B60L1/02

ENVIRONMENT TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION METHOD, MOTOR CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230052138 · 2023-02-16 ·

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.

Induction charging device
11554679 · 2023-01-17 · ·

An induction charging device for an electrically operated motor vehicle may include at least one charging assembly. The at least one charging assembly may include a charging coil, a ferrite assembly, a metal shielding plate, and a temperature-control assembly through which a fluid is flowable. The charging coil may be inductively couplable to a primary coil such that a motor vehicle battery is inductively chargeable. The ferrite assembly may include a plurality of rotatable ferrite plates arranged next to one another. When in a closed position, a respective ferrite plate may be arranged parallel to the charging coil and may shield the metal shielding plate from the charging coil. When in an open position, the respective ferrite plate may be arranged at an angle relative to the charging coil and may partially shield the metal shielding plate from the charging coil.

POWER BATTERY HEATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF

The present application provide a control method of a power battery heating system. The method includes: controlling all upper bridge arms of a first bridge arm group and all lower bridge arms of a second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a first loop; controlling all the lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all the upper bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the lower bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a second loop. The method is used to heat the power battery.

POWER BATTERY HEATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOF

The present application provide a control method of a power battery heating system. The method includes: controlling all upper bridge arms of a first bridge arm group and all lower bridge arms of a second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a first loop; controlling all the lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all the upper bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the lower bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a second loop. The method is used to heat the power battery.

BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM AND BATTERY CHARGING METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE
20180001774 · 2018-01-04 ·

In a case where an external charging start time is set in an external charging timer when a charging plug is connected to a charging connector, a charging controller is configured to perform standby setting of external charging before the external charging start time and transits to a pause state. The charging controller is intermittently activated during a timer charging setting period from a pause period start time when transition is made to the pause state to the external charging start time, and when a battery temperature at the time of activation of the charging controller is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, execute a temperature increase mode in which a heater is operated to increase the temperature of a main battery.

Heat request arbitration device, heat request arbitration method, non-transitory storage medium, and vehicle

A device installed in a vehicle including a first thermal circuit, a second thermal circuit, and a third thermal circuit, is configured to arbitrate a heat request of the first thermal circuit, a heat request of the second thermal circuit, and a heat request of the third thermal circuit. The device is configured to acquire a heat absorption amount requested by the first thermal circuit, the second thermal circuit, and the third thermal circuit, and configured to set, as a target value of a transfer heat amount in which heat exchange is performed between the second thermal circuit and the third thermal circuit, a larger one of a heat dissipation amount requested by the second thermal circuit and a heat amount difference in which a heat dissipation amount requested by the third thermal circuit is subtracted from a heat absorption amount requested by the first thermal circuit.

System and Method for Charging Vehicle Batteries
20180009329 · 2018-01-11 ·

A charging system and method for charging a battery of a vehicle is disclosed. The charging system includes a movable member, such as a wind-driven element. The charging system also includes means for exposing the wind-driven element during vehicle deceleration and for covering the wind-driven element during vehicle acceleration and coasting. The charging system further includes electrical power generating means operably associated with the wind-driven element and the battery such that the electrical power generating means provides electrical power for recharging the battery when the electrical power generating means receives mechanical power from the wind-driven element. Alternative embodiments can include a drop-wheel as a movable member.

HEAT EXCHANGE MODULE COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO HEAT EXCHANGERS

A heat exchange module having a first heat exchanger, configured to enable heat exchange between a first fluid and a flow of air and extending inside a first plane of overall extension, and a second heat exchanger, configured to enable heat exchange between a second fluid and the flow of air and extending inside a second plane of overall extension, is disclosed. A housing delimiting, with the first heat exchanger, a circulation channel for the flow of air is included. The module has at least one air distribution member, movable between a position in which the air distribution member allows the flow of air to pass through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a position in which the air distribution member prevents the flow of air from passing through the first heat exchanger while allowing the flow of air to pass through the second heat exchanger.

High Density Thermal Storage Arrangement
20230003462 · 2023-01-05 ·

An energy transportation and grid support system utilizes at least one transportable containment module capable of storing thermal or chemical energy typically produced from renewable or geothermal sources and providing connectivity with energy conversion equipment typically located in a land or sea-based operating facility. The system includes circuitry to hookup to an adjacent electricity grid for the provision of grid support and/or piping to move thermal energy typically used to drive steam turbines generating electricity. The operating facility also includes a communication arrangement to link with and exchange operations control data with a grid or heating operator and the energy transportation operator. The invention is directed to both apparatus and method for the energy transportation and grid support system.

High Density Thermal Storage Arrangement
20230003462 · 2023-01-05 ·

An energy transportation and grid support system utilizes at least one transportable containment module capable of storing thermal or chemical energy typically produced from renewable or geothermal sources and providing connectivity with energy conversion equipment typically located in a land or sea-based operating facility. The system includes circuitry to hookup to an adjacent electricity grid for the provision of grid support and/or piping to move thermal energy typically used to drive steam turbines generating electricity. The operating facility also includes a communication arrangement to link with and exchange operations control data with a grid or heating operator and the energy transportation operator. The invention is directed to both apparatus and method for the energy transportation and grid support system.