Patents Assigned to SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
  • Patent number: 9802489
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling vehicle electric power, and a vehicle comprising the same, are provided. The method includes converting a first voltage supplied by at least one of a startup generator and a storage battery of the vehicle into a second voltage, and controlling the at least one of the startup generator and the storage battery to supply power to a first device with the first voltage, and to supply power to a second device with the second voltage. The system includes a startup generator and a storage battery, configured to supply a first voltage, and a converter configured to convert the first voltage into a second voltage. At least one of the startup generator and the storage battery is configured to supply power to a first device with the first voltage, and to supply power to a second device with the second voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Yongzeng Zhang, Xiaowen Du, Yilin Zhong, Chunfen Wu
  • Patent number: 9802388
    Abstract: A method of preparing an aluminum alloy resin composite comprises: providing an aluminum alloy substrate having an oxide layer on a surface thereof, wherein the oxide layer has one or more nanopores; forming one or more corrosion pores on an outer surface of the oxide layer by using a corrosion agent, wherein the corrosion agent is at least one selected from a group of ammonia, ammonium salt, hydrazine, hydrazine derivative, and water-soluble amine compound; and injection molding a resin composition to the surface of the aluminum alloy substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian Sun, Yanqin Wu, Qiang Guo, Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 9796287
    Abstract: A discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle are provided. The discharging apparatus comprises: an AC charging interface; a charging connection device, configured to transmit an AC output from the AC charging interface to another electric vehicle; an instrument, configured to send a discharging preparation instruction; a controller, configured to detect whether the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, and if yes, to emit a PWM wave and to switch to an external discharging mode; a battery manager, configured to control an external discharging circuit in a high-voltage distribution box of the electric vehicle to be connected after the controller switches to the external discharging mode; a power battery, configured to provide a DC via the external discharging circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Hongjun Wang, Zhen Li, Ming Liu
  • Patent number: 9770884
    Abstract: A metal-resin composite and method for producing the same are provided. The method comprises: A) forming nanopores in at least a part of a surface of a metal sheet; and B) injection molding a thermoplastic resin directly on the surface of the metal sheet. The thermoplastic resin includes a main resin and a polyolefin resin. The main resin includes a mixture of polyphenylene ether and polyphenylene sulfide. And the polyolefin resin has a melting point of about 65° C. to about 105° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xiong Zhang, Yihu Zhang, Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 9758682
    Abstract: An ink composition is provided, a method of metalizing a surface of an insulation substrate and an article obtainable by the method are also provided. The ink composition may comprise a metal compound and an ink vehicle, the metal compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of a compound of formula I and a compound of formula II, TiO2-? (I), M1M2pOq (II), 0.05??<1.8, M1 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 2, 9-12 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, M2 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 3-8, 10 and 13 of the periodic table according to IUPAC nomenclature, and 0<p?2, and 0<q<4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Weifeng Miao
  • Patent number: 9752472
    Abstract: An oil pump is provided. The oil pump comprises a shell, a rotor mounting part on the shell, and a rotor mechanism disposed on the rotor mounting part. The shell has an inlet and an outlet and defines a low-pressure oil chamber and a high-pressure oil chamber therein. A buffer chamber is defined between the low-pressure oil chamber and the high-pressure oil chamber, and a barrier wall is disposed between the buffer chamber and the low-pressure oil chamber. An engine cover comprising the oil pump and an engine comprising the engine cover are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Junli Zheng, Jing Liu, Haibin Li, Jinchen Lin
  • Patent number: 9718374
    Abstract: A charging system for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle are provided. The charging system comprises: a power battery; a charge-discharge socket; a bidirectional DC/DC module having a first DC terminal connected with a first terminal of the power battery and a second DC terminal connected with a second terminal of the power battery; a bidirectional DC/AC module having a first DC terminal connected with the second terminal of the power battery and a second DC terminal connected with the first terminal of the power battery; a charge-discharge control module having a first terminal connected with the AC terminal of the bidirectional DC/AC module and a second terminal connected with the charge-discharge socket; and a controller module connected with the charge-discharge control module, and configured to control the charge-discharge control module according to a current operation mode of the charging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheqing Tang, Zhiyong Du, Fu Tang, Jun Zhao, Qiyuan Liang
  • Patent number: 9698405
    Abstract: An electric connector and a battery comprising the same may be provided. The electric connector (3) may comprise a core fixing part and an extension part (32) connected to the core fixing part. The core fixing part may include at least two hosting portions (31) each configured to hold an electrode tab of a winding core of a battery, respectively, and a connection portion (33) configured to connect the two adjacent hosting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanyuan He, Weixin Zheng
  • Patent number: 9631683
    Abstract: An operation mechanism for a dual-clutch assembly is provided. The dual-clutch assembly comprises a first clutch having a first clutch bearing, and a second clutch having a second clutch bearing. The operation mechanism comprises: a supporting member; a first operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the first clutch bearing; and a second operation member adapted to be rotatably coupled to the supporting member and to actuate the second clutch bearing. The second operation member is always spaced a predetermined distance from the first operation member in an operation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Hua, Jinhui Mu, Lingdao Chai, Jintao Zhang
  • Patent number: 9616495
    Abstract: An amorphous and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The amorphous alloy may have a formula of ZraCubAlcMdNe, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, Co, Mn, Cr, Ti, Hf, Ta, Nb and rare earth elements; N is at least one selected from a group consisting of Ca, Mg, and C; 40?a?70, 15?b?35, 5?c?15, 5?d?15, 0?e?2, and a+b+c+d+e=100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Faliang Zhang, Yunchun Li
  • Patent number: 9604545
    Abstract: A carrier communication method and system based on charging-discharging of an electric vehicle and a carrier device are disclosed. The carrier communication method comprises: determining whether a carrier signal from a peripheral apparatus is detected at an interface harness and if yes, determining whether the carrier signal is correct, when the electric vehicle is powered on to start; when the electric vehicle detects the carrier signal and the carrier signal is correct, receiving the carrier signal via the interface harness; and performing a coupling and filtering on the carrier signal to convert the carrier signal into a standard carrier signal and demodulating the standard carrier signal into a digital signal to obtain information about the peripheral apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Xianhong Ma, Weiqun Wang
  • Patent number: 9583956
    Abstract: A charging device, a method for controlling a charging device, and a method for detecting a peripheral device are provided. The charging device comprises: a charging gun; a power module; and a controlling module coupled with the charging gun and the power module, wherein the controlling module is configured to determine whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device to be charged, and if yes, to control the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device. A method for controlling a charging device is also provided. The method comprises: determining whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device; and if yes, controlling the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device if the charging gun is determined to be connected to the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Xinghui Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Xiaofeng Shen, Kaihua Niu, Xiao Chen, Jianwei Huang, Chaojie Zong, Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 9564665
    Abstract: An electricity supply system comprises: a battery module, a control module, and a distribution box. The battery module includes at least two in-series modules, each comprising at least two battery groups connected in series. The control module is connected with the battery module and includes an IGBT module, a relay module, and a relay control module. The relay module includes a plurality of relays K. Each in-series module is connected to the relay module. The relay module is connected to the IGBT module. The relay control module is configured for controlling ON or OFF of each relay K so as to select an in-series module to work with the IGBT module. The distribution box is connected with the control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiwei Tong, Jianhua Zhu, Zhipei Lu, Qing Lai
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    Patent number: 9561828
    Abstract: A bus is provided, including: a frame assembly including a front frame, a rear frame and a hinge turntable therebetween; carriages including a front carriage having a front carriage body and a front carriage floor, and a rear carriage having a rear carriage body and a rear carriage floor; a front axle and a middle axle disposed at a bottom of the front frame; a rear axle disposed at a bottom of the rear frame; a first group of battery packs including a first battery pack disposed within a rear cabin in the rear of the rear carriage body and a second battery pack disposed on the rear frame; a second group of battery packs disposed on upper surfaces of top roof of the front and rear carriage bodies; a third group of battery packs disposed on the front carriage floor and between the front axle and the hinge turntable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuecong Niu, Wang Peng, Yichao Wu, Peng Yu
  • Patent number: 9543553
    Abstract: A sealing member and a battery comprising the sealing member are provided. The sealing member comprises a sealing part, an operation part having a supporting portion, an operation protrusion disposed on an upper surface of the supporting portion, and a deformable leg depending from a bottom surface of the supporting portion. The sealing member also comprises a connecting part connecting the sealing part and operation part. The sealing part has a maximum diameter greater than that of the connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Xi Shen, Keli Yang, Xuefeng Zhang, Luxia Jiang, Jianhua Zhu
  • Patent number: 9543761
    Abstract: A method of controlling a home energy control system includes controlling the system to run in at least one of a new energy generating mode, a grid-connected inverter mode and an off-grid inverter mode after mode conflict check. In the new energy generating mode, a new energy generating unit is controlled to generate power to charge an energy storage unit. In the grid-connected inverter mode, the energy storage unit supplies power to a power grid or is charged by the power grid according to the status of the energy storage unit and power consumption of the power grid. In the off-grid inverter mode, household devices are supplied with power from the energy storage unit according to the status of the energy storage unit under the control of an off-grid inverter. A home energy control system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Bo Li, Xiaofeng Shen, Jianhua Zhang
  • Patent number: 9512837
    Abstract: An oil pump is provided. The oil pump comprises a shell, a rotor mounting part disposed at an end of the shell, and a rotor mechanism disposed on the rotor mounting part. The shell has an inlet and an outlet and defines a low-pressure oil chamber and a high-pressure oil chamber therein. The high-pressure oil chamber and the low-pressure oil chamber are located at the same side of a periphery of the rotor mounting part. An engine cover comprising the oil pump and an engine comprising the engine cover are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing Liu, Junli Zheng, Haibin Li, Jinchen Lin
  • Patent number: 9512522
    Abstract: A mthod of metalizing a surface of an insulation substrate includes: applying an ink composition onto the surface to form an ink layer; subjecting the insulation substrate to heat treatment at a temperature of about 500 to 1000 degrees Celsius in a non-reactive atmosphere; plating a metal layer on the ink layer. The ink composition comprises a metal compound and an ink vehicle. The metal compound includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a nano-copper oxide, a nano-cuprous oxide, a compound of formula I, and a compound of formula II, TiO2-?(I), M1M2pOq (II), 0.05??<1.8, where, M1 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 2, 9-12 of the periodic table, M2 is at least one element selected from a group consisting of groups 3-8, 10 and 13 of the periodic table, 0<p?2, and 0<q<4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Weifeng Miao
  • Patent number: 9499038
    Abstract: An integrated hybrid power assembly and a vehicle including the same. The integrated hybrid power assembly includes a transmission comprising a front housing and a rear housing, a drive motor comprising a motor housing integrated with the rear housing of the transmission and a motor cover mounted to the motor housing, a speed reducer comprising a reducer housing, which is fixedly connected to the rear housing of the transmission and integrated with the motor cover of the drive motor, and a speed reducer cover mounted to the reducer housing; and a starting motor mounted to the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guo Tang, Yu Hua, Jing Liu, Jinchen Lin
  • Patent number: 9493088
    Abstract: An integrated control system for an electric vehicle, comprising: an integrated driving and charge-discharge controller connected with a power battery via a high-voltage distribution box, connected with a motor and a charge-discharge socket respectively, and configured to drive the motor when the electric vehicle is in a driving mode and to control to charge and discharge the power battery via the charge-discharge socket when the electric vehicle is in a charge-discharge mode; an auxiliary high-voltage element connected with the power battery via the high-voltage distribution box; a first DC/DC module connected with the power battery via the high-voltage distribution box; and a controller connected with the high-voltage distribution box and configured to control the high-voltage distribution box so as to perform a pre-charging via the high-voltage distribution box before the integrated driving and charge-discharge controller, the auxiliary high-voltage element and the first DC/DC module are powered on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Wei, Hongjun Wang, Wei Zhou