METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING AUXILIARY ELECTRICAL POWER TO AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An auxiliary power system for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle, the towable trailer including;
one or more auxiliary batteries;
a coupling unit configured to mechanically couple the towable trailer to a coupling unit of an at least partially electrically driven vehicle;
at least a portion of a bi-directional electrical pathway configured to operably couple the one or more auxiliary batteries to one or more storage batteries of a drivetrain of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; and
a control system configured to control transfer of electrical energy between the one or more auxiliary batteries and the one or more storage batteries of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle along the bidirectional electrical pathway.
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Abstract
The present invention may include a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle, the towable trailer including an auxiliary battery housing unit, a wheel being rotatably connected to the towable trailer, an auxiliary battery disposed within the auxiliary battery housing unit of the towable trailer, the vehicle including a storage battery, the auxiliary battery of the towable trailer being electrically couplable with the storage battery of the vehicle via a bidirectional pathway, and a control system configured to control a transfer of electrical energy between the auxiliary battery of the towable trailer and the storage battery of the vehicle along the bidirectional pathway.
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1. An auxiliary power system for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle, the towable trailer including;
one or more auxiliary batteries; a coupling unit configured to mechanically couple the towable trailer to a coupling unit of an at least partially electrically driven vehicle; at least a portion of a bi-directional electrical pathway configured to operably couple the one or more auxiliary batteries to one or more storage batteries of a drivetrain of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; and a control system configured to control transfer of electrical energy between the one or more auxiliary batteries and the one or more storage batteries of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle along the bidirectional electrical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
- a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle, the towable trailer including;
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91. A method of providing auxiliary power to an at least partially electrically driven vehicle, the method comprising:
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disposing one or more auxiliary batteries in a towable trailer; mechanically coupling the towable trailer to the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; electrically coupling the one or more auxiliary batteries to a bi-directional electrical pathway configured to operably coupled the one or more auxiliary batteries to one or more storage batteries of a drivetrain of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; and controlling transfer of electrical energy between the one or more auxiliary batteries and the one or more storage batteries of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle along the bidirectional electrical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95)
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96. A towable trailer for providing auxiliary electrical power to an at least partially electrically driven vehicle, the towable trailer comprising:
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an auxiliary battery disposed within the towable trailer; a mechanical coupler configured to mechanically couple the towable trailer to a mating mechanical coupler of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; at least a portion of a bi-directional electrical pathway configured to operably couple the auxiliary battery to a storage battery of a drivetrain of the at least partially electrically driven vehicle; and a control system configured to control a flow of electrical power between the auxiliary battery and the storage battery along the bi-directional electrical pathway. - View Dependent Claims (97, 98, 99)
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