AUXILIARY POWER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
an engine coupled to the chassis;
a primary electrical system configured to power one or more electrical loads associated with operation of the vehicle when the engine is running, the primary electrical system including a primary alternator and a primary battery; and
an auxiliary electrical system including;
an auxiliary alternator configured to generate electrical power;
a battery system electrically coupled to the auxiliary alternator and configured to store at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the auxiliary alternator; and
an inverter coupled to the battery system, the inverter configured to at least one of (a) charge the battery system, (b) power a direct current load, and (c) power an alternating current load.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, an engine coupled to the chassis, a primary electrical system, and an auxiliary electrical system. The primary electrical system is configured to power one or more electrical loads associated with operation of the vehicle when the engine is running The primary electrical system includes a primary alternator and a primary battery. The auxiliary electrical system includes an auxiliary alternator configured to generate electrical power, a battery system electrically coupled to the auxiliary alternator and configured to store at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the auxiliary alternator, and an inverter coupled to the battery system. The inverter is configured to at least one of (a) charge the battery system, (b) power a direct current load, and (c) power an alternating current load.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis; an engine coupled to the chassis; a primary electrical system configured to power one or more electrical loads associated with operation of the vehicle when the engine is running, the primary electrical system including a primary alternator and a primary battery; and an auxiliary electrical system including; an auxiliary alternator configured to generate electrical power; a battery system electrically coupled to the auxiliary alternator and configured to store at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the auxiliary alternator; and an inverter coupled to the battery system, the inverter configured to at least one of (a) charge the battery system, (b) power a direct current load, and (c) power an alternating current load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a primary electrical system configured to power one or more electrical loads associated with operation of the vehicle when the vehicle is running, the primary electrical system including a primary alternator and a primary battery; and an auxiliary electrical system configured to power various systems of the vehicle, the auxiliary electrical system including; an auxiliary alternator configured to generate electrical power; a battery system electrically coupled to the auxiliary alternator and configured to store at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the auxiliary alternator; and an inverter coupled to the battery system, the inverter configured to at least one of (a) charge the battery system, (b) power a direct current load, and (c) power an alternating current load. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for powering a vehicle, comprising:
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converting mechanical energy from an engine of the vehicle into primary direct current electrical energy with a primary alternator of a primary electrical system; supplying at least a portion of the primary direct current electrical energy to a primary battery of the primary electrical system; generating auxiliary direct current electrical energy with an auxiliary alternator of an auxiliary electrical system; storing the generated auxiliary direct current electrical energy in a battery system of the auxiliary electrical system; converting the stored auxiliary direct current electrical energy to converted alternating current electrical energy with an inverter of the auxiliary electrical system; and powering one or more systems of the vehicle with the auxiliary electrical system while the engine of the vehicle is turned off - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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