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US 11,235,718 B2Granted
Power source system
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMasahiro Hagi, Akio Ishihara, Tomohiro Taniguchi
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Abstract
A vehicle including: a battery box inside of which a plurality of battery cells are provided, auxiliary equipment that can operate using electrical power, a travel system that can travel using electrical power, and a branch box that electrically connects the battery cells and the auxiliary equipment, and that electrically connects the battery cells and the travel system.
Claims2
A vehicle comprising:
- a battery box inside of which a plurality of battery cells are provided,
- auxiliary equipment that can operate using electrical power,
- a travel system that can travel using electrical power, and
- a branch box that electrically connects the battery cells and the auxiliary equipment, and that electrically connects the battery cells and the travel system, wherein:
- the branch box includes a first branch box and a second branch box,
- the first branch box includes:
- a first connection that is electrically connected to the travel system and can receive input of electrical power from the travel system or output electrical power to the travel system, and
- a first branch circuit that electrically connects the battery cells and the first connection,
- the second branch box includes
- a second connection that is electrically connected to the auxiliary equipment and can receive input of electrical power from the auxiliary equipment or output electrical power to the auxiliary equipment, and
- a second branch circuit that electrically connects the battery cells and the second connection,
- the battery box includes a third connection that is electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells and can receive input of electrical power for charging the plurality of battery cells and output electrical power from the plurality of battery cells,
- the first branch box includes a fourth connection that is electrically connected to the third connection and the first branch circuit,
- a coupling circuit that electrically connects the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit is provided between the first branch circuit and the second branch circuit,
- the vehicle is configured to be a first vehicle or a second vehicle configured to operate with a higher voltage than the first vehicle,
- when the first vehicle is to be operated,
- the battery box is a first battery box, the first branch box is a first low-voltage branch box, and a voltage of the third connection in the first battery box is a voltage V2, and
- a voltage of the first branch circuit for the first low-voltage branch box and a voltage of the second branch circuit for the second branch box have a same potential as the voltage V2, and
- when the second vehicle is to be operated,
- the battery box is a second battery box, the first branch box is a first high-voltage branch box, and the voltage of the third connection of the second battery box is a voltage V3, which is a voltage that is higher than the voltage V2, and
- the voltage of the first branch circuit for the first high-voltage branch box has a same potential as the voltage V3, the voltage of the second branch circuit for the second branch box is a voltage V4, which is a voltage obtained by transforming from the voltage V3, and the voltage V4 has a same potential as the voltage V2.
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