253results about "Buses" patented technology

Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage medium for improving the efficiency of charging a fleet of electric vehicle (EV) that follow a prescribed route. The efficiency of charging the fleet of electric vehicle is improved by receiving telemetry data from the fleet of EVs, receiving charger data from a plurality of charges along the prescribed route, determining a charging plan for the fleet of the EVs based on a total cost per distance (TCD) of travel over each of the plurality of route segments that comprise the prescribed route and controlling a particular charger along the prescribed route to charge one of the EVs according to the charging plan.

The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for operating an autonomous vehicle based on sensor data representative of an area in a driving direction of and in the vicinity of the vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with a control unit adapted to determine if a plurality of detailed actions to be performed by the vehicle successfully may be used for fulfilling a desired general action plan for the vehicle. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding control system and to a computer program product.

A charging system includes: a power converter configured to receive power from an external power network to generate charging power for electric buses; power rails electrically connected to the power converter and installed at a predetermined height according to a layout of a garage; a first charging network configured to horizontally move above a floor in the garage along the electric power rails to upper sides of the electric buses to contact the electric buses; a second charging network electrically connected to the power converter and providing a charging zone on a bottom surface of the garage by reflecting the layout to contact the electric buses parked in the charging zone; and a station controller configured to control a charging sequence of the electric buses by analyzing position information of the electric buses and calculating a shortest movement path and a charging order of the first charging network.

The invention relates to a positioning unit (12) and a method for establishing an electrically conductive connection between a stationary charging station (10) and a vehicle (24), in particular an electric bus or the like, a contact device (15) having an electric charging contact (19) of the positioning unit being movable in relation to a charging-contact surface (21) and being contactable therewith by means of the positioning unit, the positioning unit having a positioning device (13) and a drive device (14) for driving the positioning device, the charging contact being able to be positioned between a contact position (18) for transmitting power and a retracted position for interrupting power transmission by means of the positioning device, the positioning unit comprising a cover device (25) having an apron (26), the apron surrounding at least sections, preferably the entirety of, the contact device and being movable towards the contact position.

A power storage module which includes a plurality of batteries connected in series and is capable of controlling operation of a heater on the basis of a battery with the lowest battery temperature is provided. The power storage module includes a first battery and a second battery connected in series, the heater, and a control circuit; the heater is provided close to the first battery and the second battery and is electrically connected to an IC included in the control circuit; the control circuit includes a first voltage sensor that senses a voltage of the first battery, a second voltage sensor that senses a voltage of the second battery, and a current sensor that senses a current flowing through the first battery and the second battery; and in charging the first battery and the second battery, the heater is turned on by a signal from the IC in the case where a differential voltage between a first peak voltage of dQ / dV calculated from a detection value of each of the first voltage sensor and the current sensor and a second peak voltage of dQ / dV calculated from a detection value of each of the second voltage sensor and the current sensor is higher than or equal to 5 mV.

An arrangement for a vehicle, the arrangement comprising an electric traction motor, an energy system comprising a traction battery, the energy system being configured to feed electric energy from the traction battery to the electric traction motor in a first load condition, and configured to receive electric energy generated by the electric traction motor in a second load condition, and an energy dissipater electrically connected to the energy system, wherein the arrangement further comprises processing circuitry configured to determine an indication of a load condition change of the energy system from the first load condition to the second load condition, and control the energy system to feed electric energy to the energy dissipater in response to the indication of the load condition change.

This disclosure discloses various technologies for sending electrical power from various energy storage stations to various nano-grid systems, when the energy storage stations and the nano-grid systems are not electrically wired to each other in order to enable such sending and when the nano-grid systems currently need a specific amount of the electrical power or are forecasted to need the specific amount of the electrical power by a specific time / date.

A self-contained illuminated sign for mounting on a vehicle is disclosed. The sign includes a front panel, a rear panel situated opposite and substantially parallel to the front panel in spaced relation therefrom to define a space therebetween, and a light source comprising a plurality of LEDs. The light source is positioned between the front and rear panels and is configured to emit light that emanates from the front panel. The front panel is thus backlit to display indicia. A system for supporting a self-contained illuminated sign on a vehicle is also disclosed. The system includes the sign and a separate mounting frame mountable on a vehicle. The mounting frame is configured to removably receive the sign and, when the sign is received in the mounting frame, to surround a perimeter of the sign while permitting visibility of the front display area. Related methods are also disclosed.

The invention relates to a current collector (3) for an electric or hybrid electric drive road vehicle (1) for feeding traction energy from a bipolar overhead line system. The invention relates to a road vehicle (1), comprising an erectable support rod (6) which is rotatably supported on the vehicle side by means of a base joint (7) on the road vehicle (1) and which supports, on the contact line side, two contact pivots (11) which are each rotatably connected by means of a pivot joint (10). At least one sliding plate (15) extending in the vehicle transverse direction (Y) is elastically supported on each contact swing arm (11). Wherein each slide plate (15) has, in each case, a contact surface (16), which faces upward in the vehicle height direction (Z), for sliding contact with the contact line (4). According to the invention, an electrically conductive, flexurally elastic sheet-like structure (19) having a longitudinal extension (L) and a transverse extension (B) is provided on at least one slide plate (15) of each contact swing arm (11), said sheet-like structure being arranged such that the longitudinal extension (L) thereof extends along the slide plate (15) in the vehicle transverse direction (Y), and the transverse extension (B) of the guide rail extends upwards beyond the contact surface (16) in the height direction (Z) of the vehicle by an overlength (S). This provides a current collector (1) which generates less arcs and thus has higher usability.

A battery pack includes a housing configured to house one or more battery packs comprising battery cells, the housing including a plurality of walls. at least one of the plurality of walls includes a first insulating layer comprising a phyllosilicate mineral and / or a ceramic; a first metallic layer connected to the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer connected to the first metallic layer; and a second metallic layer connected to the second insulating layer.

The utility model relates to an electric vehicle with an accident ventilation device, which is provided with a storage battery for high-voltage traction, a traction motor powered by the storage battery for high-voltage traction, and a passenger compartment, and comprises a fresh air storage tank for storing fresh air under the pressure exceeding the atmospheric pressure, the connecting pipeline is internally provided with a ventilation valve and is connected with the passenger compartment in a fluid communication manner; the utility model relates to a high-voltage traction battery, comprising a high-voltage traction battery, at least one accident sensor for detecting exhaust critical measurement parameters of the high-voltage traction battery, and an electronic accident control system with an accident detector, which reports an accident when receiving an exhaust critical measurement parameter signal from the accident sensor, if the accident detector reports an accident, the accident control system opens the vent valve.

A system and method for controlling a fuel storage system configured to store a liquid fuel in a fuel storage container of a vehicle powered by the liquid fuel are provided. The control system comprises processing circuitry configured to obtain a request for a shutdown of the vehicle, obtain measurements of a pressure in the fuel storage container, estimate an expected start time for the vehicle that is shut down, and, responsive to detecting that the pressure in the fuel storage container is at or above a boil-off threshold pressure, allow the pressure in the fuel storage container to remain at or above the boil-off threshold pressure or enable venting of the fuel storage container to reduce the pressure in the fuel storage container in dependence on whether or not the expected start time is within a time threshold interval.

A vehicle power supply system includes a control contactor and at least first and second power contactors along a top side of a vehicle. The first and second power contactors receive different polarities of electrical power from an off-board power supply system to power the vehicle. The control contactor conducts a control signal indicative of whether the first and second power contactors are conductively coupled with the off-board power supply system. The first power contactor receives a positive polarity of the electrical power and the second power contactor receives a negative polarity of the electrical power while the vehicle has a first orientation relative to the off-board power supply system. The first power contactor receives the negative polarity and the second power contactor receives the positive polarity while the vehicle has an opposite, second orientation relative to the off-board power supply system.

A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium for improving charging efficiency of electric vehicles (EVs) following a predetermined route are disclosed. The charging efficiency of the electric vehicles is improved by receiving telemetry data from the EVs and charger data from multiple chargers along the predetermined route, determining a charging plan for the EVs based on a total cost-per-distance (TCD) of travel over each of the multiple route segments comprising the predetermined route, and controlling specific chargers along the predetermined route to charge the EVs according to the charging plan. To enable power arbitrage, both the EVs and ground-based wireless charging stations are equipped with bidirectional charging capabilities. Individual EVs (e.g., transit buses traveling a set route and schedule) can store, transfer, and discharge power via bidirectional chargers using a predetermined charging strategy.

Electrically powered retractable sunshades for the interior windshield of the automobile and additionally, electrically powered retractable billboards for advertising, announcements and the like.

A header rail 10 for transporting gas cylinders (30, fig 3) on lorries has an elongate non-metal (e.g. composite such as glass / carbon fibre) central core 12, with metal collars 14 spaced apart along t

The invention relates to a rear transmission (3) for a commercial vehicle (1), comprising a planetary gear set (19), the planetary gear set (19) having a first element (21), a second element (25) and a third element (29), the first element (21) being designed as a drive element and being provided for establishing an operative connection to a plug shaft (16), the plug shaft (16) being provided for establishing an operative connection to a drive shaft of the commercial vehicle (1), the second element (25) being provided for establishing an operative connection to a drive shaft of the commercial vehicle (1), and the third element (29) being provided for establishing an operative connection to a drive shaft of the commercial vehicle (1). The second element (25) is designed as an output element and is provided for establishing an operative connection with a drive wheel (5) of the commercial vehicle (1), and wherein the third element (29) can be selectively braked by means of a shifting device (35) in a first shifting position and can be locked with an element (21, 25, 29) selected from the first element (21) and the second element (25) in a second shifting position, characterized in that the third element (29) can be selectively braked by means of the shifting device (35) in a first shifting position and can be locked with the first element (21) and the second element (25) in a second shifting position. The shifting device (35) has an insertion shaft (16) as a movable shifting element.

A door control device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: in a door provided in an opening, execute opening and closing control of the door based on imaging data of a predetermined imaging range in an external region of the opening; analyze the imaging data in chronological order; from a predetermined region of the imaging data, extract one or more moving objects that move toward the opening; before at least one of the extracted moving objects reaches the opening, determine whether each of the at least one extracted moving objects reaches the opening by a predetermined timing; and execute a closing action of the door when it is determined that there is no moving object that reaches the opening by the predetermined timing.

In general, this disclosure relates to a system and method of control for driveline actuators (DLAs) in the powertrain of an electric vehicle to perform shifting between two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) configurations. Sequential and overlapping shift process is used. The first disconnect is instructed by a vehicle control system to begin its shift, which takes approximately 100 milliseconds to complete. A short period of time after the first disconnect is instructed to begin its shift, but before it has completed the shift, the second disconnect is instructed to begin.

To improve the usefulness of techniques for managing passenger compartments of vehicles.SOLUTION: A passenger compartment management device according to the present disclosure is a passenger compartment management device configured to manage the passenger compartment of a vehicle, and includes a communication unit, an output unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to receive emergency stop information of the vehicle by the communication unit, to receive the degree of automatic controllability of doors of the vehicle by the communication unit, and to implement different notifications according to the degree of automatic controllability of the doors by the output unit based on the emergency stop information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

The invention relates to a land vehicle (110) comprising a vehicle body (12), a technical compartment (18) opening to an outer wall (16) of the vehicle body, and a device (120) for closing the technical compartment. The closing device comprises a first shutter (140) and a second shutter (142) rotatable with respect to the vehicle body, and a central element (144) connected to the vehicle body between the shutters. In a closed configuration of the closing device, each shutter extends in the longitudinal direction, one end of each shutter being in contact with the central element (144), said shutters thereby closing the technical compartment. In an open configuration of the closing device, both shutters can be folded against the outer wall (16) or against the central element (144) in order to provide access to the technical compartment.

The disclosure relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine of a truck or omnibus, in particular a truck or omnibus with a permissible total mass of at least 3.5 tonnes, wherein (i) an electrolysis unit for the production of hydrogen, water is split into hydrogen and oxygen, (ii) a carbon dioxide sorption unit extracts carbon dioxide from the ambient air, (iii) the hydrogen and the carbon dioxide are fed to a methanol synthesis unit for the production of methanol, and are synthesised therein to methanol, (iv) a photovoltaic unit absorbs solar energy and converts it into electrical energy. The electrolysis unit, the carbon dioxide sorption unit and the methanol synthesis unit are powered by the electrical energy generated in the photovoltaic unit. The methanol produced is transported by means of a distributor system to at least one tank of the truck or omnibus, and is supplied from the tank as required to the internal combustion engine, and therein is combusted to generate mechanical energy.

A device applies flowable antifreeze to a contact wire of an overhead line, from which an electrically driven vehicle draws off electrical energy via a current collector. The device includes: a holder extending from the vehicle in a direction of the contact wire; a transfer roller, oriented horizontally and transversely with respect to a vehicle longitudinal axis, axially-rotatably coupled to the holder, and capable of contact with the contact wire; and an open container for the antifreeze below the transfer roller and partially enclosing a circumferential surface of the transfer roller so that the transfer roller wettable with the antifreeze supplied via the container via a rotational movement. The device controls the rotational movement configured to limit a circumferential speed of the transfer roller so that the transfer roller rotates more slowly than in a case of sliding-free rolling along the contact wire.

A control system (110) and method for controlling torque and gear shifting during changing moving direction of an electrical vehicle (100) are provided. The control system (110) determines that a change of direction is requested and gear shifting is needed when the vehicle (100) changes direction. The control system (110) sends a control signal to a motor controller (130) for decelerating the vehicle (100) and controlling a braking torque of each electric motor individually to a level such that a total braking torque is at a first predetermined level (Tt1). When the speed of the vehicle (100) has been reduced to a predetermined speed, the control system (110) sends control signals to the motor controller (130) for controlling one motor (121, 122) at a time to ramp down braking torque to shift gear, and the other electric motor ramp up braking torque such that the total braking torque is maintained constant during gear shifting.

A system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a low voltage input connectable to a low voltage system onboard the vehicle, wherein said low voltage is 24 V or 12 V; a capacitor of a batteryless 48 V system, the batteryless 48 V system comprising a 48 V electric machine arranged to generate power to an electrical exhaust heater onboard the vehicle; and an electrical circuit arranged between the low voltage input and the capacitor to pre-charge the batteryless 48 V system from the low voltage system.

The invention relates to a pressurized gas tank (3) for a vehicle, comprising: - a liner (7) made of plastic material, - a composite reinforcement structure (9) wrapped around the liner (7), characterized in that the tank (3) comprises: - an electric heating device (11) configured to maintain the liner (7) at a temperature above a predetermined threshold, the electric heating device (11) comprising a temperature-self-regulating heating strip (21), the heating strip (21) being disposed between the liner (7) and an external surface (23) of the composite reinforcement structure (9). The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising such a tank, a method for manufacturing such a tank, and a method for thermally regulating such a tank. Figure for the abstract: Figure 2

A power system for a transport climate control system (TCS) includes a distributed battery system that has multiple battery modules separately attached to a chassis. Separately, battery modules are each configured to activate upon activation of a load, exchange self-identifying information with the other battery modules to identify a lead battery module, and exchange internal and performance-related data with the other battery modules. The lead battery module is configured to identify as the lead battery module to the load, transmit internal and performance-related data of the multiple battery modules to the load, and coordinate collective power distribution from one or more battery modules.

The invention enables efficient wireless power transfer, and charging of devices and batteries, in a manner that allows freedom of placement of devices or batteries in one or multiple dimensions. Provided is a base unit for wireless power transfer or charging through a time varying magnetic field. The unit typically includes a magnetic material or layer that guides magnetic flux generated by a charger coil as to create a preferential path for returning magnetic flux from a receiver coil in one or multiple dimensions. The receiver may include a magnetic core having a magnetic permeability exceeding 1 with copper Litz wire around a ferrite core. With power receivers proximate to the base unit, the base unit coil may inductively generate a current in receiver coils or receivers associated with the power receivers. Uni-directionally or bi-directionally wireless communication protocols include NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, and etc. control and optimize power transfer therebetween.

A power supply device for a vehicle, in particular for a utility vehicle such as an electric bus or an electric heavy goods vehicle, includes at least one contact head that can be brought in contact with a docking apparatus to establish an electrical connection, and includes at least a first pivot arm that is connected to the at least one contact head and can be rotatably connected to a vehicle, and includes a return apparatus, where the return apparatus is formed, as a driver with respect to the at least one first pivot arm, to be placable on the at least first pivot arm and removable from the at least first pivot arm such that a safe return of the first pivot arm is ensured.