from the control board, and being charged by the electric current from the generator as well. The generator can he an AC generator or a DC generator, and there may be two generators, and two operation control boards. There are two types of end units, such as a cutting assembly and a moving assembly. At least one of the control boards provides a driving power for driving one of the end units of the robot or the robotic lawn mower, which may be operative under AC or DC. The cutting assembly may include a set of cutting tools and the moving assembly may have a set of moving wheels, which may move in any directions under the control of the control boards.
REFRIGERANT THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE, THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE
This application provide a refrigerant thermal management module and a thermal management system. Components in the refrigerant thermal management module are centrally arranged, so that a pipeline connected between the components is shortened and a refrigerant flow resistance is reduced, improving working performance of a refrigerant loop. In addition, a platform-based design is implemented through modular design. In addition, a plate heat exchanger in the refrigerant loop is used to absorb heat from a coolant loop in a vehicle function module, to implement a function of cooling the vehicle function module; and a condenser in the refrigerant loop is used to release heat to the coolant loop of the vehicle function module, to implement a function of heating the vehicle function module. Regardless of whether the vehicle function module needs to be heated or cooled, refrigerant flows in the refrigerant thermal management module keep a same direction of circulation.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FAULT-TOLERANT LIDAR SENSOR
According to one aspect, a lidar system is a lidar system which includes one set of mechanical, e.g., optical, components, and two or more sets of electrical and/or software components. The beams which are provided by the optical components are effectively alternated between a first and second sets of electrical and/or software components. The redundancy provided by the first and second sets of electrical and/or software components allows the lidar system to remain operational in the event that one set of electrical and/or software components becomes non-operational.
Aircraft engine power-assist start stability control
A hybrid electric propulsion system includes a gas turbine engine having a low speed spool and a high speed spool. The low speed spool includes a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine, and the high speed spool includes a high pressure compressor and a high pressure turbine. The hybrid electric propulsion system also includes an energy storage system, an electric motor configured to augment rotational power of the high speed spool, and a controller. The controller is operable to detect a start condition of the gas turbine engine, control power delivery from the energy storage system to the electric motor based on detecting the start condition, and provide a compressor stall margin using a power-assist provided by the electric motor to the high speed spool over a targeted speed range during starting of the gas turbine engine.
Equipment control system
A system and method monitor operation of a compressor, determine whether the operation of the compressor is outside of a designated range of values, and, responsive to determining that the operation of the compressor is outside of the designated range of values, one or more of (a) prevent communication of a signal to a system controller that controls operation of the compressor, (b) direct a gas from a reservoir to a pressure sensor used by the system controller to determine a gas pressure generated by the compressor, and/or (c) communicate the signal to the system controller that controls operation of the compressor.
ELECTRIFIED TRACTOR
An electrified tractor includes a vehicle body, a working machine, an electric motor, a battery, an inverter that controls input-output electric power of the battery. The electrified tractor includes a control device that controls the inverter. The control device executes a restriction process, a charging rate calculation process and a relaxation process. In the restriction process, the control device controls the inverter such that the input and output of the battery is restricted within a prescribed electric power range, when a state of the battery satisfies a restriction condition. In the charging rate calculation process, the control device calculates a charging rate of the battery when it is assumed that a work is finished in a farming field, as an estimated charging rate. In the relaxation process, the control device expands the prescribed electric power range, when the estimated charging rate is higher than a first prescribed charging rate.
APPARATUS FOR GUIDING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TOWARDS A DOCKING STATION
An apparatus for guiding an autonomous vehicle towards a docking station including an autonomous vehicle with a camera-based sensing system, a drive system for driving the autonomous vehicle, and a control system for controlling the drive system. The apparatus includes a docking station including a first fiducial marker and a second fiducial marker, wherein the second fiducial marker is positioned on the docking station to define a predetermined relative spacing with the first fiducial marker, wherein the control system is operable to receive an image provided by the camera-based sensing system, the image including a representation of the first and second fiducial markers, and to control the drive system so as to guide the autonomous vehicle towards the base station based on a difference between the representation of the first and second fiducial markers in the received image and the predetermined relative spacing between the first and second fiducial markers.