In an embodiment, a power module may include: a plurality of first stages, each having an H-bridge to receive an incoming AC voltage at a first frequency and rectify the incoming AC voltage to a DC voltage; a plurality of DC buses, each to receive the DC voltage from one of the plurality of first stages; a plurality of second stages, each coupled to one of the plurality of DC buses to receive the DC voltage and output a second AC voltage at a second frequency; and a hardware configuration system having fixed components and optional components to provide different configurations for the power module.

A charging circuit of an on-board charger, where a second end of a first power conversion circuit of the charging circuit is coupled to a first end of a second power conversion circuit, a high-voltage output end of the second power conversion circuit charges a power battery pack of an electric vehicle, and a first low-voltage output end of the second power conversion circuit supplies power to a low-voltage system of the electric vehicle. The first power conversion circuit is configured to, when the electric vehicle is in a charging mode, convert an alternating current input from a first end of the first power conversion circuit into a direct current and transmit the direct current to the first end of the second power conversion circuit.

A circuit for energizing a magnetic flux coupling apparatus has a pick-up coil for receiving power inductively, a storage capacitor for storing energy from the received power, and an inverter for supplying electrical energy from the storage capacitor to the magnetic flux coupling apparatus. The circuit allows power transfer to a load to be supplied by the flux coupling apparatus to exceed the power received from the pick-up.

Systems and methods directed to improved battery management, motor control, energy storage and battery charging. The systems and methods enable vehicle electrification and provides a paradigm changing platform that enables integration of battery management, charging and motor controls with means to manage regenerative braking, traction and handling. In embodiments, systems and methods are directed to a unified modular battery pack system having a cascaded architecture comprising an integrated combination of a networked low voltage converter/controller with peer-to-peer communication capability, embedded ultra-capacitor or other secondary energy storage element, battery management system and serially connected set of individual cells as the fundamental building block.

Disclosed is an apparatus for use in wireless energy transfer, which includes a first resonator structure configured to transfer energy non-radiatively with a second resonator structure over a distance greater than a characteristic size of the second resonator structure. The non-radiative energy transfer is mediated by a coupling of a resonant field evanescent tail of the first resonator structure and a resonant field evanescent tail of the second resonator structure.

A controller of an AC electric vehicle includes a first specific-frequency-current computation unit that extracts a current component corresponding to a first specific frequency set value from a main-transformer output current and outputs the current component as a first specific-frequency current, a subtractor that subtracts the first specific-frequency current from the main-transformer output current and outputs a subtraction result as a current deviation, a second specific-frequency-current computation unit that extracts a current component corresponding to a second specific frequency set value from the current deviation and outputs the current component as a second specific-frequency current, and a power-failure detection unit that compares the second specific-frequency current with a predetermined power-failure detection-current set value and outputs a power-failure detection signal when the second specific-frequency current is larger than the power-failure detection-current set value.

A power conversion system in which a converter and an inverter are coupled to each other via a DC coupling unit that has an inductance component is provided. A switching frequency of each of the converter and the inverter is set to be the same and the switching frequency is set to be higher than a resonance frequency of a resonance circuit that includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and the DC coupling unit such as a cable. A switching operation of at least one of the converter or the inverter is controlled such that phases of predetermined components of voltage ripples, at the first capacitor and the second capacitor, that are respectively generated by switching operations of the converter and the inverter are substantially matched.

An auxiliary power supply device includes: a resonance-type inverter circuit to convert DC power input from a DC power supply to AC power, a primary coil for input of AC power from the inverter circuit, a transformer for output of AC power from a secondary coil insulated from the primary coil, a converter circuit for conversion of AC power from the transformer to DC power, a filter condenser for smoothing of DC voltage from the converter circuit, and an inverter controller for output of a gate signal for causing operation of switching elements of the inverter circuit. The inverter controller, in a charging mode for charging the filter condenser, makes pulse width of the gate signal smaller than when in a running mode for running of electric rolling stock, and gradually increases the pulse width in accordance with an elapsed time under control in the charging mode.

A system and method is provided for controlling electric power in a plug-in vehicle, such as a pure electric vehicle or hybrid electric vehicle. The electric power is controlled from an external power source to one or more predetermined components in the plug-in vehicle. The power source is external to the vehicle and has a maximum power level. Electric power at a charging level from the external power source is received. Based on the charging level and the maximum power level, an available power level is determined. Based on the available power level, the electric power is controlled from the external power source to the predetermined components in the plug-in vehicle.

A monorail vehicle includes two bogie assemblies supporting different ends of a chassis. Each bogie assembly includes guide wheels rotatably connected to a bogie frame, a wheel assembly for rolling along a top of a guide beam, and a drive unit. The drive unit includes an electric motor attached to the bogie frame via a mounting flange that is located within a first lateral half of the body, a brake unit, and a planetary gear assembly coupled to a rotor of the electric motor. The planetary gear assembly is located on a first side of the electric motor and the wheel assembly is mounted to an output of the planetary gear assembly. The drive unit is attached whereupon the wheel assembly may be dismounted from the drive unit in a direction of a second lateral half of the body without dismounting the drive unit from the bogie frame.