Hybrid Vehicle

• US 20090065276A1
• Filed: 01/27/2007
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Temic Automotive Electric Motors Gmbh (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Temic Automotive Electric Motors Gmbh (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Birke, Peter, Keller, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/282,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20090065276A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.275
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/005 the electric storage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/28 characterised by the electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/24 for controlling the temperature of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/27 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/244 Charge state
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/246 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/20 Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A hybrid motor vehicle (1) with an electric energy storage unit (2) is designed to enable the improvement of the power output and to increase the service life of the energy storage unit (2). For this purpose, thermal insulation (4) is provided according to the invention.

Claims

1-7. -7. (canceled)

8. A hybrid motor vehicle comprising:

an energy storing unit (2);

thermal insulation (4) for insulating the energy storing unit; and

one or more cooling elements (8) for cooling the energy storage unit (2), wherein the one or more cooling elements (8) act independent of operation of the hybrid motor vehicle (1).

9. The hybrid motor vehicle of claim 8, wherein the energy storing unit (2) is a NiMH- or Li-ion accumulator battery.

10. The hybrid motor vehicle of claim 8, further comprising a holding compartment (6) for the energy storage unit (2).

11. The hybrid motor vehicle of claim 10, wherein the holding compartment is a cooling compartment.

12. The hybrid motor vehicle of claim 10, wherein the holding compartment has a number of heating elements (8).

13. The hybrid motor vehicle of claim 10, further comprising a control unit (14) for controlling a temperature of the holding compartment (6).

14. The hybrid vehicle of claim 13, further comprising an evaluation unit (12) for determining an ambient temperature.