Patents Assigned to A & D Company, Limited
  • Patent number: 8720617
    Abstract: An electric bus is disclosed, comprising a body including a floor, a rear cabin, and two front wheel wells. The front wheel wells are disposed in a middle section of the body. The body further includes a seat area having one or more seats arranged in one or more rows. The rear cabin is disposed behind a back row of the seats. The electric bus further includes a chassis and a battery system for providing electric power to the electric bus. The battery system further comprises a first battery group disposed above the respective front wheel wells; a second battery group disposed under the floor and proximate to an intermediate row of the seats; and a third battery group disposed under the floor and proximate to a back row of the seats and in the rear cabin behind the back row of seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Wang Peng, Weiye Lin, Lecheng Liang, Kui Jing
  • Publication number: 20140127552
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an electric vehicle includes a tray and at least one battery module fixed on the tray via a strip. Each battery module includes a housing having a bottom plate mounted onto the tray, first to fourth side plates disposed on the bottom plate, a battery pack disposed in the housing and having a plurality of cells arranged along a thickness direction, and first flexible members disposed between the first side plate and the battery pack, and between the third side plate and battery pack respectively, for fastening the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia LU, Zhipei LU, Jianhua ZHU
  • Publication number: 20140120403
    Abstract: A battery separator and a method for preparing the same are provided. The battery separator comprises: a substrate which is a polyvinylidene fluoride non-woven fabric; and a coating layer formed on each surface of the substrate, in which the material of the coating layer comprises an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and a linear low density polyethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BTD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Miaoyun Lin, Zhen You, Weicheng Yu, Mingjun Luo, Huiquan Liu
  • Publication number: 20140106210
    Abstract: A cover assembly and a battery comprising the same are provided. The cover assembly comprises: a cover plate body formed with at least a via hole penetrating therethrough; a cover plate connecting member hermetically connected with the cover plate body at the via hole, which is formed with an electrode receiving hole therein; and an electrode terminal penetrating through the electrode receiving hole to be hermetically connected with and insulated from the cover plate connecting member for leading out a current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qisi DENG, Lujian WANG, Yuchen HE, Qiang WU
  • Publication number: 20140106209
    Abstract: An electrode terminal, a cover assembly and a battery comprising the cover assembly are provided. The electrode terminal comprises: a terminal pole portion, and a pole cap portion formed on an end of the terminal pole portion, and a buffering structure disposed on a surface of the pole cap portion facing to the terminal pole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qisi DENG, Lujian WANG, Yuchen HE, Qiang WU
  • Publication number: 20140093752
    Abstract: A power battery assembly is provided. The power battery assembly comprises a battery circuit having at least one battery module and a relay. A normally open contact of the relay is connected with the battery circuit in series. The power battery assembly also comprises a controller for controlling the normally open contact of the relay. An input end and an output end of the relay are connected with the controller. The power battery assembly further comprises a fuse protector connected with the battery circuit in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xi Shen, Jia Lu, Zhipei Lu, Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140084825
    Abstract: A method for checking an out-of-step of a synchronous motor includes detecting electric degrees of the synchronous motor, in which the electric degrees comprise at least a first electric degree and a second electric degree detected at a preset interval, and the second electric degree is detected after the first electric degree; comparing the first electric degree with the second electric degree to obtain a comparing result; and determining that the synchronous motor is out of step when the comparing result satisfies a preset requirement. It is determined that the synchronous motor is out of step when the electric degree keeps unchanged or decreases progressively, or an increment of the electric degree is very small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui LUO, Zhiyong DU, Xuguang ZHOU, Xinxin ZHANG, Xing CHEN, Kai XIAO, Lipin CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140084826
    Abstract: A method for checking an out-of-step of a synchronous motor includes detecting three-phase currents of the synchronous motor; determining whether a relationship between the three-phase currents satisfies a preset requirement; and if no, determining that the synchronous motor is out of step. It is determined that the synchronous motor is out of step when amplitudes of each current of the three-phase currents are not equal or when the phase difference between the three-phase currents is not 120°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui LUO, Zhiyong DU, Xuguang ZHOU, Xinxin ZHANG, Xing CHEN, Taotao YANG, Lipin CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140087247
    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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xi Shen, Keli Yang, Xuefeng Zhang, Luxia Jiang, Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140063692
    Abstract: An assembly for power connection and signal acquisition includes a power connection member and a patch panel. The power connection member includes a holder, a plurality of connection pieces disposed in the holder, and a protection shell mounted on the holder to protect the plurality of connection pieces. The patch panel includes a trough that defines a plurality of cable slots, a sampling cable received in each of the cable slots, and a protection cover mounted on the trough to protect the sampling cable received in the cable slot. A sampling terminal is disposed at an end of the sampling cable for electrically connecting the sampling cable with each of the connection pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing TAN, Weixin ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20140022777
    Abstract: A rotatable lamp assembly includes a base having a T-shaped through-hole extended in an axial direction and including a first through hole section having a relatively large diameter and a second through hole section having a relatively small diameter, a luminous tube disposed within the first through hole section; a head rotatably fitted within the second through hole section, and a resisting member disposed onto an inner wall of the first through hole section to resist against an end surface of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzehn BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventor: Shuxian Chen
  • Publication number: 20130337241
    Abstract: A method for metallizing a surface of a ceramic substrate includes molding and sintering a ceramic composition to obtain the ceramic substrate, in which the ceramic composition comprises a ceramic powder and a functional powder dispersed in the ceramic powder, radiating a predetermined region of the surface of the ceramic substrate, and performing chemical plating on the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Xinping Lin, Yongpeng Ren, Baoxiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130306382
    Abstract: To provide a weighing apparatus by which it is possible for a user himself/herself to determine poor performance of the apparatus is a factor attributable to an installation environment, and the weighing accuracy is improved. Respective temporal fluctuations in weighed data detected from a load measuring mechanism 2 and environmental measurement data detected in an environmental measurement means 10 are recorded in a correlative manner in an arithmetic processing unit 32, and the temporal fluctuations are visually recognizable via a display unit 31. Thereby, the correlation between the environmental variations and the weighed data is visually disclosed, which makes it possible for a user to easily recognize that poor performance of the apparatus is attributable to the environmental variations, that increases the reliability of the weighing apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: A&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Naoto Izumo, Yoshikazu Nagane
  • Publication number: 20130299861
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) structure, a LED device and methods for forming the same are provided. The LED structure comprises a LED wafer; and a phosphor layer having a flat surface and formed above a light emitting surface of the LED wafer, in which the phosphor layer is formed by centrifugal spin coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jihang Qi, Wang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130268140
    Abstract: A remote control system for driving a passenger vehicle includes a vehicle intelligent key device, configured to send a starting signal and a control signal; and a passenger vehicle, configured to receive the starting signal and the control signal, to start a remote control mode according to the starting signal and to control an operational state of the passenger vehicle according to the control signal, wherein the passenger vehicle comprises an electric power steering module configured to control a steering wheel of the passenger vehicle to turn according to the control signal when the passenger vehicle is in the remote control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowen DU, Yongzeng ZHANG, Yilin ZHONG, Bo FAN
  • Publication number: 20130268144
    Abstract: A passenger vehicle includes: a vehicle intelligent key device, configured to send a starting signal and a control signal; and a passenger vehicle, configured to receive the starting signal and the control signal, to start a remote control mode according to the starting signal, and to control the passenger vehicle according to the control signal, wherein the passenger vehicle comprises an automatic transmission and an electrical parking brake, the automatic transmission is configured to receive the control signal, and to control the electrical parking brake to disengage a parking cable of the passenger vehicle and to set a gearbox to a “Drive” state or a “Reverse” state when the passenger vehicle is in the remote control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaowen DU, Yongzeng ZHANG, Yilin ZHONG, Bo FAN
  • Publication number: 20130257325
    Abstract: A method for controlling a rotation rate of an electric motor includes the s following steps: determining if an absolute value of a difference between an objective rotation rate of the electric motor and an actual rotation rate of the electric motor is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and if yes, compensating a q axis current of the electric motor to adjust the rotation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiyong Du, Xing Chen, Kai Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130252031
    Abstract: A negative active material, a method of preparing the negative active material and a lithium ion battery comprising the negative active material are provided. The negative active material may comprise: a core (1) composed of a carbon material; and a plurality of composite materials (2) attached to a surface of the core (1), each of which may comprise a first material (21) and a second material (22) coated on the first material (21), in which the first material (21) may be at least one selected from the elements that may form an alloy with lithium, and the second material (22) may be at least one selected from the group consisting of transition metal oxides, transition metal nitrides and transition metal sulfides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited and BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Yongjun Ma, Pei Tu, Zizhu Guo
  • Publication number: 20130244087
    Abstract: A negative active material, a method for preparing the negative active material and a lithium ion battery comprising the same are provided. The negative active material may comprise: a core, an intermediate layer consisting of a first material and an outmost layer consisting of a second material, which is coated on a surface of the intermediate layer. The first material may be at least one selected from the group consisting of the elements that form alloys with lithium, and the second material may be at least one selected from the group consisting of transition metal oxides, transition metal nitrides and transition metal sulfides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited and BYD Company Limited
    Inventors: Yongjun Ma, Pei Tu, Zizhu Guo
  • Publication number: 20130180358
    Abstract: A hydraulic system of an electric vehicle may comprise: an oil container; a first and a second clutch driving circuits connected in parallel; an internal pump driven by a driving system of the electric vehicle; a first check valve connected in series at an outlet side of the internal pump; an external pump driven by an external pump motor; and a second check valve connected in series at an outlet side of the external pump. The first check valve and the internal pump connected in series and the second check valve and the external pump connected in series are connected in parallel between the oil container and the first and second clutch driving circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: BYD COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
    Inventors: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Limited, BYD COMPANY LIMITED