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US 12,508,890 B2Granted
Electric bus
AssigneePhoenix Motor, Inc.
InventorsDale Hill, Michael Walker, Shaun Onorato, Donald Morris, Stephen Misencik, John Winkel
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Abstract
A low-floor electric bus includes a plurality of battery packs mounted under the floor of such that the floor inside the bus between a front axle and a rear axle of the bus is substantially flat. Each battery pack may include an enclosure and multiple battery modules positioned within the enclosure. And, each battery module may include a plurality of battery cells electrically connected together.
Claims20
A low-floor electric bus comprising:
- a body comprising a composite material;
- a floor including at least one compartment housing an electrochemical battery system;
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- one or more battery packs of the electrochemical battery system mounted in the at least one compartment in the floor such that the floor inside the low-floor electric bus between a front axle and a rear axle of the low-floor electric bus is substantially flat, and wherein the battery packs are configured to be charged by an off board charging system.
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A transit bus comprising:
- a body including a composite material comprising carbon fiber, the body including multiple doors for passenger ingress and egress;
- a substantially flat floor including multiple compartments for housing one or more electrochemical battery packs;
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- the one or more electrochemical battery packs including a plurality of battery modules each including a plurality of lithium battery cells, the battery packs configured to be managed by a battery management system and mounted in the floor such that the floor inside the transit bus between a front axle and a rear axle of the transit bus is substantially flat, wherein the battery packs are configured to be charged by an off board charging system.
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A low-floor electric transit bus comprising:
- a body including one or more walls or a roof made of a composite material;
- a floor including multiple compartments opening from below the bus for housing an electrochemical battery system;
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- one or more battery packs of the electrochemical battery system configured to fit in one or more of the multiple compartments and each comprising a plurality of cells, the battery packs being mounted in the floor such that the floor inside the low-floor transit bus in an area between a front axle and a rear axle of the low-floor electric transit bus is substantially flat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.