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https://drivepatents.com/patents/951361 · 8 Apr 2015
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for generating power for a vehicle. A power generation apparatus may include a first loop (102; 202; 302) configured to be deployed from a portion of a vehicle. The power generation device also includes a first...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/951549 · 25 Mar 2015
The present invention pertains to a power distribution architecture (10), comprising at least one power distribution box (6) including at least two solid state power controllers (6a, 6b), SSPCs, at least two main power supply lines (2a, 2b), each of the ma...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/962496 · 4 Mar 2015
An agricultural vehicle (1) with at least one electrical consumer (8), an electrical energy storage device (4), and a switch (5) that is switchable between an on state (Z_on) in which the energy storage device (4) supplies power to the consumer (8) and an ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/964116 · 7 Jan 2015
When the fuel supply to an internal combustion engine (22) has stopped due to a vehicle (1) starting to decelerate or the like, and the speed of the vehicle (1) is greater than a predetermined speed (Va), then a controller (14) causes a power generator (21...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/964117 · 7 Jan 2015
In a regenerative power discharge operating mode, when a controller (14) causes a capacitor (11) to discharge power by supplying power from the capacitor (11) to an electrical load (23) via a DC-DC converter (13), it makes the output voltage from the capac...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/964118 · 7 Jan 2015
A vehicle electric power supply apparatus (10) includes: a first power source (12); a second power source (11) that is connected in parallel to the first power source; a DC-DC converter (13) that is connected between the first power source and the second p...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/965823 · 24 Dec 2014
The present invention provides an emergency starting switching device and/or a direct current boosted boost circuit device, so when the electric energy of the starting battery is insufficient, with the operation of the emergency starting switching device, ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/967342 · 19 Nov 2014
A solar cell module for in-vehicle use includes a first terminal, a second terminal, solar cell units, and a diode. Solar cell units are electrically connected in parallel between the first terminal and the second terminal and each includes solar cells ele...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/967358 · 19 Nov 2014
A engine control unit comprises: a three-phase bridge circuit that has a first end connected to the first end of the first load and a second end connected to a ground, the three-phase bridge circuit performing commutation control on an alternating-current ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/967456 · 12 Nov 2014
The present invention provides a rigid raft. The raft has an electrical system comprising electrical conductors embedded in the raft. The raft further has one or more sensors embedded therein for monitoring parameters, for example the temperature and/or st...