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https://drivepatents.com/patents/981719 · 20 Nov 2013
A system and method for providing energy management and maintenance of a high energy battery pack that does not require installation of the battery pack into an operational EV. A battery service unit has multiple access mechanisms to charge or discharge a ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/982021 · 13 Nov 2013
A system and method for low-cost, fault tolerant, EMI robust data communications, particularly for an EV environment.
https://drivepatents.com/patents/982165 · 6 Nov 2013
A park lock of a transmission, including a park gear; a park pawl rotating about a pawl shaft, the park pawl having a pawl portion locking the park gear, the park pawl including a cam contact portion; a park rod responsive to an operation of a controller, ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/991264 · 1 May 2013
A charging system and method that improves utilization of available AC power during onboard charging of energy storage systems of electric vehicles. An onboard charging method for an energy storage system of an electric vehicle, the method using an AC powe...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/984972 · 24 Apr 2013
A dual hinged door assembly for a vehicle is provided, the assembly including an upper door portion that pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof, and a lower door portion that pivots about a secondary axis fo...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/985229 · 3 Apr 2013
A thermal management system (300) and method of use are provided, the system including a heat exchanger (315), a refrigeration system (301), a coolant loop (325) thermally coupled to the heat exchanger (315), and a by-pass valve (333) that regulates the am...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/986022 · 20 Feb 2013
A system (100) and method for notifying a designated party when an electric vehicle charging operation is unexpectedly disrupted is provided. The system (100) monitors the connection between the electric vehicle and the external battery pack charging sourc...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/994291 · 2 Jan 2013
An apparatus in an electric vehicle including a propulsion electric motor powered by energy from an energy storage system, including a field oriented motor controller generating motor control signals for the electric motor, the motor control signals respon...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/995170 · 12 Dec 2012
A battery pack dehumidifier system for controlling the relative humidity within a battery pack enclosure is provided as well as a method of use. The system heats and reactivates desiccant contained within the battery pack at predetermined time intervals or...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/997541 · 3 Oct 2012
A thermal management system is provided that minimizes the effects of thermal runaway within a battery pack. The system is comprised of a multi-sided, substantially airtight battery pack enclosure configured to hold a plurality of batteries, where at least...