AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CHARGING/DISCHARGING A POWER STORAGE UNIT THEREIN
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
- an electrical circuit capable of being electrically connected with an electrical grid and configured to rectify current received from the electrical grid;
a propulsion electrical bus electrically connected with the circuit and configured to pass the rectified current;
a power conversion module electrically connected with the propulsion electrical bus and configured to buck or boost a voltage associated with the rectified current; and
a power storage unit electrically connected with the power conversion module and configured to receive at least a portion of the rectified current from the power conversion module.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes an electrical circuit capable of being electrically connected with an electrical grid, a propulsion electrical bus electrically connected with the circuit, a power conversion module electrically connected with the propulsion electrical bus, and a power storage unit electrically connected with the power conversion module.
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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an electrical circuit capable of being electrically connected with an electrical grid and configured to rectify current received from the electrical grid; a propulsion electrical bus electrically connected with the circuit and configured to pass the rectified current; a power conversion module electrically connected with the propulsion electrical bus and configured to buck or boost a voltage associated with the rectified current; and a power storage unit electrically connected with the power conversion module and configured to receive at least a portion of the rectified current from the power conversion module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for charging a power storage unit of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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rectifying current from an electrical grid via an on-board circuit; passing the rectified current to a propulsion electrical bus; boosting a voltage associated with the rectified current via a power conversion module electrically connected with the propulsion electrical bus; and receiving, from the power conversion module, the rectified current in the power storage unit thereby charging the power storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for discharging energy from a power storage unit of an automotive vehicle comprising:
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passing energy from the power storage unit to a power conversion module; bucking a voltage of the energy via the power conversion module; passing the energy at the bucked voltage from the power conversion module to an inverter circuit via a propulsion electrical bus; inverting a current of the energy via the inverter circuit; and passing the energy to an electrical grid. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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