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US 2022/0024397 A1Published application
A Supplementary Power Supply and a Method for Providing Supplemental Power
AssigneeKNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
InventorsTamas RAPP, Falk HECKER, Huba NEMETH, Benedek POUR
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Abstract
A supplementary power supply for a vehicle that includes a main power supply is disclosed. The supplementary power supply includes at least one supplementary power unit dedicated as backup power supply for safety relevant components such as controllers and/or actuators.
Claims10
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A supplementary power supply for a vehicle that includes a main power supply, comprising:
- at least one supplementary power unit dedicated as backup power supply for at least one safety relevant vehicle component, wherein the at least one safety relevant vehicle component is a controller or an actuator.
A redundant electric power supply system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main power supply for providing electric power for operating the vehicle;
- and
- a supplementary power supply dedicated as a backup power supply for at least one safety relevant vehicle component,
- wherein the main power supply is adapted to provide power for the at least one safety relevant vehicle component and other vehicle components, and
- wherein the supplementary power supply is adapted to provide backup power only for the safety relevant vehicle component in case of a failure in the main power supply.
2 more elements
A method for providing supplemental power for a vehicle with a main power supply, comprising:
- detecting a failure in the main power supply;
- providing supplemental power for at least one safety relevant controller and/or actuator from at least one supplementary power supply unit dedicated as a backup power supply only for the at least one safety relevant controller and/or actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.