Abstract: A welding power supply having an adjustable cover is disclosed. The welding power supply includes an enclosure housing an engine, a porous radiator thermally coupled to the engine, and a fan configured to propel air through the radiator. A ventilation opening is in fluid communication with the fan and radiator. The fan is configured to move heated air along an air path and out of the ventilation opening. The air may be heated by the welding power supply components (e.g. engine, radiator, charge air cooler, oil cooler, compressor, generator, weld circuitry, and/or other components), for example. The adjustable cover is positioned over the ventilation when in a fully closed and/or partially open/closed position. The adjustable cover may be moved between fully closed, partially open/closed, and fully open positions. The amount of air that is allowed to exit the enclosure, and the amount of air that is recirculated within the enclosure, may be altered by adjusting the position of the adjustable cover.

Abstract: A vehicle rear-side structure is configured to ease an impact applied onto a battery pack of a vehicle upon an occurrence of a collision. The vehicle rear-side structure includes side frames and a rear-end-collision impact reducer. The side frames extend in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and are disposed at positions at which the side frames sandwich the battery pack therebetween in a widthwise direction of the vehicle. The rear-end-collision impact reducer is disposed between and above the side frames at a rear side of the battery pack. The rear-end-collision impact reducer is configured to allow air, which is to be sent to a battery stack included in the battery pack, to flow through the rear-end-collision impact reducer.

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure comprises a dash panel, a pair of right-and-left front side frames, a pair of right-and-left side sills, a pair of right-and-left first longitudinal load-transmitting members respectively extending from respective vehicle-rear portions of the right-and-left front side frames to the right-and-left side sills along an upper face of the floor panel, and a pair of right-and-left second longitudinal load-transmitting members respectively extending from the respective vehicle-rear portions of the right-and-left front side frames toward a vehicle-front portion of the battery case along a lower face of the floor panel.

Abstract: Proposed is an electric mobility vehicle in which material cost is reduced by simplifying the structure for cooling a battery module and a sealing structure. The electric mobility vehicle is capable of increasing sealing performance since an inflow path of moisture from outside is reduced, and securing desired battery cooling performance.

Abstract: This application provides a battery swap method, a battery swap station, and an electrical apparatus. The battery swap method includes: obtaining identity information of an electrical apparatus which requests a swap of a battery; authenticating the identity information; establishing communication with the electrical apparatus in response to a determination that the identity information passes the authentication; determining whether the battery in the electrical apparatus and a shared battery in the battery swap station satisfy a battery swap condition; and swapping the battery in the electrical apparatus with the shared battery in the battery swap station in response to a determination that at least one of the battery in the electrical apparatus and the shared battery in the battery swap station satisfies the battery swap condition. The batteries are authenticated in addition to authentication of the electrical apparatus, thereby improving reliability and security of authentication during a battery swap.

Abstract: An electric aircraft with a battery pack for failure safety is provided. The battery pack may be disposed within a fuselage of the electric aircraft. The battery pack may include a crush zone having energy absorbing material configured to compress as a function of a crash force.

Abstract: An electric loader is provided with a plurality of independently driven wheels. For example, a four-wheeled electric loader includes four independently operated wheels, each directly coupled to a dedicated electric motor. A fifth independent electrical motor powers the lift arm and/or any attachments coupled to an auxiliary hydraulic. A central forced-air system supplies pressurized air to each independent electric motor to cool the electric motor during operation. In some embodiments, the auxiliary electric motor powers the fan and/or air conditioner of the central forced-air system. A lever and/or electric brake may be applied to an axle of the electric motors. A pivotable battery panel locks a plurality of battery cells to provide a central source of power, counter-weight the loader arm, and rotate away to provide the operator access to an internal cavity of the cab.

Abstract: A mounting system for mounting of an energy storage system to a frame of a vehicle. The mounting system comprises an energy storage system bracket assembly, a frame-mounted bracket assembly and a locking mechanism comprising a sliding lock assembly translatable between an open and a closed position locking the energy storage system.

Abstract: A protective element (1) named shield element for a battery pack of an electric or hybrid vehicle, wherein the protective element (1) includes a securing device (2) configured to removably secure the shield element (1) both to the battery pack and to a body (11) of the vehicle.

Abstract: In the case of a travel trailer having a battery and an axle (13) or a tandem axle, the battery (9) is designed for supplying electricity to a travel drive of a towing vehicle and/or to an optional travel drive of the travel trailer during trailer travel in road traffic, and is arranged as a flat battery (9) below a floor of the travel trailer, in a vehicle frame (1), wherein the height of the battery (9) essentially corresponds to the height of the vehicle frame (1).

Abstract: A structural assembly for an electric vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a battery structure. The vehicle frame is distinct from a vehicle body and includes a front section, a rear section and a mid-section disposed between the front and rear sections. The mid-section includes opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure is configured to house power storage units and is disposed between the opposed longitudinal rails. The battery structure includes a battery housing secured to the opposed longitudinal rails of the mid-section. The mid-section and the battery housing are combined into a unitized structure that is removably secured to the front and rear sections of the vehicle frame.

Abstract: Power supply device includes: battery stack in which a plurality of battery cells each including, on a top surface thereof, gas discharge valve that opens when an internal pressure of outer covering can increases are stacked; first cover provided on a top surface of battery stack and defining first gas duct communicating with gas discharge valve; and second cover provided on a top surface of first cover and defining second gas duct on a top surface of first gas duct. A plurality of communication holes through which first gas duct and second gas duct communicate with each other are formed on the top surface of first cover.

Abstract: Drive units for electric vehicles are provided. One example provides a drive unit for an electric vehicle including a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from one another by a shared wall, an electrical inverter disposed within the first compartment and having a set of electrical output terminals, and an electric motor disposed within the second compartment and having electrical input terminals electrically coupled to the output terminals via one or more openings extending through the shared wall.

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure increases comfort inside a vehicle cabin and improves vehicle-body stiffness. A battery housing portion in which a battery is housed and a battery non-housing portion in which the battery is not housed are provided alongside in a vehicle front-rear direction below the vehicle cabin. A second frame portion disposed at the battery non-housing portion is larger than a first frame portion disposed at the battery housing portion in a vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A battery pack contains a plurality of battery cells that includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell; a first thermistor disposed closest to the first battery cell among the battery cells; a second thermistor disposed closest to the second battery cell among the battery cells. A case of the battery pack holds the battery cells, the first thermistor, and the second thermistor. The first battery cell is disposed such that at least one of the other battery cells is interposed between the first battery cell and a wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the first battery cell. The second battery cell is disposed such that none of the other battery cells is interposed between the second battery cell and the wall surface of the case in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the second battery cell.

Abstract: A bicycle rear derailleur includes a base member including a mounting portion configured to be attached to a bicycle frame, the mounting portion having a mounting opening through which a central axis of a hub axle passes in a mounting state of the bicycle rear derailleur. The mounting portion includes a single joint or is free of any joint. Also included is a movable member movably coupled relative to the base member and a linkage structure operatively connecting the movable member to the base member. Also included is at least one of a motor, a first wireless communication unit, and an electrical connector. The at least one of the motor, the first wireless communication unit, and the electrical connector are disposed on at least one of the base member, the movable member, and the linkage structure.

Abstract: Protection and load distribution strategies are disclosed for electrified vehicle traction battery packs. Exemplary battery protection structures may include a corrugated portion and at least one flat sheet portion that are joined together. The battery protection structure may be integrated as part of an outer enclosure assembly of the traction battery pack or could embody a skid plate design that is a separate structure from the outer enclosure assembly. The battery protection structures may be configured for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle loading events, thereby minimizing the transfer of loads inside the battery pack where relatively sensitive battery internal components are housed.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes: a battery case that is disposed below a floor panel of a vehicle body and houses a battery; and a case-mounting frame that connects the battery case to a side sill provided on a side of the battery case in a vehicle width direction to support the battery case. The case-mounting frame includes a lower frame that straddles between the side sill and the battery case, and an upper frame that rises from the lower frame, supports the battery case, and is disposed side by side with the battery case in the vehicle width direction. The lower frame includes a fragile portion that is provided at a position located below the upper frame and is more fragile than another position other than the first position.

Abstract: A battery housing apparatus including a housing portion forming a housing space in which a battery is removably housed, a holding portion configured to hold the battery, and an openable cover portion closing the housing space. The housing portion includes a support portion rotatably supporting the holding portion about a rotational axis so that the battery is movable between a housed position and a non-housed position in the housing space.

Abstract: A vehicle battery pack mounting structure includes: a coupling bolt coupled to a vehicle body through a battery pack; a mounting bushing accommodating the coupling bolt therein and coupled to the battery pack; a lower fixation nut fixing a lower portion of the mounting bushing to the lower casing; an upper fixation nut fixing an upper portion of the mounting bushing to the upper cover; and a lower sealing member. The lower sealing member is configured to seal between the mounting bushing and the lower casing in response to fastening of the lower fixation nut. In addition, the vehicle battery pack mounting structure further includes an upper sealing member configured to seal between the mounting bushing and the upper cover in response to fastening of the upper fixation nut. The vehicle battery pack mounting structure also includes a vehicle body side sealing member sealing between the upper fixation nut and the vehicle body in response to the fastening of the coupling bolt.

Abstract: A support structure for supporting a flat inverter located between seats aligned along the vehicle width direction is provided. A bracket supports the inverter in a horizontal position above a floor tunnel of a floor between the seats in a passenger compartment such that it is spaced apart from the floor tunnel. The bracket has a pair of rear leg portions aligned along the vehicle width direction. Middle parts of the pair of rear leg portions are formed so as to be easily bent outward or inward in the vehicle width direction. When a load is applied to the bracket due to movement of the seats during a side impact on the vehicle, the pair of rear leg portions bend, and the horizontal position of the inverter is disrupted.

Abstract: A battery compartment battery lock mechanism (700) comprising a locking member (710) rotatably supported on a shaft (720) and comprising a leading edge portion (750) arranged to enter a recess (760) formed in a battery (220) to lock the battery in position, The leading edge portion (750) has an arcuate form with a curvature corresponding to that of a circle segment with radius corresponding to the distance from the leading edge portion (750) to the center of the shaft (720) The recess (760) formed in the battery (220) comprises a surface (770) arranged to engage the leading edge portion (750), wherein the surface (770) has an arcuate form to match that of the leading edge portion (750). The invention further comprises an electrically powered hand-held work tool comprising such a battery lock mechanism.

Abstract: A floor panel comprises a first floor portion and a second floor portion which is located at a higher level than the first floor portion. In a vehicle-body structure, a connecting member which extends from a battery case to a second floor portion and connects the battery case and the second floor portion is provided.

Abstract: A body for a vehicle configured for securing safety performance and vehicle rigidity according to a vehicle collision while increasing a battery capacity mounted in the vehicle, may include an internal side member mounted on a center floor in a longitudinal direction of the body; a battery cross member mounted in a width direction of the body inside a battery case provided at a lower end portion of the center floor while intersecting the internal side member; and a coupling structure coupled to the battery case, the battery cross member, and the center floor.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted battery pack. A vehicle-mounted battery pack includes: a battery case, a battery module, an upper cross member, and an upper deck. In the battery module, a first battery row and a second battery row, in which a plurality of vertically placed batteries are disposed in a case horizontal direction, are disposed in a pair in a case vertical direction. The upper cross member is disposed between the first battery row and the second battery row toward the case horizontal direction, and is fixed to a first stepped portion and a second stepped portion of the battery. The upper deck is disposed in the case vertical direction and is fixed to a front end portion and a rear end portion of the battery module.

Abstract: A system for installation of traction batteries for a vehicle having a chassis comprising at least one load-carrying frame member. A front bracket member and a rear bracket member are adapted to be secured to and project from the frame member of the vehicle for receiving a traction battery between the front bracket member and the rear bracket member. The system also comprises a first and a second slider adapted to be connected to a front and a rear side, respectively, of a traction battery. The sliders are adapted to be mated with the bracket members subsequently to the sliders having been connected to the traction battery, thereby enabling the traction battery by means of the connected sliders to be received by the bracket members and be moved towards the frame member of the vehicle.

Abstract: A drive battery for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a housing, which has a plurality of partial regions, wherein one or more cell modules are respectively arranged in a first partial region and in a second partial region. A composite component is arranged between the first partial region and the second partial region in order to separate the partial regions. The composite component has a profile element of fiber-reinforced plastic, a foam body of a compressible foam and/or a silicone mat.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes: a vehicle body floor having a battery housing portion; a pair of left and right side sills; a front cross member disposed in front of the battery housing portion; a rear cross member disposed behind the battery housing portion; and a battery cover that covers a battery from above. A widened portion of which a height in a vertical direction increases with respect to a center region of the front cross member in a vehicle width direction and of which a front-rear width expands to a vehicle rear side with respect to a front-rear width of the center region of the front cross member in the vehicle width direction is provided on an end portion of the front cross member on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. The battery cover is made of a metal and includes an outer connecting portion connected to the widened portion on an outer side in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: The present application provides a battery box, including a battery and an electronic device electrically connected to the battery. The battery box further includes a lower box body, including a first box part and a second box part, where the second box part is integrally connected to the first box part; a first top cover, hermetically and removably mounted in a height direction above the first box part and forming a sealed first space with the first box part, where the first space accommodates the battery; and a second top cover, hermetically and removably mounted in the height direction above the second box part and forming a sealed second space with the second box part, where the second space accommodates the electronic device electrically connected to the battery, and the second top cover is disposed independent of the first top cover.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and battery cells. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a refuse compartment. The battery cells are positioned between the body assembly and the chassis.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to securing batteries to micro-mobility transit vehicles are disclosed. For example, a micro-mobility transit vehicle may have a battery compartment and a battery compartment door having a first end and a second end. The battery compartment door may provide a floorboard surface for the micro-mobility transit vehicle where the first end of the battery compartment door is hingedly coupled to the micro-mobility transit vehicle and the second end of the battery compartment door includes at least one pair of prongs extending from the second end and at least one breakaway tab physically coupled to each pair of prongs. The battery compartment door and a battery disposed within the battery compartment may be electromechanically secured to the micro-mobility transit vehicle by engaging locking cams on the breakaway tabs.

Abstract: A structure for holding a battery on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) so as to allow easy and convenient battery replacement includes two fixed supports and a bracket. The bracket is connected between the two supports and each support defines a vertical groove and two horizontal grooves. Two sliders at the ends of the bracket are insertable into either horizontal groove. The two sliders can move down along the vertical groove together until the bracket makes contact with the battery and holds it in place. The two sliders can move up along the vertical groove and sideways into the horizontal grooves, thereby unlatching and releasing the battery for rapid replacement. An AGV using the structure is also disclosed.

Abstract: A micromobility vehicle for use in a vehicle share system includes a frame, a footboard fixed to the frame, a seat fixed to the frame, handlebars, and a computing device. The frame includes a horizontal portion and an angled portion. The seat is separated from the footboard in a vertical direction by a fixed distance. The handlebars are separated from the footboard in the vertical direction by a fixed distance. A cargo storage location is at least partially disposed between the seat and the footboard. The computing device is fixed to the frame and capable of executing a transportation matching system application.

Abstract: A vehicle battery assembly having a battery stack that includes a plurality of modules. The plurality of modules fastened by vertical and horizontal bolts. The battery stack includes cooling plates that is configured to be flexible and non-rigid placed between the modules. The cooling plates have improved isolation of structural stresses from the battery assembly.

Abstract: A battery pack assembly for a vehicle includes a tray assembly fixed under a floor panel in a vehicle height direction and on which a battery pack-associated component is placed. The tray assembly has a base with a first edge portion and a second edge portion opposite the first edge portion. Each of the first and second edge portions is extended upward relative to the height direction from the base and secured to a frame assembly. A deformation feature is provided at a transition area between the base and the second edge portion. During a crash event the second edge portion is adapted to bend toward the base via the deformation feature allowing a displacement of the base in one of a vehicle front-back direction and a vehicle width direction and also downward in the height direction.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other.

Abstract: The Vehicle-Mounted e-Generator (VMeG) is a self-contained, singular unit, vehicle- and trailer-mounted electrical energy storage and supply system with integrated inverter(s), energy storage, charging, management and control systems. The VMeG provides electrical power to vehicle-mounted tools, equipment, appliances, and their associated systems. The VMeG presented here is a vehicle-mounted, self-contained, battery, inverter, and charging system that is designed to be installed into/onto common types of work and recreational vehicles. The VMeG's functions are to provide electrical power to the same electrical components that traditional vehicle-mounted generators and vehicle-connected shore power are utilized for.

Abstract: The application provides a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a battery box, reinforcing members being arranged on a bottom surface of the battery box; and at least one battery unit, located in the battery box. The battery unit includes: end plates; side plates, the side plates and the end plates being connected end to end in sequence to define an accommodating cavity, and the side plates being stacked on the reinforcing members in a height direction of the battery box; and a plurality of battery cores, located in the accommodating cavity.

Abstract: A vehicle frame assembly includes a plurality of members, a tray, at least one insulation member, and at least one battery. The plurality of members define a first void. The tray is coupled to at least one member of the plurality of members. The tray defines a second void. The at least one insulation member is disposed within the first void or the second void. The at least one battery is disposed within the first void and the second void.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a body frame, a seat disposed on the body frame, a wheel attached to the body frame to be driven by an electric motor, a battery to supply electric power to the electric motor via an inverter and an electrical component, a plate member placed inside a covered space with a top being covered and on which the inverter and the electrical component are mounted, and a guide supported by the body frame to drawably guide the plate member from a position inside the covered space to a position outside the covered space.

Abstract: When regeneration operation is being performed, electric power on a main-machine side is supplied to an auxiliary-machine side, a voltage on the auxiliary-machine side is controlled to become a first voltage value predetermined on the basis of operating voltage specifications of an auxiliary apparatus, a generator on the auxiliary-machine side is deactivated to stop supply of electric power to the auxiliary-machine side, and electric power on the auxiliary-machine side is supplied to a power storage apparatus.

Abstract: An energy storage underbody is provided for a motor car body-in-white in which a vehicle floor is laterally delimited by side sills and is reinforced by side members and/or cross members, and in which an energy storage device is disposed on the underside of the vehicle floor. In order to obtain an energy storage device of particularly simple construction and a particularly economical, stiffened underbody, the energy storage underbody has at least one housing of the energy storage device, the housing being non-loadbearing in terms of the body-in-white, and has at least one additional side member or cross member disposed on the topside of the vehicle floor to reinforce the underbody.

Abstract: A battery installation structure capable of allowing a battery to be obliquely installed on a front side frame while maintaining the stability of the battery is provided. The battery installation structure is suitable for allowing a battery to be obliquely installed on a front side frame of a vehicle body, and the battery installation structure includes an installation base, a receiving groove, and a supporting portion. The installation base is disposed on the front side frame. The receiving groove is disposed in a middle of the installation base to receive a wiring harness connected to the battery. The supporting portion is disposed at a front end and a rear end of the installation base and forms triangular supporting surfaces at a front and rear of the receiving groove to support the battery.

Abstract: A virtual branch circuit system for an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) can include a current sensor disposed in operative communication with circuit wires of a plurality of circuits of a virtual branch. The current sensor can be disposed between a plurality of circuit breakers and a plurality of respective loads. At least one of the plurality of loads is not an EVSE. The current sensor can be configured to sense a virtual branch total current comprising total current of all non-EVSE loads on the virtual branch. The system can include a control module operatively connected to the EVSE and configured to control a maximum EVSE current based on the virtual branch total current to maintain the virtual branch total current at or under a maximum branch current threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for redundant electric power for an electric aircraft is provided. The system includes a plurality of battery packs which includes at least a first pack monitor unit and at least a second pack monitor unit configured to detect a first battery pack datum and a second battery pack datum and transmit the pair of battery pack datum to a controller. Each battery pack. The system further includes a contactor coupled to the electric aircraft, a plurality of loads communicatively coupled to each battery pack of the plurality of battery packs, and a controller, wherein the controller is designed and configured to receive the first battery pack and the second battery pack datum, compare the first battery pack datum to the second battery pack datum as a function of a differential threshold, and generate an alert datum as a function of the comparison.

Abstract: A mechanical stabilization system for a battery assembly is disclosed. The system includes an actuator and a stabilizer that are configured to work in concert. The actuator and stabilizer are disposed in a housing of the battery assembly. The system may be implemented by depression of the actuator disposed in the housing, which causes the stabilizer to retract a support post into the housing. The depression can occur during a docking operation of the battery assembly with a lift mechanism for an electric vehicle. When the actuator is released, the support post automatically reverts to its previous, deployed state. The support post is configured to maintain the battery assembly in a stable configuration when the battery assembly is separated from the electric vehicle.

Abstract: A protection assembly includes: a bottom cover of a battery housing, and including a plurality of first coupling members at a first surface of the bottom cover; and a protection member below the bottom cover in a coupled state, and including a plurality of second coupling members at a second surface of the protection member. The first surface and the second surface face each other in the coupled state, and each of the second coupling members are to engage with a corresponding one of the first coupling members to mechanically connect the protection member to the bottom cover when the protection member is slid in a first direction along the bottom cover.

Abstract: A method of measuring temperature of a battery having an internally disposed thermal protection arrangement is disclosed which includes providing at least one sensor holder having an electrode side and a housing side disposed within a housing, with at least one cavity provided on the electrode side, providing at least one temperature sensor placed in the at least one cavity of the at least one sensor holder, the outer surface of the at least one temperature sensor being flush with the remaining surface of the at least one sensor holder, attaching the at least one sensor holder to one of a first electrode or a second electrode of the battery, coupling the at least one temperature sensor to a header, and measuring the temperature of the battery.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a rotating electrical machine configured to drive the vehicle; a high-voltage power source configured to supply electricity for driving the rotating electrical machine; main and backup low-voltage power sources; a normal load configured to operate on the electricity supplied from the main low-voltage power source; a critical load configured to operate on the electricity supplied from the backup low-voltage power source; and a floor panel. The critical load includes an auxiliary load for controlling, braking, steering, or acquiring external information of the vehicle. A central tunnel extending in a central part of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction along the vehicle length direction is formed in the floor panel. The low-voltage power sources are placed right above the floor panel. One of them is placed to one side of the central tunnel in the vehicle width direction, and the other one the other side.