Abstract: The present invention discloses a fully-embedded bed cover of a pickup truck, including a panel body connected to the cargo hopper, wherein the panel body is connected to the cargo hopper by a dual interlink lock system and a guide rail supporting bar system, wherein the panel body includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel and a large front bar, one end of the first panel is connected to the large front bar, the other end of the first panel is connected to a second panel by a rotating shaft system, the second panel is connected to the third panel by a rotating shaft system, the end of the third panel away from the second panel is connected to the rear bar with lock system, the guide rail support bar system is connected to the cargo hopper, the rotating shaft system includes a large rotating bar, a small rotating bar, an intermediate bar and an intermediate bar rubber strip, the large rotating bar and the small rotating bar are connected to both ends of the intermediate bar through the intermediate

Abstract: A retractable cover system including a plurality of brackets mountable within a box of a pickup truck, a driver side rail and a passenger side rail operably couplable to the plurality of brackets, a plurality of panels having a plurality of bearings configured to engage the driver side rail and the passenger side rail to transition between an opened position and a closed position, and a front cross piece operably coupling the driver side rail to the passenger side rail, wherein the front cross piece includes a leading edge defining a curve generally conformed to at least one of a forward end of the box or a rear of a cab of the pickup truck.

Abstract: A truck bed storage system provides multiple different use configurations, including a cap, a rack, and a bed cover. Elements of the system are reconfigurable to assemble the different use configurations. The system is easily assembled, reconfigured, or disassembled. The system includes a modular frame which connects to the truck bed and is used in the rack and cap configurations. A bed cover is removably attached to the top of the frame in the cap configuration, and connects to the top of the bed in the bed cover configuration. Removable panels attach to the frame in the cap configuration.

Abstract: The invention discloses a semi-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck, including a panel body connected to the cargo hopper, the panel body is connected to the cargo hopper by a dual linkage lock system and a guide rail support bar system, the panel body includes a large front bar, a first panel, a second panel and a third panel, one end of the first panel is connected to the large front bar, the other end of the first panel is connected to the second panel by a rotating shaft system, the second panel is connected to the third panel by a rotating shaft system, the end of the third panel away from the second panel is connected to a rear bar with lock system, the rotating shaft system includes an intermediate bar and two rotating bars, the two rotating bars are rotatably connected to the intermediate bar, the rotating bar is used for connecting the panels, the rotating bar includes a clamping end connected to the panels and a rotating end connected to the intermediate bar.

Abstract: A hinged cover for enclosing the bed of a pickup truck. A front mount assembly comprises a generally rectangular front panel, generally triangular driver side panel extending rearwardly from a side of the generally rectangular front panel, and generally triangular passenger side panel extending rearwardly from an opposite side of the generally rectangular front panel. A first inner hinge plate mounts to the driver side panel and a second inner hinge plate mounts to the passenger side panel. A first outer hinge plate mounts to the first inner hinge plate. A second outer hinge plate mounts to the second inner hinge plate. A movable section configured to cover the bed is hingedly attached to front mount assembly via rods extending from the outer hinge plates and passing through a frame of the movable section. The movable section rotates about the rods between an open and closed positions.

Abstract: A drive assembly for a motor vehicle, having a drive with a housing, enclosing at least one electrical drive component and the housing wall of which is divided into a plurality of axially adjacent sections. The two axially terminal sections each form an axially removable cover of the housing. A support frame with frame-side bearing components which, together with the corresponding housing-side bearing components, form bearings for suspending the housing in the carrier frame, and an electrical connection between a housing-side connector, which is stationary relative to the housing and is connected to the electrical drive component in the housing interior, and a frame-side connector, which is stationary relative to the support frame and is connected or connectable to an electrical power supply.

Abstract: A battery mount system for a battery pack on an electric vehicle. The system isolates the battery with a three point mount whereby the battery pack stresses are then reduced while maintaining torsional flexibility of the chassis. By mounting the batteries between the frame rails, they are better protected. The present system allows an electric vehicle chassis to remain flexible in twist (torsion) along the longitudinal axis while containing one or more rigid battery packs inside and/or underneath the frame rails, reducing stress and force on the battery packs. Bushings are mounted either on the chassis or on the battery. There are two bushings or brackets on either the front or rear of the battery, and one bushing on either the front or rear of the battery. (i.e. 2 on the front, 1 in the rear, or 1 in the front, 2 in the rear).

Abstract: A unitary (one-piece) construction of an electric vehicle chassis is provided having at least one s-bend aft of the front axle to allow battery packs to mount on isolators inside of the frame rails. The overall width of the frame (at the widest) is 4-6? wider as compared to traditional (non-ev) vehicles. This increased width is provided for to accommodate the battery packs required for operation of the electric vehicle. The s-bend allows for front wheel steering angles greater than if rails were straight. In some embodiments, a second s-bend directs the frame again outwards to accommodate additional components and to increase strength of the overall frame. The present wide and s-bend configuration allows for mounting of rear springs underneath of the frame rails for extra support and more efficient and improved packaging. The cross member further allows for front spring mounting to the frame.

Abstract: A corner module apparatus includes a drive unit installed inside a wheel to provide driving power to the wheel, a steering knuckle connected to the drive unit, a stationary shaft to support the steering knuckle so that the steering knuckle is rotatable, an actuator fixed to the steering knuckle to generate a rotational force, and a power transmission member connected to the actuator to rotate the steering knuckle about the stationary shaft in conjunction with the rotational force generated by the actuator.

Abstract: An improved radiator mounting and cooling system for use in automobiles allows multiple components to be incorporated into the same unit, limiting the need for accessories to be mounted to inner fenders or firewall. A circulating vortex of air is pulled through a front grill and vortex tubes disposed through sides of the radiator system to improve cooling efficiency. An outer shroud protects interior components and creates a sealed core cavity allowing air to only enter through vortex tubes and front grill and exit through a rear grill. A self-circulating cooling system provides additional cooling of coolant. A fan system pulls around 5000 CFM of air through the core cavity. An optional secondary coolant pumping system allows coolant to be pumped when needed. A control system controls activation of the fan system and secondary coolant pumping system based on signals from sensors.

Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body 2 having an underguard 1. The underguard 1 has openings 3 that introduce traveling air into the vehicle body 2 and ribs 4 that reinforce the underguard 1 and guide the traveling air passing through the openings 3.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an air flap apparatus for a vehicle, which is improved to prevent an air flap from being rotated by a traveling wind generated when the vehicle travels at a high speed. The air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame disposed behind a grill of a vehicle, an air flap that opens or closes an air inlet formed in the frame, a power transmission unit that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a driving unit that is disposed outside the frame and generates power, wherein the power transmission unit includes a link that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a loader that is connected to the driving unit, is rotated by the power generate by the driving unit, and stops movement of the link when the air flap closes the air inlet.

Abstract: A heat management system has: a first flow passage, a second flow passage, a third flow passage, and a fourth flow passage; an electrical storage device configured to perform heat exchange with a heat medium in the first flow passage; a driving device configured to perform heat exchange with a heat medium in the second flow passage; a radiator provided in the third flow passage; a chiller device provided in the fourth flow passage; and a switching device. When a temperature of the electrical storage device is raised, the switching device is configured to cause a temperature raising circuit to be formed, the temperature raising circuit being a flow passage circuit in which a connection flow passage connecting the first flow passage, the second flow passage, and the third flow passage to one another is provided, with the fourth flow passage being independent of the connection flow passage.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for automatically refueling a vehicle using fuel storage modules. The vehicle can comprise a vehicle-side fuel module storage that is coupled with a fuel manifold to provide fuel to the vehicle. A remote fuel storage can be located proximate the target operation for the vehicle. When a fuel loading event is identified, such as low fuel, the vehicle can transit to the remote fuel module storage. Once appropriately aligned, actuators can be used to automatically exchange fuel modules between the vehicle-side fuel module storage and the remote fuel module storage.

Abstract: A fuel system for installation in a hydrogen-powered vehicle and for one or more hydrogen pressure tanks configured for a high pressure level of at least 200 bar, includes connections for input and output lines and at least the following internal components: a pressure reducer, a gas filter, a shut-off valve, a vent valve, an overpressure safety valve and a pressure sensor. The pressure reducer is a two-stage pressure reducer which reduces the pressure of the hydrogen from the high pressure level from the pressure tank to a medium pressure level between 3 bar and 30 bar. The first stage reduces the pressure from the pressure tank to an intermediate level between 40 and 80 bar and the second stage further reduces the pressure to the medium pressure level. The internal components and gas lines interconnecting these internal components are disposed in an integral and self-supporting modular unit.

Abstract: An enclosed volume is provided for performing operations in space, or on any astronomical object, in a manner separated from aspects of the external environment. The enclosed volume can be a flexible container for a satellite. The enclosed volume can include a membrane having a fluid barrier layer and being configured to contain a propellant gas or fluid; and an expulsion device configured to expel material from the membrane. In a stowed configuration, the flexible container is contained within the satellite, and in a deployed configuration, the flexible container extends away from the satellite. The flexible container can inflate from one shape, in the undeployed configuration, to another shape, in a deployed configuration. The other shape can be toroidal or other appropriate shapes. The flexible container can provide bipropellant, blowdown, and gas/fluid metering functionality. Entertainment and game play can be enabled by the enclosed volume involving robots and other devices.

Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure according to one aspect includes: a pair of side rails disposed apart from each other in a width direction of a vehicle and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; a pair of hydrogen tanks respectively disposed outside the pair of side rails in the width direction; a pair of protection members configured to respectively protect the pair of hydrogen tanks from external impact; and a battery supported by the pair of side rails between the pair of protection members.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for electrifying a drivetrain of a vehicle. In one example, a gearbox for a vehicle includes a first gear coupled to a first shaft that is configured to be driven by an electric motor of the vehicle. Additionally, the gearbox includes a second gear configured to mesh with the first gear, and a third gear configured to mesh with the second gear, where the third gear is coupled to a third shaft that is configured to drive a first axle of the vehicle and is connectable to a second axle of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for electrifying a drivetrain of a vehicle. In one example, a gearbox for a vehicle a first gear coupled to a first input shaft configured to be driven by a first electric motor, a second gear configured to mesh with the first gear, and a third gear configured to mesh with the second gear and coupled to a third shaft configured to drive a first axle of the vehicle and connectable to a second axle of the vehicle. The gearbox further includes a fourth gear coupled to the first input shaft, a fifth gear coupled to a lay shaft coupled to the second gear, a sixth gear coupled to a second input shaft, and a seventh gear coupled to a power takeoff shaft configured to drive one or more power takeoff units, the second input shaft configured to be driven by a second electric motor.

Abstract: Provided are method, system, and device for applying vehicle operational rules on demand and over the air. The method may be implemented by programmed one or more processors in a client terminal, for setting an operational rule of a vehicle, the method comprising; outputting a user interface for setting an operational rule for controlling one or more components of a vehicle; receiving, via a user input to the user interface, a setting of the operational rule; and transmitting the received setting to a server to implement the operational rule on the fly via an over-the-air transmission to the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle may include: a microphone provided inside the vehicle and configured to receive a voice uttered by an occupant of the vehicle; a camera configured to obtain an image inside the vehicle; a display device configured to display a menu screen comprising a plurality of menu items; and a controller configured to control the display device. The controller may be configured to recognize, based on the image obtained via the camera, a hand gesture of the occupant, determine, based on the hand gesture, a menu item, of the plurality of menu items on the menu screen, pointed to by the occupant, and execute, based on the voice uttered by the occupant, a command corresponding to the pointed menu item.

Abstract: A method for producing a shaped part that includes: a decorative layer having a front/visible side and a rear/opposite side. The decorative layer has a recess extending into the decorative layer from the rear side. The shaped part includes an illumination and/or display unit with one or more illumination/display elements for displaying a notification on the front side, where the illumination and/or display unit comprises a base body made of a light-conducting material, the illumination and/or display elements are embedded in the base body, the base body is arranged at least partially in the recess in the decorative layer, the display elements are embedded in the base body, and the base body is arranged in the recess. Thus, light emanating from the illumination and/or display element(s) can be guided via the base body, towards the front side, and through the recess.

Abstract: A device and a method for covering or switching off information displayed on an outer surface of a vehicle involves the device covering or switching off information displayed on the outer surface when a situation deviating from a normal state is present.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a display module, having a bendable display region and a planar display region; an encapsulation housing, disposed on a non-display side of the display module, wherein a receiving chamber is formed between the encapsulation housing and the non-display side of the display module; and at least one support assembly, disposed in the receiving chamber, wherein the support assembly at least comprises a first retractable linkage and a first drive motor, a first end of the first retractable linkage is connected to the encapsulation housing, and a second end of the first retractable linkage is connected to the non-display side of the display module.

Abstract: A thermal management system includes: an electrical storage device located in a first flow path; a drive device located in a second flow path; a radiator located in a third flow path, a chiller device located in a fourth flow path, and a switching device. In the thermal management system, when heating the electrical storage device, the switching device is controlled so as to cause a heating circuit having one heat medium path in which a heat medium circulates through the first flow path, the fourth flow path, the second flow path, and the third flow path to be formed.

Abstract: A sensor device, a motor vehicle and a method of determining an intrusion into a traction battery with an underbody element of the motor vehicle, may include the underbody element including at least one sensor device including at least one electrically conductive sensor wire integrated into a laminar textile material. The sensor device is configured so that a voltage applied to the sensor wire is measurable to determine a deformation of the sensor wire in dependence on a measured change of the voltage.

Abstract: A notification apparatus includes a determination section that determines whether a position of a vehicle that includes a battery and a heater that beats the battery is in a low-temperature environment, and a notification section that sends a notification for encouraging charging the battery depending on a result of determination of the determination section.

Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure according to one aspect includes a frame including a side rail extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, a motor configured to generate regenerative power, and a brake register configured to convert the regenerative power into thermal energy, in which the brake register is disposed immediately below the side rail so as to receive traveling wind while the vehicle is traveling.

Abstract: Described herein is an assistance system for an electric personal-mobility vehicle (1a) for a person with reduced mobility. The assistance system comprises sensors (50a) configured for supplying data on the current state of the electric vehicle (1a) and a processing system (60, 2, 3). During a path training step, the processing system monitors a control signal (S1; Da, Db) supplied by a user interface (10a) of the electric vehicle (1a) and drives at least one actuator (30) of the electric vehicle (1a) as a function of the control signal (S1; Da, Db). Moreover, the processing system acquires a plurality of positions of the electric vehicle (1a), processes such position data to generate data that define at least one allowed zone, and stores the at least one allowed zone in a memory (62).

Abstract: An output control system includes: an accelerator pedal; a motor, for driving a vehicle, that increases the output as a depression amount of the accelerator pedal increases; a detent mechanism that increases resistance acting on the accelerator pedal at a position where the depression amount of the accelerator pedal reaches a predetermined depression amount that is smaller than a maximum depression amount of the accelerator pedal; a depression amount acquiring part that acquires the depression amount of the accelerator pedal; and a motor control part that controls the output of the motor such that the output of the motor becomes a predetermined power that is smaller than a maximum power of the motor when the depression amount acquired by the depression amount acquiring part is the predetermined depression amount.

Abstract: An electric axle assembly for a motor vehicle includes an electric machine suitable for operating as a motor, an axle for transmitting a power delivered by the electric machine to wheels of the motor vehicle, a transducer configured to detect an error variable representative of one or more parameters identifying a first vibration caused by an operation as a motor of the electric machine controlled by a control input, and a control unit configured to acquire the error variable detected by the transducer, determine one or more variable parameters of an adaptive model to compute a correction input to be superposed to the control input to update the control input, determine the correction input using the adaptive model defined with the determined variable parameters, and control the electric machine with the updated control input by superposing the correction input to the control input.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes a battery in a machine body, an inverter to convert DC power output from the battery to AC power, a motor drivable by the AC power converted by the inverter, a rotational speed detector to obtain rotational speed information of the motor, a travel device drivable by the motor, an operator to change a required rotational speed of the motor, a storage to store an output map defining a relationship between a torque value and the rotational speed of the motor, and a controller to control a current flowing through the motor by operating the inverter based on the rotational speed information, the required rotational speed, and the output map. The output map has a shape similar to that of a torque curve of an engine in a high rotation range where the rotational speed of the motor is at least a predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: An in-vehicle power supply device includes a voltage conversion unit and a control unit. The control unit performs first control to cause the voltage conversion unit to perform only a step-down operation, second control to cause the voltage conversion unit to perform only a step-up operation, and third control to cause the voltage conversion unit to perform both the step-down operation and the step-up operation. The control unit performs the third control if a first duty of an on-off signal provided to a first switching element becomes an upper limit threshold or greater in the first control or if a second duty of an on-off signal provided to a second switching element becomes a lower limit threshold or less in the second control.

Abstract: The energy absorber includes a body portion that is formed of resin and is assembled into a metal closed space of a vehicle; a plurality of energy absorbers are provided on the body portion, and when the body portion is assembled to the vehicle, the energy absorber has an opening on the outside in the vehicle width direction; A cell having a lower surface having a downward slope of three degrees or more from one end on the inside in the vehicle width direction to the other end on the outside in the vehicle width direction when viewed from the rear side of the vehicle.

Abstract: A wireless charging system is provided for use with a light electric vehicle, the wireless charging system comprising: a receiver module for mounting on the light electric vehicle, the receiver module including a converging lens, which includes an inner surface, a solar module mounted proximate to the inner surface of the converging lens and an electrical line in electrical communication with the solar module; a remote emitter module, the remote emitter module including an artificial light source, an actuator, which is in mechanical communication with the artificial light source, a microcontroller, which is in electronic communication with the actuator and a tracker, which is in electronic communication with the microcontroller and is one of a camera, a radio receiver or an audio receiver; and a signaller, which is one of a light source, a radio transmitter or an audio transmitter.

Abstract: A power supply system comprises a first node connected to a second node via an electrically conducting cable, wherein the cable is conducting alternating current at high frequency (e.g. 100 Hz or higher, e.g. 20 KHz or higher) between the first and second nodes, and the electrically conducting cable is a capacitive cable. A power supply at the high frequency can be connected to the first node, or a power supply at 50 or 60 Hz can be connected to a converter outputting power at the high frequency with the converter output connected to the first node. A converter can be connected to the second node, or an electrical appliance operating using high frequency power can be connected to the second node. A related wireless electric vehicle charging system comprises (a) a power supply, optionally a power supply system of the invention. (b) an inverter connected to the power supply and adapted to output power at a high frequency. e.g.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure relate to automatic actuation of a vehicle charging port closure based on one or more detections. A device implementing the subject technology may include at least one processor configured to detect conditions such as a battery charge state, a proximity to a charger, an elapsed time since last charge, and/or whether the charging station is one at which charging is frequently performed. Such detections can form the basis of a determination that the user is likely to utilize the charging port, and the vehicle and provide automatic actuation. Accordingly, automatic handsfree opening of the charging port closure can be provided.

Abstract: A power allocation device includes: a first switch assembly, including at least one intermediate output terminal where the first switch assembly is configured to output power selectively by using one of the at least one intermediate output terminal and the first switch assembly includes at least one of an arc extinguishing switch or a solid-state switch; and a second switch assembly, including at least one sub-switch respectively corresponding to the at least one intermediate output terminal where each sub-switch includes a plurality of power output terminals and the second switch assembly is configured to output the power from the intermediate output terminal selectively by using one power output terminal of one of the at least one sub-switch.

Abstract: A portable power panel includes a case having a first electrical connector extending therefrom. The case includes a first DC to DC convertor that converts a first DC voltage provided by a high voltage battery on the vehicle to a second DC voltage. The case includes a battery that produces the second DC voltage. An inverter inverts the second DC voltage into a third voltage useable as an alternating current. An alternating current plug supplies the third voltage to an accessory plugged into the alternating current plug. The case is configured to be selectively and alternatively moved between a (i) coupled position wherein the first electrical connector is electrically coupled to a complementary second electrical connector provided at a dock in the vehicle, and a (ii) decoupled position wherein the first and second electrical connectors are disconnected and the case is moveable providing portable power away from the vehicle.

Abstract: An electronic device module that is connected to a battery pack including a high voltage battery is provided with a conductive path electrically connected to the battery pack, a branch part electrically connected to the conductive path, a plurality of branch paths electrically connected to the branch part, a circuit board electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of branch paths, and a plurality of branch connectors electrically connected to the plurality of branch paths, the circuit board including a plurality of power conversion units that convert power.

Abstract: A system for increasing the output of electrical motors by enhancing the life of batteries powering the electrical motors, including routing regenerative energy through a supplemental inverter before returning it to the battery, or possibly also routing the regenerative energy through a junction box and/or an auxiliary battery before returning it to the primary battery.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a mechanical-electrical integrated unit constituted by a drive apparatus and an electric-power control apparatus that are housed in a same casing. The drive apparatus includes a first electric motor, a second electric motor and a transmission device. The electric-power control apparatus is configured to control an electric power transmitted and received by the first and second electric motors. The electric-power control apparatus and the drive apparatus are housed in upper and lower casing portion of the casing, respectively. The second electric motor includes a stator core that is provided with a plurality of fastened portions, such that one of the plurality of fastened portions is disposed in a position which overlaps the upper casing portion in a vertical direction of the vehicle and which is located on a front side of an axis of the second electric motor in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: The battery electric vehicle selects and executes a charge mode from a first charge mode in which power supplied from an external power source device to a first neutral point of a first motor is supplied to a power storage device via the first motor and a first inverter, and a second charge mode in which power supplied from the external power source device to a second neutral point of a second motor is supplied to the power storage device via the second motor and a second inverter, based on at least one of temperatures of the first and second motors and temperatures of the first and second inverters.

Abstract: A mobile platform that is equipped to charge an electrical vehicle and supply liquid fuel to an internal combustion engine vehicle. The mobile platform includes a chassis configured to be pulled by a tow vehicle. A battery bank is positioned on the chassis. A renewable energy recharging device and a liquid fuel powered recharging device are each positioned on the chassis to recharge the battery bank. An electrical terminal is operatively connected to the battery bank to deliver electric power from the battery bank to an electric vehicle. A fuel tank is positioned on the chassis to store liquid fuel and a fuel line extends from the fuel tank to deliver the liquid fuel to an internal combustion engine vehicle.

Abstract: A device in the form of a mobile trailer includes an electrical charging system for electrically charging a drive battery of an electrically driven mobile work machine. The device can attach to a towing vehicle.

Abstract: The charging and discharging facility has a first level section where the first charging and discharging parking space is located, a second level section where the second charging and discharging parking space is located on the floor directly above the first level section, and a power converter device connected between the first level section and the second level section by an external power cable. In the first charging and discharging parking space, the first charging and discharging connection member is attached to the end of the first charging and discharging cable extending from the ceiling of the first level section, and in the second charging and discharging parking space, the second charging and discharging connection member is attached to the end of the second charging and discharging cable extending from the floor of the second level section.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a charging cable, an electric power equipment, a cooler, and a controller. The charging cable includes a charging connector plugged into a charging inlet of an electric vehicle. The electric power equipment supplies a charging current to a battery via the charging connector and the charging cable. The cooler cools the charging connector and the charging cable. The controller is programmed to control the cooler so as to cool the charging connector and the charging cable when the charging current is supplied from the electric power equipment to the battery. Further, the controller is programmed to limit at least one of the charging current and a charging time of the battery based on a temperature of at least one of the charging connector and the charging cable when an abnormality occurs in the cooler.

Abstract: The control device includes a processor that is configured to, in a wireless power transmission system that transmits, in a noncontact manner, power from a primary coil included in a supply facility to a secondary coil included in a vehicle that is traveling, output information for changing a traveling position in a width direction of the vehicle, and correct the traveling position in the width direction according to a change in the power transmission state when changing the traveling position in the width direction.

Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system includes a track system, a plurality of storage columns, a container handling vehicle, a replaceable power supply, and a charging station. The track system includes a first set of parallel tracks arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel tracks arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, said first and second sets of tracks forming a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent grid cells, each grid cell comprising a grid opening defined by a pair of adjacent tracks of the first set of tracks and a pair of adjacent tracks of the second set of tracks. The plurality of storage columns are located beneath the track system. Each storage column is located vertically below a grid opening and arranged to store a stack of storage containers.

Abstract: A method and a system for dynamic wireless charging of an electric vehicle on electric roads are disclosed. The method includes determining, by a system controller of the electric vehicle, that a traction battery of the electric vehicle needs to be recharged. The method also includes assessing, by the system controller, road surface unevenness along an electric road considered for recharging the electric vehicle. The method further includes adapting, by the system controller based on the assessed road surface unevenness, at least one of a driving route of the electric vehicle, a current driving trajectory of the electric vehicle, a recharging configuration of the electric vehicle, or a combination thereof.