Electric Vehicle Patents (Class 701/22)
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Patent number: 12269481Abstract: An electric vehicle state control device of the present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle state notification device having, as states for operation safety related to parking/stopping, a key-on state in which a throttle is inactivated, a startup state in which the throttle is activated, and a driving state, and may comprise: a driving parameter confirmation unit for collecting measurement values of parameters related to the driving of an electric vehicle; a driving state determination/transition unit for determining the driving state of the electric vehicle from the collected measurement values of parameters related to the driving; and a driver notification unit for intuitively notifying a driver of the determined driving state of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Hyundai Kefico CorporationInventors: Sil Lo Jin, In Keun Seo, Se Hee Byun, Hyun Seung Kim
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Patent number: 12271918Abstract: A method of providing financial service using financial service matrix based on BEV (battery electric vehicle) residual value and financial service system using the method can include determining, by a dynamic battery residual value determination device, a battery electric vehicle residual value variable based on a value of a battery for the battery electric vehicle. The method can also include generating, by a battery electric vehicle financial product generation device, a battery electric vehicle-based financial product. The financial product can be generated based on a financial product generation matrix, and the financial product generation matrix can be generated based on the battery electric vehicle residual value variable and a battery electric vehicle return option variable.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: AIZEN GLOBAL CO., INC.Inventor: Jung Seok Kang
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Patent number: 12270666Abstract: An order management method applied to an electric vehicle is provided. An order allocation apparatus at a platform obtains information about each commercial vehicle and a location of a safe point. The information about the vehicle includes information about an electric commercial vehicle, for example, a current location and a remaining power of the vehicle. The order allocation apparatus selects a service vehicle for a passenger. When the service vehicle is the electric vehicle, it is ensured that a remaining power of the service vehicle is sufficient to complete a safe driving route, and the safe driving route is a route connecting a current location of the candidate vehicle, a start location, a destination location, and a location of a safe point closest to the destination location. The order allocation apparatus allocates an order to the service vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaoyu Zhang
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Patent number: 12269335Abstract: A vehicle is partitioned into a vehicle interior and a front room in front of a vehicle interior by a dash panel extending upward from a floor panel, an internal combustion engine is disposed in the front room, an exhaust pipe extends in a front-rear direction below the floor panel, a heat shielding member is disposed above the exhaust pipe so as to cross the exhaust pipe when viewed from an upper-lower direction, a plurality of heat exchangers fixed to a bracket are fixed to a lower side of the floor panel such that they are located behind the front room, above the heat shielding member, and at least partially overlap the heat shielding member when viewed from the upper-lower direction, and the heat shielding member is divided into a first heat shielding plate and a second heat shielding plate in the front-rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Yamaguchi, Go Ito
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Patent number: 12266954Abstract: Disclosed is a power-supplying and driving circuit of an active equalization matrix switch of a battery management system of a vehicle. The power-supplying and driving circuit includes a boost circuit, a constant current source circuit and a driver. The boost circuit includes a first input end and a first output end; the constant current source circuit includes a constant current driving signal output end; the first input end is connected to the positive pole of a battery pack of a matrix switch circuit; the first output end is connected to the constant current source circuit to provide high potential for the constant current source circuit to drive the matrix switch circuit; the constant current driving signal output end is connected to the matrix switch circuit to drive the matrix switch circuit; and the driver is used for controlling the constant current source circuit to output a constant current driving signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Shenzhen Klclear Technology Co., LTDInventors: Liangqin Su, Yunping Hu, Baodong Zhang, Yangyuan Zhang
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Patent number: 12258735Abstract: Disclosed are an anti-overturning warning method and an anti-overturning warning apparatus for a work machine, a work machine and an electronic device. The anti-overturning warning method includes: acquiring a plurality of positive pressures collected by a plurality of pressure sensors. The plurality of pressure sensors are respectively provided at a plurality of supporting wheels of the work machine; obtaining an intersection point where a gravity direction of the work machine intersects a ground based on the plurality of positive pressures; and obtaining an outer contour of the plurality of supporting wheels, and performing a warning of an overturning risk of the work machine based on the intersection point and the outer contour of the plurality of supporting wheels.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI SANY HEAVY MACHINERY CO., LTDInventors: Lixin Hu, Shouming Li
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Patent number: 12257919Abstract: A system for providing a multi-modal control plane for device energy consumption and charging is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of devices each having a charging mechanism in selective electrical communication with an energy provider which supplies a charge to each of the plurality of devices via the charging mechanism. One or more reinterpretation layers translate the information received from the plurality of devices. A control plane receives the information from the plurality of devices and transmits the information to an aggregation service to collect the plurality of information, interpret the plurality of information, and to control and plan output of energy from the energy provider.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: FlexEnergi, LLCInventors: Brian Grunkemeyer, Ana Jamborcic
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Patent number: 12252125Abstract: A launch control technique for a vehicle having a torque generating system comprises displaying, via a user interface, information relating to a set of launch torque curves, each launch torque curve defining how the torque generating system is to generate drive torque during a period, receiving, via the user interface, a driver-selection of one of the set of launch torque curves to obtain a driver-selected launch torque curve, detecting a set of launch conditions comprising one or more vehicle operating conditions indicative of a launch of the vehicle, detecting a launch request in response to an accelerator pedal of the vehicle being depressed, and controlling the launch of the vehicle by performing open-loop control of the drive torque generated by the torque generating system according to the driver-selected launch torque curve and irrespective of wheel slip of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: James M Wilder, Christopher E Pueppke, Jeremy J Anker
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Patent number: 12252039Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes an electric machine, a traction battery selectively connected to the electric machine, a human-machine interface (HMI), and a controller programmed to, after receiving a signal from the HMI enabling towed vehicle operation of the electrified vehicle, control the electric machine to generate a regenerative braking torque in response to deceleration of the electrified vehicle exceeding an associated deceleration threshold and road grade being below a road grade threshold. The controller may also be programmed to control friction brakes of the electrified vehicle in response to the deceleration exceeding the associated threshold. The controller may control brake lights of the electrified vehicle in response to the regenerative braking and/or friction braking. Regenerative and friction braking may be released in response to acceleration exceeding a corresponding threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: William David Treharne, Thomas Anthony Vassa, Anthony Paul Magagnoli
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Patent number: 12246613Abstract: A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a board having two deck portions each having a concave front footpad configured to receive a foot of a rider, and a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions. The concave front footpad has a rider detection sensor in the form of a membrane switch conforming to the shape of the footpad (e.g., facilitated by one or more slots formed in the membrane switch). A motor assembly drives the vehicle in response to board orientation and rider detection information. The vehicle may have a secondary battery chargeable via a three-pin charging port including an input pin, a ground pin, and an identification pin configured to receive an expected identification signal from an external charging circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: FUTURE MOTION, INC.Inventors: Julian De La Rua, Brady Boone, Daniel James Wood
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Patent number: 12246731Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a controller comprising: input means for receiving from a communication means associated with a vehicle a request for a first prediction of a first attribute associated with the vehicle; processing means for determining the first prediction of the first attribute in dependence on the request, wherein the first prediction comprises an indication of the first attribute and an indication of a first confidence associated with the first attribute; and output means for outputting, via the communication means, a first prediction response comprising the first prediction.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITEDInventors: Krzysztof Kobylinski, Thomas Osgood, Navneesh Phillip
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Patent number: 12246697Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a method and to a control system for a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine configured to provide torque to a first axle of the vehicle for generating first axle wheel torque, and an electric machine configured to provide torque to a second axle of the vehicle for generating second axle wheel torque, the method comprising: outputting a torque request for the engine and a torque request for the electric machine, the torque requests having a first ratio dependent on a required torque split between the first axle wheel torque and the second axle wheel torque, wherein received first axle wheel torque and received second axle wheel torque have a second variable ratio dependent on a difference between wheel torque response capabilities of the engine and of the electric machine; determining that a trigger condition is satisfied; and controlling, in dependence on satisfaction of the trigger condition, determination of the torque request for the electType: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover LimitedInventors: Lee Adcock, David Copp, Christina O'Sullivan, Matt Sullivan, Olivier Roques
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Patent number: 12249695Abstract: A battery control device includes: a charging/discharging control unit; an outside air temperature acquiring unit; and a state-of-charge upper limit setting unit setting a state-of-charge upper limit which is an upper limit of the management range of the state of charge when the acquired outside air temperature is lower than a predetermined air temperature to a low-temperature state-of-charge upper limit which is lower than the state-of-charge upper limit when the outside air temperature is higher than the predetermined air temperature. The battery control device further includes a state-of-charge lower limit setting unit setting a state-of-charge lower limit when the acquired outside air temperature is lower than the predetermined air temperature to a low-temperature state-of-charge lower limit which is lower than the state-of-charge lower limit when the outside air temperature is higher than the predetermined air temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiyuki Konishi
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Patent number: 12240330Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing one or more performance characteristics of a vehicle are provided. The systems and methods may be used with electric powersport vehicles and may facilitate expanded customization capabilities and a wide range of operator experiences available with the vehicle. A method of operating an electric vehicle includes receiving, via an operator interface, a value of an individually-variable parameter defining a propulsive performance characteristic of the electric vehicle, and, when the electric motor is driven to propel the vehicle, regulating an output of the electric motor based on the value of the individually-variable parameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: TAIGA MOTORS INC.Inventors: Gabriel Bernatchez, Samuel Bruneau
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Patent number: 12244170Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a voltage conversion circuit, a control method, a DC/DC converter and a device. The voltage conversion circuit includes a failure isolation module, a soft start module, and a voltage conversion module. The voltage conversion module includes an output filter capacitor. Both a first terminal of the failure isolation module and a first terminal of the soft start module are connected to a positive electrode of a first battery, both a second terminal of the failure isolation module and a second terminal of the soft start module are connected to a first terminal of the output filter capacitor, and a second terminal of the output filter capacitor is connected to a negative electrode of the first battery. The soft start module is configured to connect the first battery and the output filter capacitor, so that the first battery charges the output filter capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tao Liang, Weiping Liu, Ren Liu, Dong Li
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Patent number: 12233747Abstract: A power system, responsive to a detected change in an onboard charger or a generator, switches a converter from a first conversion setting, in which a first low voltage value of a medium-voltage bus port is converted to a first high voltage value of a high-voltage bus port, to a second conversion setting, in which a second low voltage value of the medium-voltage bus port is converted to the first high voltage value of the high-voltage bus port.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Yantao Song, Baoming Ge, Lihua Chen, Serdar Hakki Yonak
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Patent number: 12237785Abstract: An electrical power conversion apparatus is provided in which a heat generation abnormality-state such as an abnormal state of a cooling device is determined earlier in its determination, so that it becomes possible to securely perform a protective operation even in the heat generation abnormality-state. A control device estimates a change rate of a temperature detection value on the basis of a switching-element loss calculation value of a semiconductor switching element(s) calculated at least based on an electric current detection value, and compares a temperature-detection change-rate calculation value calculated from a temperature detection value with a temperature-detection change-rate estimation value, so that a heat generation abnormality-state of the semiconductor switching element(s) is estimated.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Ryo Shinohara
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Patent number: 12233884Abstract: A processor unit (3) is configured for executing an MPC algorithm (13) for model predictive control of a first component (18) of a motor vehicle (1) and of a second component (19) of the motor vehicle (1). The MPC algorithm (13) includes a cost function (15) to be minimized and a dynamic model (14) of the motor vehicle (1). The dynamic model (14) includes a loss model (27) of the motor vehicle (1). The loss model (27) describes an overall loss of the motor vehicle (1). The cost function (15) includes a first term, which represents the overall loss of the motor vehicle (1). The overall loss depends on a combination of operating values, which includes a first value of a first operating parameter and a second value of a second operating parameter. The processor unit (3) is also configured for determining, by executing the MPC algorithm (13) as a function of the loss model (14), that combination of operating values, by which the first term of the cost function (15) is minimized.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Timon Busse, Matthias Friedl, Timo Wehlen, Valerie Engel, Christian Baumann
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Patent number: 12234796Abstract: A power distribution management method includes receiving accelerator pedal opening information sent by a hybrid vehicle; on the basis of the accelerator pedal opening information, respectively compiling statistics on a first opening change rate when the accelerator pedal opening is in a starting interval and when the accelerator pedal opening is increased and a second opening change rate when the accelerator pedal opening is in an overtaking interval and when the accelerator pedal opening is increased, the starting interval corresponding to a first preset range of the accelerator pedal opening, and the overtaking interval corresponding to a second preset range of the accelerator pedal opening; calculating a driver feature coefficient on the basis of the first opening change rate and the second opening change rate; and sending the driver feature coefficient to the hybrid vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Great Wall Motor Company LimitedInventors: Zhimin Hu, Bao Liu, Wentao Hou, Zengli Wang, Zhehui Shen, Guixian Guo
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Patent number: 12227106Abstract: Various embodiments and approaches are described to minimize degradation of respective modules combined to form a battery pack onboard an electric vehicle (EV). Systems and components are presented to determine a respective operational state of the modules, and based thereon, a first subset of modules can be selected to provision power to various EV components while a second subset of modules can be deselected. Module selection can be based upon a threshold operating condition. A visual representation of the modules and their respective operational state can be presented, in conjunction with one or more alarms and recommended corrective operations. Artificial intelligence methods can be utilized to determine an operational state of a module(s). A module can be scheduled for replacement. Limiting degradation to a first module can minimize degradation of a second module. The various components can be stored in a memory and executed by a processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Andreas Martin Viktor Ropel, Ben Peter Lloyd, Matthias Yannick Philippe Le Saux, Konstantinos Chatziioannou, Klas Roland Persson Signell
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Patent number: 12227085Abstract: Disclosed are smart adapters and methods for regulating system based at least in part on utility information. An adapter generally includes a receiver and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive one or more datacasts each containing utility information. The controller is configured to control a signal at a terminal of the system based at least in part on utility information. Once the adapter is plugged in, it starts reacting to real time validated information, and provides automatic communication and operations. The smart adapters and methods are easy and simple to install and have backwards/forward compatibility with a variety of existing systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: E-Radio USA Inc.Inventors: Jackson Kit Wang, Daniel John Glen Nephin
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Patent number: 12227081Abstract: An electric vehicle control method includes: basic torque distribution processing of determining a basic torque command value for each drive motor based on a total required driving force for the electric vehicle and driving force distribution for each of the drive systems; vibration damping processing of obtaining a corrected torque command value by performing correction for reducing vibration of a driving force transmission system on each basic torque command value; and driving force control processing of controlling a driving force generated by each drive motor based on the corrected torque command value. The vibration damping processing includes estimating whether each of the drive systems is in a dead zone section individually, and adjusting a correction amount for the basic torque command value of the drive system in the dead zone section according to the driving force distribution.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Syuta Mizoguchi, Akira Sawada
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Patent number: 12227099Abstract: There is provided a power supply device that supplies electric power to a motor-driven vehicle including a power storage device through one of wireless supply of electric power using a wireless system and wired supply of electric power using a wired system to the motor-driven vehicle. The power supply device includes a processor configured to perform control for recommending the supply of electric power using the wired system as a power supply system for the motor-driven vehicle when information on a disaster is received.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshimasa Watanabe, Kizuku Yamada, Masaki Ito, Sakiko Yoshida, Yuki Takahashi, Tomonori Imamura
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Patent number: 12227279Abstract: A method of controlling an electric marine propulsion system configured to propel a marine vessel includes receiving a user-set distance, identifying a battery charge level of a power storage system on a marine vessel and identifying an energy utilization value. An output limit is then determined based on a remaining distance, the battery charge level, and the energy utilization value. The propulsion system is then automatically controlled so as to not exceed the output limit, enabling the marine vessel to travel the user-set distance without recharging the power storage system.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Jared D. Kalnins, Mitchell J. Baer, Corey L. Bruno
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Patent number: 12228402Abstract: Calibrating an unstable sensor of a mobile device. Systems and methods for calibrating a sensor of a mobile device determine a first estimated position of the mobile device without using any measurement from the sensor of the mobile device, generate a second estimated position of the mobile device using a measurement from the sensor, estimate a sensor error of the sensor using the first estimated position and the second estimated position, and use the sensor error to determine a calibration value for adjusting one or more measurements from the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: NextNav, LLCInventors: Michael Dormody, Ganesh Pattabiraman, Abijith Kumar, Thomas Wolf, Gary Parsons, Christian Gates, Deepak Joseph, Badrinath Nagarajan
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Patent number: 12221005Abstract: A server 40 includes a control unit 47, and the control unit 47 acquires respective planned use positions of plural users, respective destinations of the plural users, and remaining battery levels of rechargeable batteries of moving bodies which the plural users are scheduled to use, estimates, for each of the moving bodies, a required power amount of the battery based on the planned use position and the destination, determines, for each of the moving bodies, whether the remaining battery level is equal to or greater than the required power amount, and dispatches the moving body whose remaining battery level is equal to or greater than the required power amount to the planned use position.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Kotoru Sato, Kumiko Katsumata, Shun Ota, Takahiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 12224685Abstract: Provided is a motor control device that can reduce an error component resulting from braking or the like to bring an estimated motor speed closer to an actual motor speed, thereby improving the accuracy of control of a motor. The motor control device includes a controller 6 that outputs a first torque instruction signal that is an instruction to specify a torque of an electric motor 1, and a damping control unit 500.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Shinohara, Keisuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 12220993Abstract: A vehicle includes: a secondary battery configured to supply electric power for travel driving; a first communication unit configured to communicate with a server device and uploads information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device; a display unit configured to display images; and a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to the vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the first communication unit has received from the server device.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Maruno, Minoru Noguchi
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Patent number: 12214692Abstract: An abnormality determination apparatus includes a processing unit, a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile bodies and a storage unit configured to store power reception history information received from each of the mobile body. The power reception history information includes a power receiving location of the received power received by the power receiving device, and a power transmission efficiency calculated based on the received power, or the received power. The processing unit is configured to extract information of the power receiving location where the power transmission efficiency is less than a predetermined value from the power reception history information of the plurality of the mobile bodies stored in the storage unit, and is configured to determine an abnormality of the power transmission device based on the information of the extracted power receiving location.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiya Hashimoto, Daiki Yokoyama
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Patent number: 12218503Abstract: In an energy system in a community provided with a plurality of unit grids, each of which is an energy transfer network of a single-unit facility including a power load, the unit grids each include a photovoltaic generator, supply power generated by the photovoltaic generator thereof to the power load thereof, and, as an electric vehicle moves, form a cooperative grid that transfers power stored in a mobile storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle to and from another of the unit grids, and some of the unit grids whose geographical positional relationship is not fixed form a virtual grid for transferring power as a combination of the unit grids that form the cooperative grids changes in accordance with a destination of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEMInventors: Tsuguhiko Nakagawa, Hideyuki Chisaka
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Patent number: 12214695Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle battery management system. In a vehicle battery management system including a battery unit configured to supply power to an electric vehicle, and a controller configured to control the battery unit, the battery unit is divided into a first battery unit and a second battery unit, the first battery unit supplies power to a motor for generating driving force of the electric vehicle, the second battery unit supplies power to an outside of the electric vehicle, the controller performs a control operation so that power supplied from the first battery unit is supplied to the outside of the electric vehicle or power supplied from the second battery unit is supplied to the motor based on an SOC of each of the first battery unit and the second battery unit and state information of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: DRIVETECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun Yong Choi, Myeong Gyun Choi
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Patent number: 12218328Abstract: A method for thermal management performed by a controller of an energy storage system, where the energy storage system includes at least a first battery module, a second battery module, a first battery management system (BMS) node, and a second BMS node. The first BMS node is configured to control operation of the first battery module, and the second BMS node is configured to control operation of the second battery module. The method includes (a) determining a first temperature profile difference representing a difference between an actual temperature profile of the first battery module and a desired temperature profile of the first battery module, (b) determining a first operation adjustment representing a desired change in operation of the first battery module for decreasing the first temperature profile difference, and (c) controlling the first BMS node to change operation of the first battery module according to the first operation adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Element Energy, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Thomas Brinkerhoff, Corrado Cammi, Arnaud Devie, Rainer Johannes Fasching, Seth Marshall Kahn
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Patent number: 12209872Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle trip simulator is described. The method includes determining parameters for an upcoming trip of an electric vehicle, including at least a start location and a destination location. The method also includes analyzing data associated with a plurality of points of interest between the start location and the destination location. The method further includes selecting a set of locations from the plurality of points of interest for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, according to the analyzing of the data. The method also includes displaying a travel order recommendation associated with the set of locations selected for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, including at least one charging station location according to a current charge capacity of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Francine Chen, Emily Sarah Sumner, Scott Carter, Rumen Iliev, Nikos Arechiga Gonzalez, Alexandre Leo Stephen Filipowicz
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Patent number: 12210068Abstract: Understanding a health status and expected remaining lifetime of an EV (electric vehicle) battery is important before repurposing the battery for second life applications. A device for connecting to an unopened EV battery pack via operable coupling to signal and power wiring is disclosed. The device enables access to diagnostic information from the unopened EV battery. The device measures cell and/or module voltages and currents within the battery pack for several different depths of discharge. A self-learning algorithm implemented by the diagnostic device, which uses historical data and diagnostic information from the battery pack, determines a condition of the battery and provide recommended operational conditions for future use of the battery. For example, a degradation slope and expected capacity loss over time can be determined based on measured variations of cell and/or modular voltages and subsequently used, with cell impedance data, to recommend an operational C-rate for the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: ECO STOR ASInventor: Trygve Burchardt
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Patent number: 12211327Abstract: An inspection apparatus, which inspects a CAN communication function of an ECU to be inspected, comprises: a connection unit configured to connect a communication circuit of the ECU and the inspection apparatus on a one-to-one basis; an inspection message creation unit configured to create an inspection message in which a predetermined signal level indicating a higher priority of communication arbitration than the message received from the ECU to be inspected is set in an identifier field of a data format corresponding to the message; a transmission unit configured to transmit the inspection message to the ECU; a reception unit configured to receive a message transmitted from the ECU; and a reception function determination unit configured to determine whether a reception function of the ECU is normal based on whether the reception unit has received the message from the ECU after transmission of the inspection message.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imoto, Naoki Kawahara, Daiki Yagihara, Taketoshi Uno
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Patent number: 12208768Abstract: An example method may include receiving, from a key device, a first counter value and a first encoded counter value, identifying, among one or more mapping table entries in an access control unit mapping table, an access control unit mapping table entry specifying a second counter value that corresponds to the received first counter value, determining whether a second encoded counter value specified by the identified access control unit mapping table entry corresponds to the received first encoded counter value, and responsive to determining that the second encoded counter value corresponds to the received first encoded counter value, sending, to a control unit, an indication that permission is granted. The first encoded counter value may include a cryptographic encoding of the first counter value generated in view of a secret key.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.Inventors: Andrea Cosentino, Paolo Antinori
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Patent number: 12208692Abstract: A motor performing power driving and regeneration has an inverter, a mechanical brake, a power storage device supplying energy to the motor, an accelerator operator controlling the motor to adjust a drive torque of a driving wheel, a mechanical brake operator controlling the mechanical brake to adjust a braking torque, a regenerative brake operator adjusting a braking torque of the driving wheel and recovering the energy into the power storage device, and a detector detecting a rotation speed of the motor. When the rotation speed of the motor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a predetermined braking torque, based on an operation amount of the regenerative brake operator, is generated by regenerative braking.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.Inventors: Tatsuyuki Ohashi, Mahmoud Abdelnaby Sayed Abdallah, Takaharu Takeshita
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Patent number: 12202353Abstract: Disclosed are a backlash vibration reduction apparatus and method capable of sufficiently performing gear alignment even when torque is increased while a vehicle is driven within a low torque range, thereby minimizing rough vibration due to backlash. The backlash vibration reduction apparatus includes a correction determination unit configured to determine whether it is necessary to correct a torque gradient to be applied for an increase to target torque in the state in which the current torque of a vehicle is retained within a predetermined low torque range and a torque gradient correction unit configured to determine a corrected torque gradient in which a torque increase rate per hour is reduced and a torque increase time period is extended by multiplying a correction factor by a first torque gradient as a torque gradient that increases the current torque upon determining that it is necessary to correct the torque gradient.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Won Bin Lee, Seul Gi Lee, Soo Bang Lee, Sang Kook Woo
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Patent number: 12202364Abstract: Systems and methods for in-transit charging of an electric vehicle. An electric autonomous vehicle (EAV) may request charging services when its battery level falls below a threshold. The EAV may be in transit to a destination when the charging service is requested. A charging range route may be determined for the EAV. A charging-AV may identify one or more candidate merge points. If a feasible merge point is identified, the charging-AV may transit to the merge point and platoon with the EAV. The EAV and charging-AV may platoon with each other so that the charging-AV may provide charging services to the EAV. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications may be used to synchronize the moments of the charging-AV and EAV while in transit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Oliver Lei, Fahad Liaqat, Joe Stanek, Allen R. Murray, Sikder Imam, Daniel Robert Taylor
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Patent number: 12196566Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for predicting a travel range of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving, using at least one processor, travel information associated with the vehicle, receiving, using the at least one processor, a weather forecast and a traffic forecast associated with the travel information, and predicting, using the at least one processor, the predicted travel range based at least in part on a battery charge level of the vehicle, the weather forecast, and the traffic forecast. In embodiments, the predicted travel range may be based on current and historical battery charge levels, current and/or historical battery discharge rates, weather forecast data, and traffic forecast data.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SIGNAL 4DInventors: David Low Weld, Mark Stuart Carroll, Dmitry Kaplan
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Patent number: 12194862Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a motor, a clutch, a transmission, a rotational speed sensor configured to detect a rotational speed of the motor, and a control circuit configured to control the motor. The control circuit performs: a learning process of detecting a change in the rotational speed of the motor by the rotational speed sensor when the shift change is performed; and a control process of controlling the rotational speed of the motor based on the change in the rotational speed detected in the learning process, when the shift change is performed after the learning process.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiaki Tamachi, Masato Nakano, Masayuki Katou, Takaaki Sakai
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Patent number: 12195017Abstract: A redundant electronic control system includes a control unit, a first output component, and a second output component. The control unit may generate a first execution signal and a second execution signal. The control unit controls the first output component to output the first execution signal to a first actuator, and controls the second output component to output the second execution signal to a second actuator. When the first output component fails, the control unit may control the second output component to output the first execution signal to the first actuator. When the second output component fails, the control unit may control the first output component to output the second execution signal to the second actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuefeng Chen, Xin Huang, Zhimin Zhang
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Patent number: 12194883Abstract: Methods and systems for supplying electrical power from a vehicle to an external accessory are described. In one example, two different voltages may be applied at different times to a connector so that the external accessory device need not include a battery. In particular, a first voltage may power a main load of the external accessory and a second voltage may power a microcontroller that communicates with the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dominic Gelfuso, Andres Straulino, Prahlad Saggere, Christopher Ballard, Stuart C. Salter, Brendan Diamond
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Patent number: 12199792Abstract: An inspection apparatus, which inspects a CAN communication function of an ECU, comprises: a connection unit which connects a communication circuit of the ECU and the inspection apparatus on a one-to-one basis; a creation unit which creates an inspection message in which a predetermined signal level is set in a confirmation field of a data format corresponding to a message received from the ECU; a transmission unit which transmits the inspection message to the ECU; a reception unit which receives a response message to the inspection message from the ECU; a confirmation unit which confirms whether a signal level of the confirmation field in the response message is changed with respect to setting of the inspection message; and a determination unit which determines whether a reception function of the ECU is normal based on the confirmation.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Imoto, Naoki Kawahara, Daiki Yagihara, Taketoshi Uno
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Patent number: 12187261Abstract: In a control device for a hybrid vehicle including a motor and an internal combustion engine as power sources, the control device includes a diagnosis unit configured to diagnose a component of the hybrid vehicle during fuel cut of the internal combustion engine, an estimation unit configured to estimate a time required for diagnosis by the diagnosis unit, an upper limit setting unit configured to set an upper limit of a time during which the fuel cut is executed, and a motor control unit configured to control the motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kentaro Mineo
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Patent number: 12186250Abstract: A movable body control system includes: a movable body on which a user is capable of riding; a support device that supports a body of the user in a lying posture; a body detection device that detects a state of the user supported by the support device; a periphery monitor device that monitors a periphery of the support device; and a determination part that determines whether or not the movable body is capable of approaching the support device based on a detection result of the periphery monitor device. In the movable body control system, in a case where the body detection device detects that the user is in a predetermined state and the determination part determines that the movable body is capable of approaching the support device, the movable body approaches the support device.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taiki Iimura, Takayuki Nakagawara, Takeshi Echizenya, Tomokazu Sakamoto, Etsuko Takasugi, Shinichiro Kobashi
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Patent number: 12179723Abstract: A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: IPGATE AGInventor: Thomas Leiber
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Patent number: 12179606Abstract: A method and an apparatus for managing power battery of vehicle, a storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: acquiring, when a target vehicle travels to a first target site, a target recovered electric quantity, the target recovered electric quantity is a total electric quantity that can be charged to the power battery by energy recovery for the target vehicle when passing through a target downhill road section, and the target downhill road section is a road section that has a downhill length greater than a second pre-set length and a downward gradient greater than a third pre-set gradient; driving, if a first electric quantity difference is smaller than the target recovered electric quantity, the target vehicle by the power battery, the first electric quantity difference is a difference between a total capacity of the power battery and a current electric quantity of the target vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2024Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventor: Hao Xu
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Patent number: 12185064Abstract: An electrically or partially electrically driven vehicle has a system (1) for active sound design. Active sound design sounds emitted by one or more loudspeakers (5) are modified depending on the driver type and/or depending on the current driving style. The system (1) has at least one sensor for recording measurement parameters (2) that permit a classification of a current driving style and/or a driver type of a driver of the vehicle. The device (1) has a classification device (3) that is configured to determine the current driving style and/or driver type of the driver of the vehicle based on the measurement parameters (2) recorded by the at least one sensor. The system (1) has a sound control system for controlling and modifying the sounds emitted by the loudspeakers (5) based on the current driving style and/or driver type classified by the classification device (3).Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Benjamin Bernard, Bjoern Seinecke
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Patent number: 12179722Abstract: A device for a hydraulic actuating system, e.g., a motor vehicle brake, a clutch or a gear selector, may include the following components arranged in one housing, forming a main module: at least one pressure supply device driven by an electric motor drive, and a valve arrangement comprising at least one solenoid valve. The device may further include an electrical control unit (ECU) and valve output stages and sensors. The main module may be electrically and/or hydraulically connected to at least one further system component, which system component may include and actuating device and a travel simulator.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: IPGATE AGInventor: Thomas Leiber