System and Method for Powering Accessories in a Hybrid Vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle power system for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle including an engine compartment and a drive shaft, comprising:
- a main power unit configured to supply a DC power to the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle and located in the engine compartment;
an electric propulsion motor to propel the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle using the drive shaft;
a DC bus electrically coupled with the main power unit, the DC bus configured to receive the DC power from the main power unit;
a vehicle accessory traditionally powered directly from an internal combustion engine of a conventional heavy-duty vehicle and requiring more than 1 kilowatt of power, the vehicle accessory including at least one of a compressor and a pump;
an electric accessory motor, which is separate from the electric propulsion motor, electrically coupled with the DC bus and mechanically coupled with the vehicle accessory, the electric accessory motor configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory, and the electric accessory motor and vehicle accessory carried by the heavy-duty vehicle either inside or outside of the engine compartment; and
at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel coupled with the DC bus, the at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel configured to store power when the main power unit is on and supply power in place of the main power unit when the main power unit is off or in addition to the main power unit when the main power unit is on.
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Abstract
A heavy-duty hybrid vehicle power system includes a main power unit located in an engine compartment; an electric propulsion motor; a DC bus that receives DC power from the main power unit; a vehicle accessory traditionally powered directly from an internal combustion engine of a conventional heavy-duty vehicle and requiring more than 1 kilowatt of power; an electric accessory motor, which is electrically coupled with the DC bus and mechanically coupled with the vehicle accessory, configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory, and the electric accessory motor and vehicle accessory carried by the heavy-duty vehicle either inside or outside of the engine compartment; and at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel coupled with the DC bus and configured to store power when the main power unit is on and supply power in place of the main power unit when the main power unit is off.
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10 Claims
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1. A vehicle power system for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle including an engine compartment and a drive shaft, comprising:
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a main power unit configured to supply a DC power to the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle and located in the engine compartment;
an electric propulsion motor to propel the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle using the drive shaft;
a DC bus electrically coupled with the main power unit, the DC bus configured to receive the DC power from the main power unit;
a vehicle accessory traditionally powered directly from an internal combustion engine of a conventional heavy-duty vehicle and requiring more than 1 kilowatt of power, the vehicle accessory including at least one of a compressor and a pump;
an electric accessory motor, which is separate from the electric propulsion motor, electrically coupled with the DC bus and mechanically coupled with the vehicle accessory, the electric accessory motor configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory, and the electric accessory motor and vehicle accessory carried by the heavy-duty vehicle either inside or outside of the engine compartment; and
at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel coupled with the DC bus, the at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel configured to store power when the main power unit is on and supply power in place of the main power unit when the main power unit is off or in addition to the main power unit when the main power unit is on. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle power system for a heavy-duty hybrid vehicle including an engine compartment and a drive shaft, comprising:
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a main power unit configured to supply a DC power of more than 42 volts to the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle and located in the engine compartment;
an electric propulsion motor to propel the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle using the drive shaft;
a DC bus electrically coupled with the main power unit, the DC bus configured to receive the DC power from the main power unit;
a vehicle accessory traditionally powered directly from an internal combustion engine of a conventional heavy-duty vehicle and requiring more than 1 kilowatt of power, the vehicle accessory including at least one of a compressor and a pump;
an electric accessory motor, which is separate from the electric propulsion motor, electrically coupled with the DC bus and mechanically coupled with the vehicle accessory, the electric accessory motor configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory, and the electric accessory motor and vehicle accessory carried by the vehicle either inside or outside of the engine compartment;
a vibration dampening structure that the electric accessory motor and vehicle accessory are mounted to, the vibration dampening structure configured to be mounted to the heavy-duty hybrid vehicle; and
at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel coupled with the DC bus, the at least one of an ultracapacitor pack and a fly wheel configured to store power when the main power unit is on and supply power in place of the main power unit when the main power unit is off or in addition to the main power unit when the main power unit is on. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle power system for a heavy-duty hybrid-hydraulic vehicle including an engine compartment and a drive shaft, comprising:
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a primary pump configured to pump high-pressure oil;
a main power unit configured to power the primary pump and located in the engine compartment;
a hydraulic propulsion motor driven by the primary pump to propel the heavy-duty hybrid-hydraulic vehicle using the drive shaft;
a vehicle accessory traditionally powered directly from an internal combustion engine of a conventional heavy-duty vehicle and requiring more than 1 kilowatt of power;
a hydraulic accessory motor, which is separate from the hydraulic propulsion motor, mechanically coupled with the vehicle accessory, the hydraulic accessory motor configured to supply power to the vehicle accessory, and the hydraulic accessory motor and vehicle accessory carried by the heavy-duty hybrid-hydraulic either inside or outside of the engine compartment; and
an accumulator configured to receive and store high-pressure oil when the main power unit is on and supply high-pressure oil to the hydraulic accessory motor to drive the hydraulic accessory motor when the main power unit is off. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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