Electric Vehicle Fluid Test System
AssigneeSouthwest Research Institute
InventorsJoshua C. CONNER, Nolan A. ERICKSON, J. Matthew JACKSON, Terrence F. ALGER, II
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Abstract
An electric vehicle test chamber device for electric vehicle fluid oxidation testing. The device is incorporated into a system that includes a shaft implement such as a pump as well as a variable electric input mechanism with capacity to impart a variety of different types of electrical fields to the fluid. The fields may be induced by direct current, alternating current or an electromagnetic current. The system includes an acquisition unit for collection of oxidation data as well as capacity to account for a variety of other parameters applied to the fluid in order to attained enhanced accuracy of oxidation data analysis.
Claims20
An electric vehicle test chamber device of a system for evaluating oxidation of an electric vehicle fluid, the device comprising:
- a chamber to accommodate the electric vehicle fluid;
- a pump shaft implement with oxidation catalyst submerged within the fluid;
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- a variable electrical input mechanism submerged in the fluid for application of multiple different types of electrical fields to the fluid, the fields induced by any of a direct current source, an alternating current source and an electromagnet.
A test system for evaluating oxidation of an electric vehicle fluid, the system comprising:
- a test chamber accommodating the electric vehicle fluid;
- a pumping shaft implement with oxidation catalyst submerged within the fluid;
- a variable electrical input mechanism submerged within the fluid for application of multiple different types of electrical fields to the fluid, the fields facilitated by any of a direct current source, an alternating current source and an electromagnet;
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- an acquisition unit for acquiring and managing lubricant data in light of the applied conditions.
A method of evaluating oxidation of an electric vehicle fluid with a test system, the method comprising:
- filling a test chamber with an electric vehicle fluid for testing;
- actuating a pumping shaft implement submerged within the fluid;
- employing a variable electrical input mechanism submerged within the fluid to apply one of multiple different types of electrical fields to the fluid;
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- acquiring oxidation data from the electric vehicle fluid for analysis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.