Vehicle charging, monitoring and control systems for electric and hybrid electric vehicles
First Claim
1. A distributed charging system for electric and hybrid electric vehicles, the distributed charging system comprising:
- multiple battery packs;
said battery packs having separate and independent charging systems and separate and independent battery management systems, the battery management systems controlling their respective independent charging systems;
multiple sources of electric power for said independent charging systems; and
means for distributing said electric power from said sources of electric power separately to each of said independent charging systems, wherein each battery management system is in communication with a vehicle monitoring control system, and wherein each battery pack has a separate and independent thermal management system controlled by its respective battery management system.
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Abstract
A distributed charging system for electric and hybrid electric vehicles includes multiple battery packs of different voltages including high voltage battery packs and one or more low voltage battery packs, each having separate and independent charging systems and multiple sources of electric power. Electric power is distributed from the sources of electric power separately to each of the independent charging systems. A drive system for the electric or hybrid electric vehicle includes a stored energy system made up of these multiple battery packs and a master events controller controlling at least one of a) a traction drive system including a motor and controller for receiving driving electric energy from a stored energy system for propulsion of the vehicle, b), an auxiliary power system for recharging the battery packs and c) a vehicle monitoring and control network for controlling the operation of, and monitoring all bus systems in the vehicle.
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27 Claims
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1. A distributed charging system for electric and hybrid electric vehicles, the distributed charging system comprising:
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multiple battery packs; said battery packs having separate and independent charging systems and separate and independent battery management systems, the battery management systems controlling their respective independent charging systems; multiple sources of electric power for said independent charging systems; and means for distributing said electric power from said sources of electric power separately to each of said independent charging systems, wherein each battery management system is in communication with a vehicle monitoring control system, and wherein each battery pack has a separate and independent thermal management system controlled by its respective battery management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A distributed charging system for a plurality of battery packs for vehicles, the distributed charging system comprising:
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a separate and independent charging system for each battery pack of the battery packs; a separate and independent battery management system for each battery pack of the battery packs, wherein the battery management system controls a respective independent charging system; and an independent thermal management system for each battery pack controlled by its respective battery management system, wherein each battery management system is in communication with a vehicle monitoring control system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27)
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23. A distributed charging system for vehicles, the distributed charging system comprising:
a plurality of battery packs, the battery packs having separate and independent charging systems, separate and independent battery management systems, and separate and independent thermal management system, wherein each of the battery management systems controls a respective charging system of the independent charging systems and a respective thermal management system of the thermal management systems and wherein each battery management system is in communication with a vehicle monitoring control system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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