A battery and capacitor assembly for a hybrid vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of capacitor cells, a cooling plate, a pair of end brackets, and a housing. The plurality of capacitor cells are arranged adjacent to the plurality of battery cells such that the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of capacitor cells form a cell stack. The pair of end brackets are disposed at opposite ends of the cell stack and are attached to the cooling plate. The pair of end brackets compress the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of capacitor cells. The housing is attached to the cooling plate and encloses the cell stack and the pair of end brackets.

The invention relates to the controlling of a rectifier with multiple electrical phases. In at least one electrical phase, the duty cycles are merged with one another in two consecutive cycles of the pulse-width modulated controlling, i.e. in a first PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the end of the PWM-pulse, and in a subsequent PWM-pulse, the duty cycle is shifted to the start of the PWM-pulse. As a result, there must be no switching process between two consecutive PWM-pulses. In this way, the switching losses and consequently the rise in temperature of the rectifier can be minimised.

A propulsion system for an electric vehicle comprising a high voltage battery unit having a first high voltage battery connected in series with a second high voltage battery and one or more power inverters arranged to connect the battery banks to one or more electric machines. The one or more power inverters and the one or more electric machines are configured to form a first and a second three-phase system, and the system and method relates to fault handling if a fault is detected in one of the first and second three-phase system. The architecture incorporating dual battery banks, and dual and/or multiphase inverters and electric machines can provide enhanced redundancy and limp home functionality in cases where a fault or error occurs in the inverter and/or in the electric machine so that a faulty three-phase system can be operated in a safe pulse-off mode.

The present invention provides regulation for an output voltage of a DC-DC voltage converter. The controlled variable provided to the regulator of the DC-DC voltage converter is in this case made up of a controlled variable from a voltage regulator and a further controlled variable from an initial controller. The controlled variable from the voltage regulator is in this case obtained directly from the comparison of the output voltage with a setpoint voltage. The controlled variable from the initial controller takes into consideration, inter alia, the input voltage of the DC-DC voltage converter, the value of the input DC voltage being able to be corrected such that the voltage regulator can be operated close to the zero point during steady-state operation. In this manner, faster and more precise regulation of the output voltage is obtained.

There is provided a voltage conversion device that is configured to perform zero point adjustment of a high voltage-system voltage detected by a high voltage-system voltage detector, when a relay is off. The voltage conversion device is also configured to estimate a forward voltage of an upper arm diode and to perform output adjustment of the high voltage-system voltage detected by the high voltage-system voltage detector, based on a voltage calculated by subtracting the forward voltage from a power storage voltage detected by a power storage voltage detector, when the relay is on, a low voltage-system power line has no electric power consumption, and a voltage conversion circuit does not perform voltage conversion. The voltage conversion device is further configured to create a high voltage-system voltage correction map, based on results of the zero point adjustment and the output adjustment of the high voltage-system voltage.

Some implementations can include a supplemental regenerative braking system comprising a power take-off section to receive mechanical energy, and an electric clutch to engage the power take-off section and transfer mechanical energy from the power take-off section to an output of the electric clutch. The system can also include a roller stop assembly coupled to the output of the electric clutch and constructed to transfer mechanical energy from the output of the electric clutch, and a generator coupled to the roller stop assembly. The system can further include a flywheel coupled to the generator.

A vehicle includes an inverter configured to power an external device. The vehicle further includes a controller programmed to cause the inverter to output a voltage at a steady-state amplitude and a steady-state frequency and, responsive to detecting an inrush current event in progress that is caused by the external device, operate the inverter to reduce the voltage to prevent an overcurrent. The controller is programmed to identify the type of load connected and return the voltage to the steady-state amplitude and steady-state frequency based on the type of load.

In one example, the present disclosure describes a battery and capacitor assembly for a hybrid vehicle that includes a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of capacitor cells, a cooling plate, a pair of end brackets, and a housing. The plurality of capacitor cells are arranged adjacent to the plurality of battery cells such that the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of capacitor cells form a cell stack. The pair of end brackets are disposed at opposite ends of the cell stack and are attached to the cooling plate. The pair of end brackets compress the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of capacitor cells. The housing is attached to the cooling plate and encloses the cell stack and the pair of end brackets.

An electrical brake energy feedback system, including a rectifier and inverter circuit, an intermediate DC circuit, a first voltage detection circuit configured to detect voltages of positive and negative terminals of the intermediate DC circuit to obtain a first voltage signal, a bidirectional DC/DC conversion circuit and/or a regeneration control circuit, and an electrical energy flow control circuit for controlling operating states of the bidirectional DC/DC conversion circuit and/or the regeneration control circuit according to the first voltage signal. With this system, the electrical brake energy can be recovered to the greatest extent when the vehicle is running in different zones, and the electrical brake energy consumed by the brake resistor is as little as possible. Accordingly, the vehicle and the entire transportation system can be more energy-saving and environmentally friendly.

A power control device for a power supply mounted on a vehicle is provided, which includes a generator mounted on the vehicle and configured to regenerate power from kinetic energy of the vehicle, a high-voltage battery configured to accumulate the power regenerated by the generator, a low-voltage battery of which a nominal voltage is lower than the high-voltage battery, a voltage converter configured to lower an output voltage from the high-voltage battery and charge the low-voltage battery at the lower voltage, and a controller configured to control the voltage converter. The controller operates the voltage converter to start the charging of the low-voltage battery after the vehicle is powered ON and before an engine mounted on the vehicle is started.