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Systems and methods for powering electric vehicles using a single or multiple power cells

  • US 9,770,996 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2014
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power delivery system to deliver electric power to an electric vehicle prime mover, the system comprising:

  • a prime mover;

    a circuit that electrically couples the prime mover to one or more electrical energy storage devices; and

    at least one circuit element having a number of operational states, including at least;

    a first state in which an electric vehicle is placed in a first operating mode where energy is supplied by a single electrical energy storage device to the electric vehicle prime mover; and

    a second state in which an electric vehicle is placed in a second operating mode where energy is supplied by a plurality of electrical energy storage devices to the electric vehicle prime mover;

    wherein the first state does not preclude a subsequent transition by the at least one circuit element to the second state; and

    wherein the second state does preclude a subsequent transition by the at least one circuit element to the first state.

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