511results about "Light to electrical conversion" patented technology

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes an energy controller that tracks historical power draw from the plurality of energy storage units over time in power tracking data, and that identifies a power draw based on the power tracking data. The energy controller switches between a first configuration and a second configuration based on the identified power draw. The first configuration is configured for drawing power from the electrochemical battery and disconnecting from the supercapacitor, while wherein the second configuration is configured for drawing power from the supercapacitor and disconnecting from the electrochemical battery.

A solar charging system for electric vehicles that includes high-efficiency solar panels mounted on the outer surface of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises photovoltaic cells for converting a broad spectrum of sunlight into electrical energy, even in low-light conditions with up to 25% efficiency. The solar panels are linked to the vehicle's charging port via an electrical conduit, and a charging module regulates the energy for charging both the main traction and auxiliary batteries. The system can be designed for easy retrofitting, utilizing an adhesive rear surface for secure attachment. In some embodiments, the solar panels include a hydrophobic coating for water repellence and debris removal, and heating elements that actuate automatically under a temperature of zero degrees centigrade to melt ice and snow.

A truck includes a container with an upper portion with a plurality of photovoltaic panels mounted upon an exterior surface of the upper portion. The photovoltaic panels are mounted to permit movement from a closed position to one or more open positions. A battery is electrically coupled to the one or more photovoltaic panels to store electrical energy generated by the one or more photovoltaic panels.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a solar cell that generates energy in response to receiving light. The system includes an energy controller, which includes a processor and memory, that predicts an optimal time period for charging an energy storage unit based on information tracking discharging of the energy storage unit over time. The system includes trickle charging circuitry that provides the energy to the energy storage unit during the optimal time period, and the energy storage unit that stores the energy and discharges the energy to power at least one component, such as a vehicle propulsion mechanism.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources, and an adder module including a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to selectively connect the supercapacitor or the electrochemical battery to an electric drivetrain to propel the vehicle. The processor may be configured to measure the selectable power sources and determine a set of the selectable power sources to connect to the system.

An electric all-terrain vehicle includes a vehicle frame; a seat used for a user to sit on and mounted to the vehicle frame; a traveling wheel set supporting the vehicle frame and including front wheels and rear wheels; a driving system for driving the traveling wheel set; and a power supply assembly including an energy storage device and used for supplying electric power to at least the driving system. The energy storage device is detachably mounted to the vehicle frame, and the energy storage device is further configured to be detachable from the vehicle frame to supply power to a power tool.

The solar charging battery car comprises a car body, a car frame, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a seat, a driving motor, an energy storage system, a control system and a stand column, a first photovoltaic panel and a second photovoltaic panel are symmetrically and fixedly installed on the left side and the right side of the stand column at the front end of the car body, and the included angle between the installation face of the first photovoltaic panel and the installation face of the second photovoltaic panel and the advancing direction of the car body is 30-60 degrees; a self-cleaning nano coating covers the surface, and the light transmittance is greater than or equal to 90%; a storage box is arranged at the front end of the vehicle body, the top of the storage box is movably connected with a third photovoltaic panel through a hinge, and an adjustable angle of 0-180 degrees is formed between the third photovoltaic panel and the plane of the top of the storage box when the third photovoltaic panel is unfolded. Therefore, the solar charging battery car adopts multi-photovoltaic-panel three-dimensional layout and dynamic adjustment, the unfolded power generation area is larger than or equal to 1.5 m < 2 >, a self-cleaning coating is arranged, the power generation efficiency is high, the super capacitor and the main battery are managed in a grading mode, the endurance is prolonged by combining downhill energy recovery, the photovoltaic panels are folded during driving, the width of the whole car is smaller than or equal to 45 cm, the whole car meets the standard, and the solar charging battery car has the characteristics of IP67 water resistance and the like and is suitable for outdoors.

The invention belongs to the technical field of road deicing, and particularly relates to an environment-friendly snow and ice removing vehicle which comprises a vehicle body, an ice and snow removing device, a heating system and a water treatment system, the vehicle body is provided with an equipment bin, an ice and snow melting bin and an anti-freezing water bin, and a PV / T device used for providing electric energy for a motor and a vehicle-mounted hydrogen production device of the vehicle body is laid on the vehicle body; the ice and snow removing device is used for conveying ice and snow into the ice and snow melting bin; the heating system is used for heating ice and snow in the ice and snow melting bin; the water treatment system comprises a cyclone desanding device, an electrochemical disinfection device and a reverse osmosis device which are sequentially communicated, the cyclone desanding device is communicated with the ice and snow melting bin and used for removing large-particle impurities in water, the electrochemical disinfection device is used for removing microorganisms in the water, a water outlet of the reverse osmosis device is communicated with the anti-freezing water bin, and a water outlet of the reverse osmosis device is communicated with the ice and snow melting bin. And the water desalted and purified by the reverse osmosis device is discharged into the anti-freezing water sump. The system has the beneficial effects that the energy utilization efficiency is improved, and cyclic utilization of water resources is achieved.

The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic application, in particular to a vehicle-mounted photovoltaic system capable of being applied in multiple scenes, which comprises a photovoltaic energy acquisition module, an energy distribution control module, a driving and parking power supply module, an environment adaptation adjustment module and a storage battery energy supplement module. According to the invention, through the real-time analysis of the photovoltaic power generation power, the environment illumination intensity and the battery temperature, the scheme optimizes the electric energy flow direction and the energy storage charging and discharging regulation and control, improves the energy storage efficiency and the power supply accuracy, dynamically adjusts the photovoltaic energy supply path, adjusts the power supply strategy in the vehicle operation state, and adaptively regulates and controls the geographical environment. The power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic module in different environments is improved, the storage battery management enhances the electric energy use stability through intelligent evaluation, the energy loss is reduced, and the overall energy utilization efficiency and adaptability of the system are improved.

A method is disclosed. The method includes moving a vehicle having a plurality of wheels along a track, receiving a marker data or a marker signal from a marker at a location of the track using a reader of the vehicle, controlling a first rotational speed of a first wheel of the plurality of wheels at the location of the track based on the marker data or the marker signal, and controlling a second rotational speed of a second wheel of the plurality of wheels at the location of the track, independently of the first rotational speed, based on the marker data or the marker signal. The first rotational speed is different from the second rotational speed.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a plurality of energy storage units that include a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery. The system includes plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources, and an adder module including a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to selectively connect the supercapacitor or the electrochemical battery to an electric drivetrain to propel the vehicle. The processor may be configured to measure the selectable power sources and determine a set of the selectable power sources to connect to the system.

The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to determine a state of charge of a battery, determine a closed circuit voltage of the battery, determine a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage, and control a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emergency-brake valve based on the message when the message is an emergency-brake command. The trailer control box may control a service-brake valve based on the message when the message is a service-brake command. The trailer control box may control at least one switch to operate trailer lights based on the message when the message is a light command. In certain embodiments, autonomous-capable socket is mounted to a trailer and includes: a chamfered outer casing, a plurality of electrical connectors, a service-brake air aperture, and an emergency-brake air aperture. The autonomous-capable socket required a single autonomous connection by an autonomous tractor.

According to one embodiment, a solar cell system includes a first solar cell, a first electric circuit and controller. The first solar cell is provided on a hood of a vehicle. The first electric circuit is connected to the first solar cell. The controller is configured to electrically connect the first solar cell with the first electric circuit in a case where a traveling speed of the vehicle is less than a first threshold, and electrically disconnect the first solar cell from the first electric circuit in a case where the traveling speed of the vehicle is equal to or greater than the first threshold.

The invention discloses a large-duration double-source combined supply emergency security vehicle and a control method thereof.The emergency security vehicle comprises a photovoltaic system, a lithium battery system, a hydrogen production system and a hydrogen storage system, the photovoltaic system is connected with the lithium battery system and the hydrogen production system, and the hydrogen production system is connected with the hydrogen storage system; the lithium battery system comprises a fuel cell and a power lithium battery, and the fuel cell is electrically connected with the power lithium battery; the hydrogen production system comprises a PEM electrolytic bath; the hydrogen storage system comprises a modularized hydrogen cylinder group, the power lithium battery is connected with the PEM electrolytic bath through a DC / DC converter, and the PEM electrolytic bath is connected with the modularized hydrogen cylinder group through a high-pressure hydrogen pipeline; the external hydrogen charging interface is communicated with the modularized hydrogen cylinder group, and the modularized hydrogen cylinder group is communicated with a hydrogen inlet of the fuel cell; the method has the advantages that the power and the cruising ability are improved.

Provided is a three-type self-power generation system for charging an electric vehicle battery. The three-type self-power generation system includes: a fixed panel formed on an outer ceiling surface of an electric vehicle while supported by a support column; one or more first power generators which are formed in a space between the outer ceiling surface of the electric vehicle and the fixed panel and generate electricity using wind power to charge a battery of the electric vehicle; one or more second power generators which are formed on a lower surface of the vehicle and generate electricity using a rotational force to charge the battery of the electric vehicle while the vehicle travels; and one or more third power generators which are formed on a flat surface of the fixed panel and generate electricity using sunlight to charge the battery of the electric vehicle.

A method for operating at least one autonomous robot (2), in particular an autonomous vegetation working robot, preferably an autonomous lawn robot, within an operating area, the robot comprising (i) at least one electrically driven tool, (ii) at least one electric motion drive for moving the robot, and (iii) at least one photoelectric device for converting energy from illuminating light, in particular sunlight, into electric energy for the tool and the motion drive, and (iv) at least one energy storage for storing electric energy charged by the photoelectric device and for sup-plying the tool and the motion drive with electric energy, the method comprising the steps of a) the robot (2) working in an autonomous working mode within at least one working area (15) within the operating area, b) determining an electric energy stored in the energy storage of the robot or a directly associated electric quantity such as electric capacity or electric charge of the energy storage, c) if the determined stored energy or the directly associated electric quantity of the energy storage is below a minimum operating threshold, the robot moves or is moved to a charging position (CP, WP) for recharging the energy storage using the photoelectric device, d) wherein the charging position (CP, WP) is chosen from one or more charging positions, where, at least for a minimum recharging time period, the illumination intensity of the illuminating light will be higher than a high illumination threshold and / or where the illuminating light will essentially not be shaded by objects in or around the operating area, in particular vegetation objects such as hedges, bushes or trees or built objects such as buildings, e) wherein the or each charging position (CP) is defined by a corresponding position marker (5) placed at the charging position, f) wherein the robot, when moving or being moved to the charging position, searches for the position marker (5) by means of a sensing device (25) and stops at the charging position within a certain distance from the position marker (5).

There is disclosed an exchangeable marine energy storage system including a mobile battery configured to be used as a power source of the operating ship after replaced with a mounted battery mounted on an operating ship; a mobile charging ship configured to move in a state of loading the mobile battery; and a charging station configured to float on the sea together with the mobile charging ship and charge the mobile battery loaded on the mobile charging ship by using generated electricity.

A vehicle roof photovoltaic power system, comprising: a vehicle roof photovoltaic assembly (101); a photovoltaic power control module (102), which is connected to the vehicle roof photovoltaic assembly (101); a vehicle control unit (103); a vehicle-mounted charging apparatus (104), which is connected to the photovoltaic power control module (102); a vehicle-mounted storage battery (105), which is connected to the photovoltaic power control module (102); and a vehicle traction battery (106). The vehicle control unit (103) is configured to send a first system control instruction to the photovoltaic power control module (102) when the vehicle roof photovoltaic assembly (101) meets power generation conditions and a vehicle is in a traveling state, and to send a second system control instruction to the photovoltaic power control module (102) when the vehicle roof photovoltaic assembly (101) meets the power generation conditions and the vehicle is in a parking state. The photovoltaic power control module (102) is configured to supply power to the vehicle-mounted storage battery (105) on the basis of the first system control instruction, and to charge the vehicle traction battery (106) by means of the vehicle-mounted charging apparatus (104) on the basis of the second system control instruction and disconnect the power supply to the vehicle-mounted storage battery (105).

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emergency-brake valve based on the message when the message is an emergency-brake command. The trailer control box may control a service-brake valve based on the message when the message is a service-brake command. The trailer control box may control at least one switch to operate trailer lights based on the message when the message is a light command. In certain embodiments, autonomous-capable socket is mounted to a trailer and includes: a chamfered outer casing, a plurality of electrical connectors, a service-brake air aperture, and an emergency-brake air aperture. The autonomous-capable socket required a single autonomous connection by an autonomous tractor.

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural machinery, and particularly discloses a new energy agricultural crawler-type tractor for a paddy field. A cab is arranged in the middle of the tractor body, a power generation mechanism is installed in the middle of the top end of the cab, cleaning mechanisms are installed on the two sides of the outer surface of the tractor body, and heat dissipation mechanisms are installed on one sides of the outer walls of the two sides of the tractor body. Through cooperative work of the rotating table, the adjusting groove, the adjusting assembly, the photovoltaic assembly, the tooth groove and other parts, solar energy is converted into electric energy through the photovoltaic assembly, an auxiliary power source is provided for the new energy agricultural crawler-type tractor for the paddy field, the angle of the photovoltaic assembly can be adjusted through the adjusting assembly, and the power utilization rate of the new energy agricultural crawler-type tractor is improved. The horizontal direction of the photovoltaic module can be adjusted through the driver, so that the new energy tractor can fully absorb solar energy in the working process, the working time is prolonged, and the working efficiency is improved.

Provided is an electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy comprising a roof capable of generating electricity under illumination, a movable solar panel, a solar panel state control device, and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module. The solar panel state control device is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module, and controls stretched and contracted states of the movable solar panel, output voltages of the roof capable of generating electricity and the movable solar panel are connected in parallel, and then are connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module, an output voltage of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module is used for charging a power battery of the electric vehicle, and the solar panel is controlled to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum power in real time to charge the power battery.

A management system includes a management apparatus that manages a power storage device mounted on a vehicle. The management apparatus is configured to instruct the vehicle to charge the power storage device in accordance with a charging plan that indicates a charging schedule in a plan period. The management apparatus is configured to obtain a power storage plan for the power storage device with respect to the plan period. The power storage plan includes at least one piece of plan data that indicates combination of time within the plan period and a planned value of an amount of power storage in the power storage device at that time. The management apparatus is configured to modify the charging plan in response to determination that the amount of power storage in the power storage device deviates from the power storage plan beyond an allowable range.

To provide a power storage device installed in a vehicle in which excessive deviation of a power storage amount in the power storage device from a plan is suppressed while charging and / or discharging not scheduled in the plan is allowed.SOLUTION: A management system includes a management device for managing a power storage device installed in a vehicle. The management device is configured to provide an instruction to the vehicle to charge the power storage device in accordance with a charging plan indicating a charging schedule in a plan period. The management device is configured to obtain a power storing plan of the power storage device for the plan period. The power storing plan includes at least one plan data set indicating a combination of a time within the plan period and a planned value of the power storage amount of the power storage device at the time. The management device is configured to change the charging plan when the power storage amount of the power storage device deviates from the power storage plan beyond an allowable range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes a solar cell that generates energy in response to receiving light. The system includes an energy controller, which includes a processor and memory, that predicts an optimal time period for charging an energy storage unit based on information tracking discharging of the energy storage unit over time. The system includes trickle charging circuitry that provides the energy to the energy storage unit during the optimal time period, and the energy storage unit that stores the energy and discharges the energy to power at least one component, such as a vehicle propulsion mechanism.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for energy management. A system, such as a vehicle, includes power packs and a photovoltaic array with interconnected photovoltaic cells that supplies electric charge to the power packs for charging the power packs. A charge management database stores data tracking respective charge cycles of the power packs based on the charging and discharging of the power packs. An energy control system controls flow of power in the system to control the charging and the discharging of the power packs, optimizes the flow of power in the system based on the respective charge cycles as tracked in the data stored in the charge management database, and updates the charge management database based on the optimization(s). An output interface outputs a status of the power packs based on the flow of power, for instance to indicate effect(s) of the optimization(s) on the power packs.

This invention pertains to a three-port isolated active bridge DC-DC power converter comprising a control unit, a first primary-side port, a second primary-side port, two primary-side switching elements, a blocking switch, a secondary-side port and two secondary-side switching elements. The control unit is configured to open and to close the blocking switch, for preventing and allowing power flow between a primary side and a secondary side of the power converter. The control unit is configured to control the two primary-side switching elements and the two secondary-side switching elements for converting power between the primary-side ports and the secondary-side port. This invention further pertains to a three-port isolated active bridge DC-DC power converter system, a multi-port isolated active bridge DC-DC power converter, a multi-port isolated active bridge DC-DC power converter system, a solar power assembly, and a vehicle.

The invention discloses a solar photovoltaic power generation roof box for a new energy automobile, which comprises a roof box main frame, a lower-layer roof box sub-frame, an upper-layer roof box sub-frame, a storage battery assembly, a wind speed sensor and a telescopic brake controller, the roof box main frame comprises a roof box main frame body, a main frame auxiliary supporting piece, a first main frame photovoltaic panel side extending frame, a second main frame photovoltaic panel side extending frame and a first driving assembly. And the lower-layer roof box sub-frame comprises a sub-frame sliding-out guide rail, a roof box sub-frame body, a second driving assembly, a sub-frame auxiliary supporting piece, a first sub-frame photovoltaic panel side extending frame, a second sub-frame photovoltaic panel side extending frame and a third driving assembly. The telescopic function of the roof box is optimized through an efficient mechanical structure, the stability and reliability of the system are enhanced, in addition, storage and use of electric power are optimized and managed through an intelligent control system, and it is ensured that the system can work efficiently and flexibly.

The invention is an electric vehicle charging system comprising : a roaming electric and / or fossil fuel charger vehicle (1) comprising at least one modular and replaceable battery group (2), multiple foldable and embedded integrated solar panel (5) systems and a controller and a control system having a battery management module (11), at least one DC-AC converter and converter control component, at least one rooftop solar power plant (13) and at least one hydrogen fuel cell, at least one terminal (12) comprising a GPS-based application with a database for storing data, enabling users to establish a connection with the charger vehicle (1), to control and monitor the charging processes, and to make payment for the service.