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US 12,311,754 B1Granted
Power export system for a military vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Defense, LLC
InventorsChad Smith, Nader Nasr, Rachell Harsh, Mike J. Bolton, Bradon Zeitler, Ryan Crabtree, Eric E. Braun
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Abstract
A military vehicle including a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall, an engine mounted to the chassis, a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output, and an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power.
Claims19
A military vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output;
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power;
- and
- an enclosure coupled to the chassis on a passenger side of the military vehicle and housing power electronics coupled to the electric machine and a power export panel.
4 more elements
A military vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output;
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power;
- and
- an export power panel including:
- power inputs configured to receive electrical power for charging an energy storage system or powering vehicle components;
- and
- power outputs configured to provide electrical power from at least one of the energy storage system and the electric machine to loads remote from the vehicle;
- wherein the power input and the power outputs are configured to be arranged in a ring-bus system.
8 more elements
A military vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output;
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power;
- and
- a generator gear box receiving mechanical power from the generator output of the transfer case and providing power to the electric machine;
- wherein the generator gear box includes a gear box input shaft coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and a lubricant pump driven by the gear box input shaft.
5 more elements
A military vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output;
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power;
- and
- a generator gear box receiving mechanical power from the generator output of the transfer case and providing power to the electric machine;
- wherein the generator gear box includes a gear box input shaft coupled to the generator output of the transfer case, and a gear train driving a generator shaft of the electric machine, and wherein the generator shaft is positioned vertically above the gear box input shaft.
5 more elements
A military vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output;
- and
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power;
- wherein the electric machine includes a cable housing directing phase cables toward a longitudinal center of the military vehicle.
4 more elements
A military vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- a transfer case including
- a transfer case input shaft driven by the engine,
- an electrically actuated generator clutch that provides selective engagement between the transfer case input shaft and a generator transfer shaft, and
- an electrically actuated drive clutch that provides selective engagement between the transfer case input shaft and a driven output shaft;
- a generator gear box including
- a gear box input shaft coupled to the generator transfer shaft of the transfer case,
- a lubricant pump driven by the gear box input shaft, and
- a gear train;
- and
- an electric machine including a generator shaft coupled to the gear train of the gear box and positioned vertically above the gear box input shaft, the electrical machine generating electrical power.
9 more elements
A military vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall;
- an engine mounted to the chassis;
- an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the engine and generating electrical power;
- and
- an enclosure coupled to the chassis on a passenger side of the military vehicle and housing power electronics coupled to the electric machine and a power export panel including:
- power inputs configured to receive electrical power for charging an energy storage system or powering vehicle components, and
- power outputs configured to provide electrical power from at least one of the energy storage system and the electric machine to loads remote from the vehicle,
- wherein the power input and the power outputs are configured to be arranged in a ring-bus system.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.