Abstract: The ageing of an electrical connection installed in a vehicle is evaluated by performing a series of samplings, spaced apart from one another at predefined time intervals, so as to determine a working temperature of the electrical connection for each sampling interval, and by determining a maximum duration of the electrical connection, assuming that the electrical connection was subjected, for its entire life, to the corresponding previously determined working temperature; then, an accumulated damage of the electrical connection is calculated, by overlapping a plurality of partial damage contributions, each of which is determined for each sampling interval, by dividing this sampling time interval by the corresponding maximum duration; finally, the accumulated damage is evaluated so as to identify any criticalities.

Abstract: Electrical system of a road vehicle comprising a high-voltage electric circuit provided with a first power storage system and a low-voltage electric circuit provided with a second power storage system and with a plurality of electrical loads; an electronic DC-DC power management and conversion system, which connects the low-voltage electric circuit and the high-voltage electric circuit to each other so as to selectively transfer electrical energy from the high-voltage electric circuit to the low-voltage electric circuit and/or vice versa; the electronic system comprises a control unit configured to detect a malfunction of the first storage system and/or of the second storage system and/or of at least one of the electrical loads and to control, depending on the malfunction, a conversion device and a distribution unit in order to ensure the supply of power to at least some priority loads among the electrical loads.

Abstract: A vehicle having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; two electric motors, which are connected to the two wheels of a same axle; and an electronic power converter to control both electric motors. The electronic power converter has: two groups of power modules; at least one capacitor, which is connected in parallel to a DC input; a container, which houses the two groups of power modules and the capacitor and is provided with a cup-shaped body provided with a lower wall; and a cooling system provided with a chamber, which is configured to be flown through by a cooling liquid. The chamber of the cooling system is delimited, on one side, by the lower wall of the cup-shaped body of the container and, on the other side, by a containing wall, which is arranged at a given distance from the lower wall.

Abstract: An electronic power converter to control at least one electric motor of a vehicle and having at least one group of power modules, each designed to power with an alternating current one single phase of the electric motor; two lateral plates, which are arranged on opposite sides of the group so as to form a pile; a hydraulic circuit, which is configured to cause a cooling liquid to circulate inside the plates; and a clamping system, which applies a clamping force to the pile in order to keep the pile compressed and has elastic elements, which are deformed in order to apply a compression force of elastic origin to the pile.

Abstract: An electric system of a road vehicle; the electric system has: a high-voltage electric circuit provided with a first storage system; a low-voltage electric circuit provided with a plurality of electrical loads; and a DC-DC electronic power converter, which connects the low-voltage electric circuit and the high-voltage electric circuit to one another. The DC-DC electronic power converter has: a high-voltage input; a low-voltage output; a conversion device; a control unit, which controls the conversion device; and a second storage system connected to the low-voltage output. The control unit, only when the vehicle is parked, is configured to detect a state of charge of the second storage system and to activate the conversion device only when the state of charge of the second storage system is below a charge threshold to charge the second storage system.

Abstract: An electric system of a road vehicle; the electric system has: a high-voltage electric circuit provided with a first storage system; a low-voltage electric circuit provided with a plurality of electrical loads; and a DC-DC electronic power converter, which connects the low-voltage electric circuit and the high-voltage electric circuit to one another. The DC-DC electronic power converter has: a high-voltage input; a low-voltage output; a conversion device; a control unit, which controls the conversion device; and a second storage system connected to the low-voltage output. The control unit, only when the vehicle is parked, is configured to detect a state of charge of the second storage system and to activate the conversion device only when the state of charge of the second storage system is below a charge threshold to charge the second storage system.