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US 2026/0031433 A1Published application
Electronic power units and related methods
AssigneeAviation Battery Systems LLC
InventorTodd Petersen
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Abstract
Implementations of an electronic power unit may include a heater disposed in a battery pack, the heater electrically coupled with a heater controller and with a battery controller; and an exterior case, the exterior case enclosing the heater and the battery pack, the exterior case including an end that accommodates the power input of a military vehicle, the end including a coaxial connector.
Claims20
A heating system for an electronic power unit comprising:
- a plate comprising one or more heating elements, the plate comprising a thickness;
- a metal oxide field effect transistor electrically coupled with the one or more heating elements of the plate;
- and
- a heater controller electrically coupled with the metal oxide field effect transistor and with the one or more heating elements;
- wherein a thickness of the plate is dimensioned to allow the plate to be inserted between a first set of battery cells and a second set of battery cells of an electronic power unit;
- and
- wherein a perimeter of the plate is dimensioned to fit entirely within an enclosure of an electronic power unit.
4 more elements
A method of recharging an electronic power unit, the method comprising:
- using an electronic power unit, starting an engine of a vehicle;
- maintaining the electronic power unit in electrical connection with the vehicle after starting the engine;
- and
- receiving electrical charge from the vehicle into the electronic power unit to charge the electronic power unit.
1 more element
An electronic power unit comprising:
- a heater disposed in a battery pack, the heater electrically coupled with a heater controller and with a battery controller;
- and
- an exterior case, the exterior case enclosing the heater and the battery pack, the exterior case comprising an end that accommodates the power input of a military vehicle, the end comprising a coaxial connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.