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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127875 | Power driven wheelchair A power driven wheelchair and a method for operating same are provided. In one embodiment, the power driven wheelchair includes a system controller with a main controller, a storage device, and at least one input device, a motor assembly, and a common bus. The motor... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122985 | Double-ended inverter drive system for a fuel cell vehicle and related operating method Systems and methods are provided for a double-ended inverter drive system for a fuel cell vehicle. An electric drive system for a vehicle comprises an electric motor configured to provide traction power to the vehicle. A first inverter is coupled to the electric mot... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104558 | Vehicle controller A vehicle controller is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules; each of the functional modules ha... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096377 | Generator driving device, hybrid vehicle, and control method for generator driving device In order to securely prevent, even where a boosting unit is provided, a rush current from arising when a contactor is turned on during a transient state, the voltage of a surge absorbing condenser is controlled so that the voltage difference between the power source... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8069940 | Method for controlling power flow A method for controlling power sources or energy sinks on an energy accumulator, in particular for a motor vehicle, is disclosed. Conventional systems for power supply to the motor vehicle modules are often excessively used, in particular in utility vehicles when an... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7726426 | Hub drive and method of using same A hub drive includes an in-hub motor and a shifting in-hub transmission coupled with the motor. A hub drive wheel assembly includes a wheel comprising a hub, an in-hub motor, and a shifting in-hub transmission having an input attached to the motor and an output atta... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7658249 | Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployab... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658250 | Energy storage and recovery for a tracked machine A system for storing and recovering energy associated with a machine having ground engaging tracks is disclosed. The system includes a power source configured to supply mechanical energy for operation of the machine, and an electric generator operably coupled to the... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7621361 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7575080 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7431113 | Agricultural machine with energy reservoir for overcoming peak loads The agricultural machine has at least one energy producer (19); at least one energy storage device; at least one working unit (2, 4, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17) driven by the at least one energy producer (19) and at least one electric drive unit (20 | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424925 | Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployab... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425782 | Electric car voltage conversion device with failure detection A voltage conversion device includes a forward direction conversion circuit for converting an input voltage from a DC power source into a desired output voltage by adjusting a duty ratio of semiconductor element switching. The device further includes a control secti... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413044 | Control apparatus for fuel cell vehicle and control method for fuel cell vehicle A control apparatus for a fuel cell vehicle includes: a motor for driving the fuel cell vehicle; a motor control unit controlling driving and regenerative operations of the motor; a traction control unit suppressing slippage of drive wheels by controlling a driving ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406370 | Electrical energy management system on a more electric vehicle An electrical energy management system (100) for a more electrical vehicle is provided. The electrical energy management system (100) includes a vehicle operation system (120) for controlling operation of the more electrical vehicle; an electric... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404459 | Electric vehicle A positive side main contactor serving as a contact switching device on the positive side, which is connected between a positive electrode terminal of a battery pack and a high potential input terminal of an inverter, and a negative side main contactor serving as a ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403844 | Method and apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive settings A method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes comprises: displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, the menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive mod... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398844 | Hybrid vehicle A battery and a capacitor having a large capacity correspond to a power storage device for storing power used by a motor generator MG2. A controller detects state of charge of the battery and of the capacitor. When the driver issues an instruction requesting ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392871 | Hybrid vehicles A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous torque demands so that the engine is run only under conditions of high ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383902 | Hybrid car and control apparatus therefor, and hybrid four-wheel-drive car and control apparatus therefor In a hybrid car, or an electric motor-driven four-wheel-drive vehicle, in which an electric motor is driven directly by an output from a generator, vehicle running performance is enhanced. The output from the generator is controlled so as to maintain a generator tor... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380621 | Hybrid system An hybrid system (10) of the invention includes a fuel cell unit (20) that generates electricity upon being supplied with reaction gases, a secondary battery (40) that stores electric power generated by the fuel cell unit (20), and an ele... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380586 | Climate control system for hybrid vehicles using thermoelectric devices The present invention provides a system for controlling the climate of a hybrid vehicle. The system includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger, a pump, and a valve. The thermoelectric module includes thermoelectric elements powered by electric energy. The th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374003 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370713 | Personal mobility vehicles and methods A class of transportation vehicles for carrying an individual over ground having a surface that may be irregular. This embodiment has a motorized drive, mounted to the ground-contacting module that causes operation of the vehicle in an operating position that is uns... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357204 | Drive-control system of electromotive vehicle and drive-control-method of electromotive vehicle A drive-control-system of electromotive vehicle and drive-control-method of an electromotive vehicle. A system has a condition-determination-process unit that reads a vibration index as a factor causing vibration in the vehicle-drive-system, and determines whether a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357215 | Steering apparatus for electric industrial vehicle A controller controls right and left wheel drive motors based on a tire angle detected by a tire angle sensor such that the angular velocities of a pair of drive wheels about the center of a turn of the vehicle are equal to each other. The controller determines a st... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353897 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353894 | Sealed nickel-metal hydride storage cells and hybrid electric having the storage cells A sealed nickel-metal hydride storage cell includes a positive electrode containing nickel as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy as a negative electrode active material, a separator interposed between the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356391 | Drive controlling apparatus and method for automotive vehicle In drive controlling apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, at least one couple of road wheels constitutes one pair of parallel road wheels with respect to a vehicular width direction, a plurality of motors driving independently and separately each road whe... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350608 | Telematic method and apparatus with integrated power source Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353094 | Electrically operated vehicle driving controller, electrically operated vehicle driving control method and its program An electrically operated vehicle driving controller has an electrically operated machine driving section for operating an electrically operated machine; a driving section temperature detecting section for detecting the driving section temperature of the electrically... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338335 | Hybrid electric heavy-duty vehicle drive system A hybrid electric system designed to lower fuel consumption in heavy-duty long-haul vehicles, and in medium and light duty vehicles (trucks, buses, vans, SUVs, recreational vehicles, and the like), utilizing a multiplicity of thermal engines, regenerative power road... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326141 | Compact fault tolerant variable cross-drive electromechanical transmission A transmission drive system (TDS) has two AC induction traction motors, each operatively coupled to two semi-independent coaxial traction shafts, and two AC induction steer motors coaxially mounted on a common steer axis parallel to the coaxial traction shafts. A st... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317295 | Electric motor driving system, electric four-wheel drive vehicle, and hybrid vehicle An electric four-wheel drive vehicle includes: an internal combustion engine; a generator for outputting DC electrical power; an inverter for converting DC electrical power, output from the generator, into AC electrical power; and an AC electric motor, which is driv... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315099 | Cooled electric drive unit for a motor vehicle An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a stub axle; (b) an electric motor having a stator that is fixed with respect to the stub axle and having a rotor that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle; ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315771 | Control device for fuel cell vehicle The present invention intends to provide a control device for a fuel cell vehicle which suppresses the deterioration of driveability upon acceleration without increasing the size of a driving electric motor or a motor driver. When a requested output (PD_CAL) exceeds... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305873 | Method for dynamically determining peak output torque in an electrically variable transmission A method for determining output torque limits of a powertrain including an electrically variable transmission relies upon a model of the electrically variable transmission. Transmission operating space is defined by combined electric machine torque constraints and e... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
