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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING AUXILIARY ELECTRICAL POWER TO AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE

  • US 20170072808A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2016
  • Published: 03/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
  • Status: Active Application
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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.

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