Patents by Inventor Tobias STALFORS

Tobias STALFORS 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).

  • Publication number: 20180319287
    Abstract: A voltage supply unit for a vehicle is described, the voltage supply unit having a first output adapted to supply a first voltage to a first load and a second output adapted to supply a second voltage to a second load. The second voltage is obtained by a DC/DC converter powered by the first voltage, where the low voltage side of the DC/DC converter is connected to the second output and the high voltage side of the DC/DC converter is connected to the first output. Two different voltages can thereby be supplied by the use of one battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas FORSSELL, Petter ALMHAGEN, Robert ERIKSSON, Jonas SJOGREN, Peter BENGTSSON, Tobias STALFORS, Jan MULLER, Anders BELFRAGE, Axel VANERHAV, Andreas ERIKSSON
  • Publication number: 20170136866
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a transmission, at least one driving wheel rotationally connected to the transmission, and a coupling arrangement arranged between the internal combustion engine and the transmission, and controllable between a first state in which a drive shaft of the engine is rotationally connected to the transmission and a second state in which the drive shaft of the engine is rotationally disconnected from the transmission. The vehicle further comprises an energy recovery device connected to the coupling arrangement via a flexible driving member for allowing recovery and storage of energy recovered from deceleration of the at least one driving wheel. The vehicle may further comprise a sensor for sensing a parameter value indicative of desired deceleration, and a control unit for controlling the coupling arrangement to the second state when the sensed parameter value indicates desired deceleration of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonas FORSSELL, Mathias JORGENSSON, Tobias STALFORS