Modular instrumentation system for electric vehicle data acquisition, analysis and display, and component control

• US 20140081493A1
• Filed: 11/19/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electric Motor Werks, Inc. (ENEL SPA)
• Original Assignee: Electric Motor Werks, Inc. (ENEL SPA)
• Inventors: Miftakhov, Valery, Shemyakin, Mikhail, Grishashvilli, Henry, Bakhishev, Tim
• Application Number:
  US13/681,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20140081493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/00 Methods, circuits, or devices for controlling the traction-motor speed of electrically-propelled vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/12 by confirmation, e.g. of the input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• 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

Described is a Modular Instrumentation System for Electric Vehicle Data Acquisition, Analysis and Display, and Component Control. The system acquires data from and controls (where applicable) the multitude of devices that reside onboard and offboard of the electrical vehicle. For vehicles that have been converted from internal combustion (gasoline or diesel) engines to electric drive, this includes both the components installed as part of the conversion (such as electric motor, motor controller, battery pack and/or the battery management system, and charger), and the original components (such as speed sensor, distance traveled, braking and traction control systems—e.g. ABS and ETC, climate control, entertainment systems).

Claims

1. A modular instrumentation system for electric vehicle data acquisition, the system comprising a data acquisition and control module communicatively coupled with plurality of electric vehicle components and a user interface device, wherein the data acquisition and control module is configured to acquire data from the plurality of electric vehicle components and control the plurality of electric vehicle components;

and wherein the user interface device is configured to display the acquired data to the user and provide the user with a command interface for controlling the plurality of electric vehicle components.

2. The modular instrumentation system for electric vehicle data acquisition of claim 1, further comprising a communication module for establishing a data communication with a web portal.