The present application relates to a service battery charging management device and method for power supply of a recreational vehicle, wherein, the service battery charging management device for power supply of recreational vehicle includes: a vehicle generator, a solar cell panel, a MCU main control unit, an input automatic switching unit, a charging main converting DC/DC circuit, a service battery, a PWM mode charging unit, and a load. The MCU main control unit controls the input automatic switching unit according to an output voltage of the solar cell panel and an output voltage of the vehicle generator, which enables the solar cell panel and the vehicle generator to selectively serve as a charging power supply of the service battery to enable the service battery to be kept in an alternative-charging state, so that normal power supply of household electricity consumption of the recreational vehicle can be guaranteed.

A windsock assembly for indicating a direction of wind includes a base that is mountable on a roof of a vehicle. An antenna is pivotally coupled to and extends upwardly from the base. A windsock is coupled to the antenna such that the windsock is exposed to wind to indicate a direction of the wind. A lighting unit is coupled to the antenna and the lighting unit emitting light outwardly from the antenna when the lighting unit is turned for illuminating an area proximate the antenna.

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 hybrid transport refrigeration unit includes a high voltage battery, at least one high voltage component, a generator, a combustion engine, and a low voltage starter. The high voltage battery includes a plurality of cells connected to the high voltage component. The generator is configured to provide electric power to at least one of the at least one high voltage component. The combustion engine is constructed and arranged to drive the generator. The low voltage starter is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of cells, and is constructed and arranged to start the combustion engine.

A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition.

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a rear of a trailer and having a field of view rearward of the trailer. A transmitting antenna is disposed at a front of the trailer and is electrically connected to the camera via an antenna cable. The transmitting antenna receives, via the antenna cable, image data captured by the camera, and the transmitting antenna wirelessly transmits the received captured image data. A receiving device is disposed at a vehicle towing the trailer, and a display device is disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The receiving device receives the transmitted captured image data, and the display device displays images derived from the received captured image data.

An apparatus and system provide drag reduction and energy efficiency for a transport vehicle. Cover sections of transport vehicles are formed to include solar panels comprising photovoltaic cells and dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator arrays. The vehicle cover also generates electricity to charge onboard battery racks. The cover sections are integral with and shaped to conform with areas such as a trunk lid or roof. Fiber Bragg grating sensors are placed to detect formation of a separation layer. Plasma actuator arrays are actuated either to inhibit formation of the separation layer or to create span-wise waves to reduce skin drag.

A method for manufacturing a solar panel includes preparing a laminated body including a plastic protection cover that is light-transmissive and is curved in a convex manner, a flat plastic back cover, a photovoltaic battery cell, and an encapsulant that holds the photovoltaic battery cell in an encapsulated state, mounting the laminated body on a laminating jig such that the back cover abuts the laminating jig, and heating the laminated body with the laminating jig and compression-bonding the laminated body by holding the laminated body between a diaphragm and the laminating jig, thereby obtaining a solar panel from the laminated body. The laminating jig is curved in a convex manner toward the laminated body.

An apparatus and system provide drag reduction and energy efficiency for a transport vehicle. Cover sections of transport vehicles are formed to include solar panels comprising photovoltaic cells and dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator arrays. The vehicle cover al so generates electricity to charge onboard battery racks. The cover sections are integral with and shaped to conform with areas such as a trunk lid or roof. Fiber Bragg grating sensors are placed to detect formation of a separation layer. Plasma actuator arrays are actuated either to inhibit formation of the separation layer or to create span-wise waves to reduce skin drag.

A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition.