A drive upper limit electrical energy for an air compressor is set variably in correspondence with vehicle velocity Vv. In this manner, for example, surplus power generation electrical energy of a fuel cell stack is consumed (discarded) by the air compressor in a range where NV (noise and vibration) of the air compressor does not give passengers any sense of discomfort.

A power management system for an air mobility vehicle includes a plurality of batteries configured to provide power to a propulsion unit of the air mobility vehicle to propel the air mobility vehicle, and a discharge control unit configured to monitor an operation state and a charge state of each battery, determine a discharge mode of each of the plurality of batteries according to the monitored operation state and the monitored charge state, and control whether each of the plurality of batteries is discharged or a discharge rate thereof according to the determined discharge mode.

A through the road (TTR) hybridization strategy is proposed to facilitate introduction of hybrid electric vehicle technology in a significant portion of current and expected trucking fleets. In some cases, the technologies can be retrofitted onto an existing vehicle (e.g., a trailer, a tractor-trailer configuration, etc.). In some cases, the technologies can be built into new vehicles. In some cases, one vehicle may be built or retrofitted to operate in tandem with another and provide the hybridization benefits contemplated herein. By supplementing motive forces delivered through a primary drivetrain and fuel-fed engine with supplemental torque delivered at one or more electrically-powered drive axles, improvements in overall fuel efficiency and performance may be delivered, typically without significant redesign of existing components and systems that have been proven in the trucking industry.

A vehicle-side temperature sensor obtains a vehicle-side temperature, which is a temperature of an inlet. When charging or discharging power of a battery is equal to or more than prescribed power, a vehicle-side controller requests a charger to perform thermal management, on the condition that the vehicle-side temperature is equal to or higher than a first temperature. In contrast, when the charging or discharging power is less than the prescribed power, the vehicle-side controller requests the charger to perform the thermal management, on the condition that the vehicle-side temperature is equal to or higher than a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.

The disclosure provides a battery swap platform, a battery swap station, and a battery swap method. The battery swap platform includes a parking mechanism, a battery mounting/dismounting mechanism, and a battery temporary storage mechanism. The battery mounting/dismounting mechanism can dismount a battery from a vehicle parked on the parking mechanism and deliver the dismounted battery to the battery temporary storage mechanism for temporary storage, or obtain a battery from the battery temporary storage mechanism and mount the battery on the vehicle parked on the parking mechanism. In this way, in the battery swap platform and the battery swap station provided in the disclosure, the provision of the battery temporary storage mechanism can shorten the battery transport duration, thereby reducing the total time taken for vehicle battery swap.

The disclosure provides a battery swap platform, a battery swap station, and a battery swap method. The battery swap platform includes: a parking mechanism configured to park a vehicle; an accommodating mechanism, which is arranged below the vehicle parked on the parking mechanism, and which has an opening; an opening and closing mechanism configured to open or close the opening of the accommodating mechanism; and a battery mounting/dismounting mechanism arranged in the accommodating mechanism and capable of being lifted or lowered relative to the accommodating mechanism, wherein when the opening and closing mechanism opens the opening of the accommodating mechanism, the battery mounting/dismounting mechanism can be lifted relative to the accommodating mechanism to extend out of the accommodating mechanism through the opening, and perform a battery mounting/dismounting operation for the vehicle. The battery swap platform, the battery swap station, and the battery swap method provided in the embodiments of the disclosure can improve the safety of a vehicle battery swap operation, reduce the time consumed for the vehicle battery swap operation, and improve the battery swap experience of a vehicle owner.

A work vehicle is configured to perform an activity in a work area. The work vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of ground engaging members coupled to the chassis for movement of the chassis in the work area, a generator configured to generate energy from performance of the activity of the work vehicle in the work area, an energy storage device connected to the generator to store energy generated by the generator and configured to be charged to an initial charge, and a controller configured to establish an initial charge setting corresponding to the initial charge of the energy storage device based on at least one anticipated activity input of the work vehicle.

A method for controlling regenerative braking includes determining a natural frequency of vehicle suspension pitch motion according to characteristics of a suspension device of vehicle; providing a filter of removing or passing a natural frequency component of the vehicle suspension pitch motion to a control unit; determining, by the control unit, a required regenerative braking force command based on vehicle driving information collected during driving; determining, by the control unit, a final front wheel regenerative braking force command and a final rear wheel regenerative braking force command through a filtering process using the filter from the determined required regenerative braking force command; and controlling, by the control unit, a regenerative braking force applied to a front wheel and a rear wheel by a driving device for driving the vehicle according to the determined final front wheel regenerative braking force command and final rear wheel regenerative braking force command.

Systems and methods described herein concern integrating a hub motor with a vehicle. One embodiment establishes a communication link between the hub motor and an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle; transmits, from the hub motor to the ECU via the communication link, an identity of the hub motor; transmits, from the ECU to the hub motor via the communication link, an identity of the ECU and information regarding functionality supported by the ECU; reports, from the hub motor to the ECU via the communication link based at least in part on the identity of the ECU and the information regarding the functionality supported by the ECU, calibration data for the hub motor and information regarding the functionality supported by the hub motor; and adjusts, at the ECU, one or more characteristics of the vehicle in accordance with the calibration data and the functionality supported by the hub motor.

A system for providing a movement assistance to an electric cycle is provided. The system includes circuitry communicatively coupled to an electronically-actuated driving mechanism and a sensor system of the electric cycle. The circuitry receives sensor information associated with the electric cycle through the sensor system and determines an inclination of the electric cycle with respect to an inclination-reference based on the received sensor information. The circuitry further determines occupancy information associated with a seat of the electric cycle based on the received sensor information. Based on the determined inclination and the determined occupancy information, the circuitry controls the electronically-actuated driving mechanism to drive at least one wheel of the electric cycle.