Patent classifications
B60L50/40
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID CHARGING SYSTEM
A system for powering an electric vehicle includes at least one electrochemical battery, a supercapacitor adder module including at least one supercapacitor battery, and a controller configured, in response to detecting that an external charging source is connected to the supercapacitor adder module, to disconnect the at least one electrochemical battery from the electric vehicle, charge the at least one supercapacitor battery from the external charging source via the supercapacitor adder module, charge the at least one electrochemical battery from the external charging source via the supercapacitor adder module, and reconnect the at least one electrochemical battery to the electric vehicle.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID CHARGING SYSTEM
A system for powering an electric vehicle includes at least one electrochemical battery, a supercapacitor adder module including at least one supercapacitor battery, and a controller configured, in response to detecting that an external charging source is connected to the supercapacitor adder module, to disconnect the at least one electrochemical battery from the electric vehicle, charge the at least one supercapacitor battery from the external charging source via the supercapacitor adder module, charge the at least one electrochemical battery from the external charging source via the supercapacitor adder module, and reconnect the at least one electrochemical battery to the electric vehicle.
SUPERCAPACITOR SYSTEM WITH A ON BOARD COMPUTING AND CHARGING CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources. The system includes a processor configured to detect a connection of an external charging system to recharge at least one of a supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery, wherein the supercapacitor comprises selectable power sources; in response to detecting the connection of the external charging system, determine whether a fault exists and is associated with at least one of charging or discharging; and control the charging the supercapacitor based on whether the fault exists.
SUPERCAPACITOR SYSTEM WITH A ON BOARD COMPUTING AND CHARGING CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources. The system includes a processor configured to detect a connection of an external charging system to recharge at least one of a supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery, wherein the supercapacitor comprises selectable power sources; in response to detecting the connection of the external charging system, determine whether a fault exists and is associated with at least one of charging or discharging; and control the charging the supercapacitor based on whether the fault exists.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH A REGENERATIVE CHARGING CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources, and an adder module including a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to control a sensor to measure power provided by at least one of the supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery, receive information identifying regenerated power from the regenerative power generator, and control at least one switch to provide at least a portion of the regenerated power to at least one of the supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery for charging.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH A REGENERATIVE CHARGING CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources, and an adder module including a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to control a sensor to measure power provided by at least one of the supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery, receive information identifying regenerated power from the regenerative power generator, and control at least one switch to provide at least a portion of the regenerated power to at least one of the supercapacitor and the electrochemical battery for charging.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH FAILSAFE SAFETY CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes an energy controller that identifies a safety threshold associated with at least a subset of the energy storage units. The energy controller tracks historical power draw from the plurality of energy storage units over time in power tracking data, and identifies a power draw based on the power tracking data. The energy controller switches between a first configuration and a second configuration based on the identified power draw crossing the safety threshold. The first configuration is configured for drawing power from the electrochemical battery and disconnecting from the supercapacitor, while wherein the second configuration is configured for drawing power from the supercapacitor and disconnecting from the electrochemical battery.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH FAILSAFE SAFETY CAPABILITY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes an energy controller that identifies a safety threshold associated with at least a subset of the energy storage units. The energy controller tracks historical power draw from the plurality of energy storage units over time in power tracking data, and identifies a power draw based on the power tracking data. The energy controller switches between a first configuration and a second configuration based on the identified power draw crossing the safety threshold. The first configuration is configured for drawing power from the electrochemical battery and disconnecting from the supercapacitor, while wherein the second configuration is configured for drawing power from the supercapacitor and disconnecting from the electrochemical battery.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH SMART SELF-DISCHARGE CAPABILITY
A method for powering an electric vehicle including an electrochemical battery and one or more supercapacitor batteries includes determining self-discharge rate data for the one or more supercapacitor batteries and, in response to the self-discharge rate data satisfying at least one threshold condition, notifying a user to charge the one or more supercapacitor batteries, otherwise performing operations including: measuring current within a first path connecting the electrochemical battery to the electric vehicle; storing data representing the measured current in a database; determining a current use pattern from stored current data in the database; and in response to the current use pattern satisfying a first switching condition, switching in the one or more supercapacitor batteries in place of the electrochemical battery.
SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH SMART SELF-DISCHARGE CAPABILITY
A method for powering an electric vehicle including an electrochemical battery and one or more supercapacitor batteries includes determining self-discharge rate data for the one or more supercapacitor batteries and, in response to the self-discharge rate data satisfying at least one threshold condition, notifying a user to charge the one or more supercapacitor batteries, otherwise performing operations including: measuring current within a first path connecting the electrochemical battery to the electric vehicle; storing data representing the measured current in a database; determining a current use pattern from stored current data in the database; and in response to the current use pattern satisfying a first switching condition, switching in the one or more supercapacitor batteries in place of the electrochemical battery.