Power Collection Module
AssigneeZero Electric Vehicles Corp.
InventorRichard L. Lewis
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Abstract
The driving range of an electrically powered motor vehicle can be extended by employing a plurality of different types of regenerative power devices on the vehicle for producing electricity and collecting the power generated by each in an efficient module having both DC to DC step up and DC to DC step down converters that output the collected power at a predetermined voltage for selectively providing power to the vehicle's storage battery system or directly to a vehicle accessory.
Claims11
In an electrically driven motor vehicle having a storage battery system and having a plurality of energy recapture systems, a power collection module comprising:
- a first DC to DC converter for stepping up a DC voltage from a first one of said energy recapture systems to a desired voltage for charging said storage battery system, and
- a second DC to DC converter for stepping down a DC voltage from a second one of said energy recapture systems to said desired voltage for charging said storage battery system.
In an electrically driven motor vehicle having a plurality of energy recapture systems and having a vehicle electrical system comprising a storage battery system and a vehicle auxiliary system, a power collection module comprising:
- a first DC to DC converter for supplying electric power from a first one of said energy recapture systems to a first converter output at a predetermined output voltage for supplying power to said vehicle electrical system, and
- a second DC to DC converter for supplying electric power from a second one of said energy recapture systems to a second converter output at a predetermined output voltage for supplying power to said vehicle electrical system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.