25515results about "Electric propulsion mounting" patented technology

To ensure the rigidity of a floor panel against a load in a vertical direction in an electric vehicle having a step in the floor panel.SOLUTION: A rear floor panel 10 of an electric vehicle has an inclined part 16 that extends while inclining upward as it heads for backward from a rear end of a plane part 12. A floor cross member 20 is disposed in a front part of the inclined part 16 on the side of an upper surface of the rear floor panel 10. An under-floor reinforcement 30 is disposed in the front part of the inclined part 16 on the side of a lower surface of the rear floor panel 10. A front end of the under-floor reinforcement 30 is disposed ahead of the front end of the inclined part 16, and a rear end of the under-floor reinforcement 30 is disposed on the inclined part 16. The under-floor reinforcement 30 and the floor cross member 20 are joined with the rear floor panel 10 therebetween.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

An energy storage floor assembly for a motor vehicle having an electric drive includes an electrical energy storage device accommodated in a storage housing and arranged on the bottom side of a vehicle floor. At least one longitudinal beam is arranged within the storage housing. The front end of the longitudinal beam, viewed in the vehicle direction, is connected at least indirectly to a crossbeam component which is arranged in the region of a front-end structure and to which a front axle carrier is also attached. A load transfer element is installed between a rearward region of the front axle carrier and the front end of the longitudinal beam, which load transfer element has a front support region on the front end thereof and a rear support region on the rear end thereof. In an event of an accident-induced backward movement of the axle carrier as a result of a collision, the axle carrier can be supported on the front support region of the load transfer element, the rear support region of which can be supported at least indirectly on the longitudinal beam.

To enable detection of temperature rise of electronic equipment disposed in a battery pack due to radiation heat in an exhaust passage.SOLUTION: A battery pack 50 disposed on the underfloor of a hybrid vehicle 1 includes: a battery stuck 55 where battery cells are laminated; a battery ECU51 and a monitoring unit 52. A temperature sensor 53 fitted to a flue gas passage 94 is disposed at a position between the battery ECU51 and the monitoring unit 52, and an exhaust pipe 21. The temperature sensor 53 is disposed between the battery ECU51 and the monitoring unit 52, and the exhaust pipe 21, and therefore favorably detects the temperature rise of the battery ECU 51 and the monitoring unit 52 due to radiation heat from the exhaust pipe 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A dual-motor mixed-hybrid powertrain system, by performing pulse modulation control, i.e., series-hybrid intelligent start-stop control or parallel-hybrid intelligent power switching control, on the instantaneous power time-varying functions of an engine and a battery pack, can convert the surface working condition of an analog electric control engine into a simpler line working condition of a digital pulse control (DPC) engine, either a pre-determined high-state line working condition in the high-efficiency combustion area or a pre-determined non-combustion low-state line working condition with zero fuel consumption and zero pollutant emissions multiplexed in time. The traditional fixed one-to-one bidirectional mapping between an engine working condition and a vehicle working condition is converted into a dynamically adjustable many-to-many bidirectional mapping to achieve the full coverage of any overall vehicle working condition, achieving decoupling between a DPC engine working condition and the overall vehicle working condition and decoupling between software and hardware of a hybrid powertrain.

A battery case structure for an electric vehicle, includes a side member in which a flange of the side member laterally provided in a battery case is deformed or broken from a partition to absorb an impact when a side collision occurs, minimizing the impact which is caused by the collision and is provided to penetrate into a battery. Furthermore, the partition of the side member is designed based on topology optimization to secure rigidity, protecting the battery against the impact.

Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where the drive module is operatively coupled to the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a payload coupled to the drive module, where the payload includes a sensor mounted to the payload, and a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the drive module and the payload, where the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.

An electrified fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a water pump, an energy storage system, an engine, an electric motor coupled to the engine and the energy storage system, and a power divider positioned between the electric motor, the water pump, and the rear axle. The power divider facilitates selectively driving the water pump and the rear axle with the engine and the electric motor.

A method for manufacturing an electric vehicle battery case includes: preparing a frame configured to define a through space inside and a flat plate made of resin; superposing and disposing the flat plate on the frame; and applying pressure to the flat plate from an opposite side from the frame to press the flat plate against the frame to cause the flat plate to swell in the through space, thereby deforming the flat plate into a tray having a bathtub shape including a bottom wall and a peripheral wall provided at a peripheral edge of the bottom wall and configured to define an opening portion, and joining by press-fitting the tray to the frame.

This application relates to the technical field of battery packs, and a battery pack lower box body, a battery pack, an apparatus, and an assembly method of battery pack lower box body are provided. The battery pack lower box body includes a box frame, a base plate, a stiffening beam, and a stiffener. The base plate is arranged at the bottom of the box frame; the stiffening beam is arranged inside a space enclosed by the box frame and on top of the base plate; and the stiffening beam is fixed to the box fame via the stiffener, and the stiffener is welded to the box frame to form a weld seam, where a length of the weld seam is kept greater than a sum of side lengths of a projection of the stiffening beam onto the box frame.

A vehicle includes a chassis including a frame rail extending longitudinally, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis and configured to support an operator, an electric motor configured to drive the tractive element to propel the vehicle, a battery configured to supply electrical energy to the electric motor, a heat exchanger, a cable electrically coupling the electric motor and the battery, and a conduit fluidly coupling the battery and the heat exchanger. The cable and the conduit extend laterally from the battery to the frame rail, and the cable and the conduit extend longitudinally along the frame rail.

The invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle battery installation and management method and system for an intelligent charging cabinet, and relates to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles, comprising the steps that the intelligent charging cabinet selects a matched standby battery according to battery specification information, and battery replacement is completed through a visual positioning system and a mechanical arm; collecting performance parameters of the standby battery, generating a charging strategy and performing real-time adjustment; evaluating the performance of the standby battery based on a deep learning algorithm to generate a health evaluation report; and when the evaluation result is lower than a safety threshold, triggering recovery processing, and uploading the historical performance parameters to the cloud management platform to update the battery state evaluation model.

An electric vehicle battery pack with a reinforced cover to better support vehicle cabin loads such as seat submerge loads, seat pitch loads, and the like. The cover has a number of reinforcing members affixed thereto and positioned over cross members of the battery pack frame. Loads imposed by the cabin are thus transferred to the reinforcing members and then to the rigid cross members. In this manner, battery packs of embodiments of the disclosure better support cabin loads applied thereto, improving their strength and better protecting more delicate components within the battery pack.

Examples relate to vehicle battery systems comprising a base unit connectable to a vehicle's electrical system, a removable modular replaceable battery, and a secondary battery within the base unit. The base unit is configured to interchangeably use modular replaceable batteries of different chemistries. Control circuits optimize charging and discharging parameters based on battery chemistries. The secondary battery provides power when the modular battery is removed. The system includes thermal management, compatibility with lead-acid charging systems, and mobile base unit functionality. The modular battery can power external devices and can foreseeably store energy up to and beyond 1 kWh. The system operates at various voltages suitable for different vehicle types.

An energy storage apparatus can comprise a battery enclosed within a housing and an ultracapacitor directly electrically coupled with the battery via one or more high voltage lines. The ultracapacitor can form a single integrated unit with the battery within the housing. The ultracapacitor can have a voltage capacity at least as large as the battery. The ultracapacitor can provide energy to the battery via the one or more high voltage lines to charge the battery. The ultracapacitor can have a greater power density and a smaller energy density than the battery. The ultracapacitor can removably electrically couple with a 110V or 220V outlet to receive energy originating from a utility grid. The battery can receive energy from the ultracapacitor when a voltage of the battery is below a threshold and can resist receiving energy from the ultracapacitor when the voltage of the battery is above a threshold.

A floor structure for a body of a vehicle includes two side sills spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction of the vehicle. A main floor element is disposed between the two side sills. An energy store is disposed under the main floor element. A crossmember element is disposed on an upper side of the main floor element and extends in the transverse direction of the vehicle between the two side sills. A hollow cross section of the crossmember element is delimited upwardly in the vertical direction of the vehicle by an upper flange of the crossmember element and is supplemented by the main floor element to form a closed hollow cross section. A reinforcement element is attached to the main floor element via a first attachment region and is attached to the upper flange via a second attachment region and a third attachment region.

A thermal management system, comprising: a primary coolant circulation system for cooling a first coolant by circulating the first coolant which is heat-exchanged with cooling water through a first water-cooled condenser; a secondary coolant circulation system for cooling a battery chiller by using a second coolant which is heat-exchanged with the first coolant of the primary coolant circulation system; and a second cooling line for cooling a battery by circulating cooling water which is heat-exchanged through the battery chiller, wherein the number of revolutions of the first condenser of the primary coolant circulation system is less than the number of revolutions of the second condenser of the secondary coolant circulation system, or the first coolant and the second coolant are heat-exchanged via the cooling water, such that the battery can be cooled efficiently during rapid charging.

One variation of a system includes a modular kit. The modular kit includes: a driven axle configured to install on a bogie chassis supporting a trailer chassis of a trailer; a motor coupled to the driven axle; a battery assembly; a set of electrical cables; and a cable carrier. The battery assembly includes a set of retention features configured to transiently engage a set of engagement features on the trailer chassis to couple the battery assembly to the trailer chassis and is configured to: supply electrical energy to the motor to drive the driven axle; and receive electrical energy from the motor to regeneratively brake the driven axle. The set of electrical cables are configured to electrically couple the motor and the battery assembly. The cable carrier is configured to: locate between the bogie chassis and the battery assembly; and support the set of electrical cables over a range of longitudinal positions.

A power machine can include a frame, a lift arm, and one or more electrical devices for control of one or more work elements. An electrical tilt actuator can be secured to the lift arm to change an attitude of an implement carrier, an electrical lift actuator can be secured to the frame to raise and lower a lift arm, an electrical drive motor can be mounted to a track frame to move a track, or a battery assembly and electrical control module can be secured to the frame, including rearward of an operator station.

A vehicle-body front structure includes a partition wall portion which demarcates a space inside a vehicle cabin and a pair of left and right suspension tower portions which are formed to bulge inward in the vehicle width direction and support upper portions of front suspension apparatuses. A lower-side portion of the partition wall portion is formed to be positioned further to vehicle rear toward a lower position. A traveling motor is installed below the lower-side portion of the partition wall portion. An upper-side portion of the partition wall portion extends from an intermediate portion of the left suspension tower portion in a vehicle front-rear direction to an intermediate portion of the right suspension tower portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.

A modular rolling chassis assembly for an electric vehicle includes a central housing extending from a front end to a rear end to define a central cavity. An electric energy storage system (ESS) is disposed or housed in the central cavity. A front suspension module is connected to the front end of the central housing and a rear suspension module is connected to rear end of the central housing to complete a modular build for the rolling chassis assembly which improves on the large, heavy and cost intensive integral chassis associated with the prior skateboard architectures.

The present invention provides an electric vehicle platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electric vehicle platform includes two side frames extending from front wheels to rear wheels of a vehicle, a plurality of support frames connecting the side frames, a driving motor disposed between two front wheels or between two rear wheels, a battery configured to supply power to the driving motor, a controller configured to control the driving motor and the battery, and a cover assembly connected to the side frames and the support frames so as to cover the driving motor, the battery, and the controller. Here, the cover assembly is divided into a first area defined above the front wheels, a second area defined between the front wheels and the rear wheels, a third area covering the battery and the controller, and a fourth area defined above the rear wheels.

Impact-protection systems, devices, and components, as well as methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same, e.g., in connection with different vehicles including electric vehicles. The impact-protection systems described herein can be configured to be attached on the lateral sides of a vehicle and / or under or at least partially under a chassis frame of a vehicle to cover, enclose, and / or protect vehicle structures mounted in these areas. The impact-protection systems can include multiple configurations, e.g., being formed using brackets, panels, compartmented structures, fairings, and / or layers of different materials. The components of the impact-protection systems can be produced, assembled, and installed using efficient and cost-effective manufacturing and assembly methods. The impact-protection configurations described herein help reduce the concentration of impact-forces.

A thermal management system adaptive to super fast charging and a vehicle. The thermal management system comprises a refrigerant circulation, a motor coolant circulation and a battery coolant circulation. The refrigerant circulation comprises a compressor (1), an outside heat exchanger (4), a motor heat exchanger (10), and a battery heat exchanger (12). When a power battery is fast charged, a gaseous refrigerant flows out from an outlet of the compressor (1), passes through the outside heat exchanger (4) for heat dissipation, and then passes through the motor heat exchanger (10) for heat dissipation, to dissipate heat to the motor coolant circulation; and when passing through the battery heat exchanger (12), the refrigerant absorbs the heat of the battery coolant circulation, so as to cool the power battery. Therefore, by optimizing existing thermal management system architectures, the refrigerant circulation is associated with the coolant circulation, and radiators in the circulations are fully utilized, so that the heat dissipation efficiency is effectively improved when the power battery is fast charged.

One example provides a chassis for an electric snowmobile including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing defining an enclosure for housing a number of battery modules for powering an electric motor of the electric snowmobile, the battery pack housing having a length extending in a longitudinal direction of the snowmobile, the battery pack housing including a bottom surface. A pair of opposing side panels extends downwardly from and along at least a portion of the length of the battery pack housing, the opposing panels and at least portions of the bottom surface of the battery pack housing together forming a rear structure extending in the longitudinal direction of the electric snowmobile.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of new energy vehicles. Disclosed is a lifting apparatus for new energy vehicle battery replacement, said apparatus comprising a base, and first motors located in the base, output shafts of the first motors being fixedly connected with threaded columns rotationally connected with the base. A supporting assembly is arranged, and during a process in which a lifting table lifts a vehicle to a high position, the lifting table drives ends of inclined plates to move upwards, and the other ends of the inclined plates slide on the ground under the action of gravity. After the lifting table lifts to a certain height, the ends of the inclined plates in contact with the ground leave the ground and hang vertically in the air, and ends of abutting plates abut against bottom portions of the lifting table, so that the bottom ends of the inclined plates are higher than limiting bases. Then the lifting table slightly descends so that ends of the inclined plates are inserted into limiting grooves of the limiting bases, preventing the inclined plates from leaving the limiting bases, thus completing the lifting of the lifting table. The inclined plates have a supporting action while the lifting table is at the high position, so that the lifting table is more stable.

A drive device for an electric vehicle is provided for reducing the input speed of a motor and transmitting the reduced input speed to an output shaft. The device comprises a first planetary gear set comprising three first planetary gear elements, a first element connected to the motor and a second element connected to a first output shaft, a second planetary gear set comprising three second planetary gear elements, a first element connected to a third element of the three first planetary gear elements, a second element connected to a second output shaft, and a third element fixed, and a third planetary gear set comprising three third planetary gear elements, a first and a second element each connected to two elements of the three first planetary gear elements, and a third element connected to a torque vectoring motor.

Embodiments herein relate to a battery support structure for an electric vehicle, assemblies with the same, and methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same, among other things. In embodiments, a support structure for use on an electric vehicle includes a pair of frame rails and a battery case with a bottom coupled to the frame rails. The battery case is coupled to the frame rails at a location below the frame rails, e.g., with resilient bushings held between the battery case and the frame rails by brackets extending below the frame rails, and away from the battery case.

A pest control system is disclosed comprising an optical, computational, and monitoring subsystem, optionally mounted on a mobile platform. The optical system may include a neutralizing laser or multi-wavelength light source, discovery and detail cameras (optionally stereo), a beam-steering mechanism, tunable focus, and optional thermal or depth sensors. The processor, such as a GPU or FPGA, identifies insect or biological targets, adjusts laser focus by depth, and controls beam activation. A monitoring system verifies safety by detecting humans or other non-target entities using environmental and thermal cameras; if detected, laser firing is inhibited. The mobile platform may use wheels, propellers, tracks, or cables, with GPS and data links for remote control. A visible light pre-flash may induce a blink reflex before firing. In some embodiments, a scouting drone transmits target coordinates to the neutralization unit, enabling coordinated, efficient, and safe laser-based pest control.

An integrated motor controller includes a charging connector, a battery connector, a first charging circuit, and a second charging circuit. The first charging circuit is connected with the charging connector and the battery connector, and includes a first control switch. The first control switch is configured to control on / off of the first charging circuit. The second charging circuit is connected with the charging connector and the battery connector, and includes a boost module and a second control switch. The second control switch is configured to control on / off of the second charging circuit.