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PARALLEL POWER SUPPLIES FOR HEV APPLICATIONS

  • US 20100108417A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2009
  • Published: 05/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A suspension module comprising:

  • at least one suspension component;

    a pair of wheel hubs that are coupled to the at least one suspension component, each wheel hub being adapted to be mounted to a vehicle wheel; and

    an auxiliary drive system having a pair of drive units, an auxiliary battery, an auxiliary battery charger and a controller, each of the drive units having an electric motor that is selectively operable for providing drive torque that is transmitted to an associated one of the wheel hubs, the controller being configured to operate in a first mode wherein an output of the auxiliary battery charger is employed to charge the auxiliary battery;

    the controller also being configured to operate in a second mode wherein the output of the auxiliary battery charger and an output of the auxiliary battery are employed to power the electric motors of the drive units.

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