Patents by Inventor Edward Jobson
Edward Jobson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230271529Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an energy storage system (200) of a vehicle (201), the energy storage system comprising at least one battery pack (202). The method comprises the steps of: —obtaining route planning information relating to an expected travelling route of the vehicle, —determining at least one set operational mode of the energy storage system, —based on at least the obtained route planning information and the at least one set operational mode of the energy storage system, setting a control profile for controlling the energy storage system, —controlling the energy storage system according to the control profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Hanna BRYNGELSSON, Edward JOBSON
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Publication number: 20230011751Abstract: A method performed by a control unit for controlling flooding of at least part of an energy storage space. The energy storage space comprises at least one Energy Storage System, ESS. The control unit detects that a critical condition associated with the at least one ESS is present. When the critical condition has been detected, the control unit initiates flooding of at least part of the energy storage space with a fluid from a reservoir. The control unit controls the flooding of the energy storage space such that the at least one ESS is submersed to a submersion level where the critical condition is no longer present.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Sondre LANDVIK, Edward JOBSON
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Publication number: 20220334190Abstract: The invention relates to a method performed by a device for determining an action to be taken based on forecasted EoL parameters for an electric ESS and for an at least partly electric vehicle in which the electric ESS is comprised. The device obtains at least one ESS parameter impacted by utilization of the at least one electric vehicle and obtains at least one vehicle parameter impacted by utilization of the at least one electric vehicle. The device determines a forecasted EoL vehicle parameter based on the at least one vehicle parameter and a forecasted EoL ESS parameter based on the at least one ESS parameter. The device compares the forecasted EoL ESS parameter and the forecasted EoL vehicle parameter and determines the action to be taken based on a result of the comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventor: Edward JOBSON
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Publication number: 20220263179Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery unit (14) comprising six battery unit faces (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40). The battery unit (14) has a shape that can be inscribed in an imaginary cube having six cube faces such that each battery unit face (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40) forms part of a corresponding imaginary cube face, wherein a first battery unit face pair of the battery unit (14) comprises a first battery unit face (30) and a second battery unit face (32). The first battery unit face (30) comprises a first set of anode terminals (42) and a first set of cathode terminals (44), the second battery unit face (32) comprising a second set of anode terminals (46) and a second set of cathode terminals (48).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Edward JOBSON, Hanna BRYNGELSSON
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Publication number: 20220234469Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of managing an energy storage system (ESS) of a vehicle, wherein the energy storage system has a beginning of life (BOL). The vehicle has at least a first application and a second application, and the energy storage system has a first end of life (EOL1) for the first application and a second end of life (EOL2) for the second application. Further, the ESS has a first lifetime between the BOL and the EOL and a second lifetime between the BOL and the EOL2.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Edward JOBSON, Hanna BRYNGELSSON
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Patent number: 11104324Abstract: A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Jobson, Ulf Gustafsson, Martin Sanne, Roger Andersson
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Publication number: 20200047742Abstract: A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: VOLVO BUS CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Jobson, Ulf Gustafsson, Martin Sanne, Roger Andersson
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Patent number: 10486682Abstract: A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: VOLVO BUS CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Jobson, Ulf Gustafsson, Martin Sanne, Roger Andersson
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Publication number: 20180170349Abstract: A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2015Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: VOLVO BUS CORPORATIONInventors: Edward JOBSON, Ulf GUSTAFSSON, Martin SANNE, Roger ANDERSSON
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Patent number: 8387363Abstract: An arrangement for removal of particulates in a gas flow includes at least one gas passage that is at least partly surrounded by a porous material. An arrangement for exposing the gas passage to sound that induces gas movements in a direction towards the porous material is provided. A method for removal of particulates in a gas flow is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Volvo Technology CorporationInventors: Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Staffan Lundgren, Jakob Heydorn Lagerlöf, Cecilia Dahlin
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Patent number: 8337761Abstract: A particulate filtration device includes a filter with a feed inlet side for a feed gas and an filtrate outlet for a filtrate, feed gas channels and filtrate channels, and one or more diaphragms between the feed inlet side and the filtrate outlet. Opposite to the feed inlet side a particulate outlet is arranged with a collector compartment attached to the particulate outlet for collecting particulates retained in the feed gas channels.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: Volvo Technology Corp., Höganäs ABInventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Per-Olof Larsson, Owe Mars, Jörgen Knuth-Nielsen
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Patent number: 8065870Abstract: Method and device for reduction of a gas component in an exhaust gas flow of a combustion engine (1) that is adapted for operation by a lean air/fuel mixture. An exhaust pipe (21) is included for transport of the exhaust gas flow from the engine (1). A separation unit (22) is also included that is arranged along the exhaust pipe (21), which separation unit (22) has a wall structure (32) of a material which provides separation of the gas component from the exhaust gas flow by means of a selective passage of the gas component before other gas components in the exhaust gas flow. The method provides for a reduction and a separation unit that is intended to be utilized during such a reduction. An improved reduction of in particular NOx compounds from a so-called “lean-burn” engine is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Volvo Technology CorporationInventors: Edward Jobson, Lennart Cider, Goran Wirmark
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Patent number: 8017086Abstract: A catalyst unit (1; 1?) configured for the reduction of NOx compounds in a gas stream and which includes a catalytically active material of the silver/alumina type. The catalyst unit (1; 1?) has at least one first reaction zone (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) containing the catalytically active material and at least one second reaction zone (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e; 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e) which is arranged to permit breakdown of a gas species which is formed in the first reaction zone (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e), with N2 being formed, and in that the gas stream is conducted through the first reaction zone (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) and the second reaction zone (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e; 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e). The invention results in an improved catalyst unit which in particular provides high-grade reduction of NOx compounds in an exhaust gas stream from a combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Volvo Technology CorporationInventors: Kari Eränen, Edward Jobson, Lennart Cider, Lars-Eric Lindfors
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Patent number: 7976970Abstract: Method and apparatus for establishing a fuel cell unit (10) in the form of an extruded monolith having channels (14), of which every second constitutes a fuel channel (14a) and every other second an oxygen channel (14b). The channels (14) are designed in such a manner that the fuel channels (14a) are displaced laterally in relation to the oxygen channels (14b), in such a way that all the fuel channels (14a) protrude a certain distance from the end points of all the oxygen channels 14b) and all the oxygen channels (14b) protrude a certain distance from the end points of all the fuel channels (14a). The distance is less than the length of respective channels. The invention also relates to a fuel cell device that includes several of the fuel cell units (10) that together establish an enhanced system of fuel cell units that lend themselves to compact.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Inventors: Edward Jobson, Staffan Lundgren
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Patent number: 7921647Abstract: An internal combustion engine exhaust gas system includes an EGR arrangement adapted to lead a first flow of exhaust gas, the EGR flow, from an outlet side of the engine to an inlet side of the engine, an exhaust gas conduit adapted to lead away a second flow of exhaust gas, the exhaust flow, from the outlet side of the engine, and an energy recovering unit, such as a turbo, associated with the exhaust gas conduit. The unit is adapted to recover exhaust gas energy from the exhaust flow. The system includes a heat exchanger adapted to allow heat exchange between at least a part of the EGR flow and at least a part of the exhaust flow, the heat exchanger being associated with the exhaust gas conduit at a position downstream the energy recovering unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Volvo Technology CorpInventors: Daniel Grunditz, Mikael Larsson, Arne Andersson, Lennart Cider, Edward Jobson, Martin Lunden, Peter Josza
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Publication number: 20110027136Abstract: A particulate filtration device includes a filter with a feed inlet side for a feed gas and an filtrate outlet for a filtrate, feed gas channels and filtrate channels, and one or more diaphragms between the feed inlet side and the filtrate outlet. Opposite to the feed inlet side a particulate outlet is arranged with a collector compartment attached to the particulate outlet for collecting particulates retained in the feed gas channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Per-Olof Larsson, Owe Mars, Jörgen Knuth-Nielsen
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Publication number: 20090217651Abstract: An arrangement for removal of particulates in a gas flow includes at least one gas passage that is at least partly surrounded by a porous material. An arrangement for exposing the gas passage to sound that induces gas movements in a direction towards the porous material is provided. A method for removal of particulates in a gas flow is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2005Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Edward Jobson, Heije Westberg, Staffan Lundgren, Jakob Heydorn Lagerlof, Cecilia Dahlin
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Publication number: 20090113876Abstract: An internal combustion engine exhaust gas system includes an EGR arrangement adapted to lead a first flow of exhaust gas, the EGR flow, from an outlet side of the engine to an inlet side of the engine, an exhaust gas conduit adapted to lead away a second flow of exhaust gas, the exhaust flow, from the outlet side of the engine, and an energy recovering unit, such as a turbo, associated with the exhaust gas conduit. The unit is adapted to recover exhaust gas energy from the exhaust flow. The system includes a heat exchanger adapted to allow heat exchange between at least a part of the EGR flow and at least a part of the exhaust flow, the heat exchanger being associated with the exhaust gas conduit at a position downstream the energy recovering unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Daniel Grunditz, Mikael Larsson, Arne Andersson, Lennart Cider, Edward Jobson, Martin Lunden, Peter Jozsa
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Patent number: 7473403Abstract: Device for treatment of a gas flow including at least one body (3), at least one first opening (4, 4?) for entrance of an incoming gas flow to the body (3) and at least one second opening (5, 5?) for the exit of an outgoing gas flow from the body (3). The body (3) is provided with a plurality of gas flow passages (11a, 11b) arranged to permit heat exchange between the gas flows in adjacent passages. The device has at least one distribution section (26, 26?) in communication with the first opening (4, 4?) and with the gas flow passages (11a, 11b) to distribute the incoming gas flow to the gas flow passages (11a, 11b), and at least one gas flow passage section (27, 27?) including the gas flow passages (11a, 11b), which passage section (27, 27?) primarily is adapted to permit heat exchange and to cause a conversion in the composition of the gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2004Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignees: Volvo Technology Corporation, Ford Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Edward Jobson, Anna Holmgren Hägg
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Patent number: 7448207Abstract: In a system and method for reduction of nitrogen oxides from exhaust gases generated by a lean-burn internal combustion engine, a lean NOx catalyst is arranged to be connected to an exhaust conduit of the lean-burn internal combustion engine, an injector is arranged for injecting a reduction agent to be used by the lean NOx catalyst in a reduction process, and a fuel tank contains the reduction agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Peter Jozsa, Edward Jobson