Patent classifications
B60L2250/10
Working equipment with electrically powered hydraulically operated arm arrangement
Working equipment including a hydraulically movable arm arrangement for a crane, an electric motor, a hydraulic pump, and a pump controller. An equipment controller is arranged to determine a maximum flow limit from the pump in dependence of a comparison of a current limit received from a battery system and a current consumption monitored by the pump controller, and to compare the determined limit with required flow of hydraulic fluid from the pump needed to move the movable arm arrangement in accordance with operating signals, and if the result does not fulfil a rule of a set of fluid control rules, the controller adapts the operating signals to reduce flow of hydraulic fluid to at least one of a plurality of actuators according to a rule of a set of adaptation rules, such that at least one rule of the set of fluid control rules is fulfilled.
MARINE BATTERY SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD
A marine battery pack including a battery enclosure having an exterior and an interior defining a cavity, wherein the battery enclosure is configured to protect against water ingress into the cavity. The marine battery pack further comprises a plurality of cell modules within the cavity, each including a plurality of battery cells, and at least one exterior sensor on the battery enclosure configured to sense at least one of an exterior temperature, an exterior pressure, and a presence of water on the exterior of the battery enclosure. A controller is configured to identify a water exposure event based on the at least one of the exterior temperature, the exterior pressure, and the presence of water on the exterior of the battery enclosure. A water exposure response is then generated.
OPERATOR ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE
An operator assistance system associated with a work machine includes an imaging device mounted on the work machine and facing an overhead line and a pantograph of the work machine. The imaging device captures an input image including a first pictorial view that includes the overhead line. The operator assistance system also includes a controller communicably coupled with the imaging device. The controller generates an output image including a second pictorial view and a first indication element overlayed on the second pictorial view. The first indication element defines a reference zone, such that a presence of the overhead line of the second pictorial view within the reference zone indicates that the work machine is in desired alignment with the overhead line. The operator assistance system further includes a display device to display the output image thereon for providing a visual indication to an operator.
Digital certificate and reservation
An access device is provided for use in an access control system. The access device includes a processor having control of a door lock, and a communication module connected to the processor. The processor is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the door lock when the current reservation certificate has been presented and disables an alarm system when the current reservation certificate has been presented.
Vehicle and control method thereof
A vehicle includes: a battery; a sensor configured to detect at least one of a charging state, a discharging state, or a performance state of the battery; a display configured to display the state of the battery; and a controller configured to judge a cause of discharge of the battery based on the detection result of the sensor, to determine at least one of the charging voltage, charging current, or charging time of the battery based on the determination result, and to control the display to display a charging mode of the battery based on the determined charging voltage, charging current, or charging time.
METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLYING OBJECT, AND FLYING OBJECT
Technologies and techniques for operating a flying object, such as a battery-operated flying object that includes at least one battery system and at least one electric drive unit. During an emergency, a first power limit of the battery system can be increased to a second power limit of the battery system such that a safe emergency landing of the flying object is possible.
CONTACTOR FAILURE DETERMINATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
To provide a contactor failure determination apparatus capable of appropriately determining failure of a contactor provided in a vehicle, a voltage sensor capable of detecting rising or dropping of a voltage of a second circuit including an external charger is provided. When an external charging request is made, a first control for closing each external charging contactor is executed, a second control for closing a pre-charge contactor is executed after execution of the first control, a third control for closing a second main contactor is executed after execution of the second control, and response to the voltage sensor detecting that the voltage of the second circuit has not risen after execution of the third control, it is determined that at least one of the external charging contactors has failed in an open state.
Autonomous mower
An autonomous mower including a housing; a mowing module, a traveling module, an information collection device, an energy module, a control module and the control module includes an identification unit, and an alarm module. The autonomous mower has a security patrol working mode in which the identification unit analyzes and judges whether an abnormal object exists in the working area according to the information collected by the information collection device; if the abnormal object exists, the control module controls the alarm module to send an alarm signal to the outside. Therefore, the autonomous mower can achieve a security patrol function in addition to having a function of trimming the lawn. The autonomous mower has multiple uses, so as to save the cost.
State of battery health estimation based on swelling characteristics
There is disclosed an electrical device including a battery, and a battery management system. The battery management system includes a controller in electrical communication with a pressure sensor to monitor the state of health of the battery. The controller applies a method for determining the state of health that uses a non-electrical (mechanical) signal of force measurements combined with incremental capacity analysis to estimate the capacity fading and other health indicators of the battery with better precision than existing methods. The pressure sensor may provide the force measurement signal to the controller, which may determine which incremental capacity curve based on force to use for the particular battery. The controller then executes a program utilizing the data from the pressure sensor and the stored incremental capacity curves based on force to estimate the capacity fading and signal a user with the state of health percentage.
Vehicle battery management apparatus and method thereof
A vehicle battery management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle battery management apparatus includes a battery that supplies power to a vehicle, a cooling device that cools the battery and a controller that monitors a state of the battery during parking and controls the cooling device to cool the battery with a cooling level corresponding to the state of the battery.