Energy monitoring system for a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorGeorgios Tsengenes
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an energy monitoring system for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising such an energy monitoring system and a method for manufacturing such an energy monitoring system. The energy monitoring system comprises an on-board battery charging system, a traction voltage system and a control unit. The traction voltage system is connected to the on-board battery charging system and the control unit is configured to transfer energy stored in the traction voltage system to the on-board battery charging system in case an energy level of the traction voltage system exceeds a defined threshold.
Claims20
An energy monitoring system for a vehicle, the energy monitoring system comprising:
- an on-board battery charging system;
- a traction inverter system, wherein the traction inverter system is connected to the on-board battery charging system;
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- a control unit configured to transfer energy stored in the traction inverter system to the on-board battery charging system in case response to determining that an energy level of the traction inverter system exceeds a defined threshold.
A vehicle comprising:
- an energy monitoring system comprising:
- an on-board battery charging system;
- a traction inverter system, wherein the traction inverter system is connected to the on-board battery charging system;
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- a control unit configured to transfer energy stored in the traction inverter system to the on-board battery charging system in response to determining that an energy level of the traction inverter system exceeds a defined threshold, the vehicle being a battery electric vehicle or a hybrid electric vehicle.
A method for manufacturing an energy monitoring system for a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a traction inverter system
- providing an on-board battery charging system;
- providing a control unit;
- connecting the on-board battery charging system with the traction inverter system;
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- configuring the control unit to transfer energy stored in the traction inverter system to the on-board battery charging system in response to determining that an energy level of the traction inverter system exceeds a defined threshold.
A method for operating an energy monitoring system in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a control unit, information about an energy level of a traction voltage inverter system of the energy monitoring system;
- disconnecting, by the control unit, the traction inverter system from an energy storage system of the energy monitoring system;
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- transferring, by the control unit, energy stored in the traction inverter system to an on-board battery charging system of the energy monitoring system in response to determining that an energy level of the traction inverter system exceeds a defined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.