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US 2010/0305794 A1Published application
Vehicle system, and method
AssigneeNederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepastnatuurwetens
InventorDarren Leigh Foster
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Abstract
Vehicle system, comprising:—a hybrid powertrain (E, EMG, B) to drive the vehicle system and configured to generate electric energy; and—at least one electrically operable refrigerator unit (R) configured to cool at least one storage compartment of the system; wherein the refrigerator unit (R) is powered by electric energy generated by the hybrid powertrain.
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A vehicle system, comprising:
- a hybrid powertrain to drive the vehicle system and configured to generate electric energy;
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- at least one electrically operable refrigerator unit configured to cool at least one storage compartment of the system;
- wherein the refrigerator unit is powered by electric energy generated by the hybrid powertrain,
- wherein the storage compartment is different from a driver's cabin of the vehicle system, wherein the electrically operable refrigerator unit is configured to cool the storage compartment to a temperature below 10° C.,
- wherein the system comprises a controller configured to control electric power generating and/or consuming components of the hybrid vehicle system, wherein the controller is a modular controller, and the controller is configured such that different control modules can indicate demand for execution of their respective function at the same time, and
- wherein the controller is configured to associate at least one refrigerator priority with each refrigerator unit, such that refrigerator priority determines whether or not, or to what extent, the refrigerator unit is allowed to be active during operation.
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A vehicle system comprising:
- a powertrain to drive the vehicle system and configured to generate electric energy;
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- at least one electrically operable refrigerator unit configured to cool at least one storage compartment of the system:
- wherein the refrigerator unit can be powered by electric energy generated by the powertrain, characterised in that the system is configured to estimate or determine future driving conditions that will require above-average electric power consumption in the powertrain during operation. wherein the system is configured to activate the refrigerator unit to provide extra cooling of the compartment before those driving conditions are experienced.
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