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US 12,502,946 B2Granted
Drive system for armored electric vehicles
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorPhilipp Herold
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a drive system for armored electric vehicles and a method for its operation in event of a fire of the traction battery.
Claims10
An armored motor vehicle with electric drive, comprising:
- a high-voltage battery for the energy supply of the electric drive, being removably connected by explosive connection elements to the motor vehicle, and
- a combustion engine which is adapted to start and assure propulsion of the motor vehicle upon separation of the high-voltage battery from the motor vehicle.
A method for operating an armored motor vehicle with electric drive including a high-voltage battery for the energy supply of the electric drive, being removably connected by explosive connection elements to the motor vehicle, and a combustion engine which is adapted to start and assure propulsion of the motor vehicle upon separation of the high-voltage battery from the motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- upon overheating or fire of the high-voltage battery, the connection between the motor vehicle and the high-voltage battery is exploded and the high-voltage battery is entirely separated from the motor vehicle and the combustion engine is started and assures further operation of the drive of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.