Electric system architecture for refuse vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorBrent Radlinger
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Abstract
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a body assembly coupled to the chassis. The body assembly includes a storage body. The refuse vehicle also includes a first and second working component, an energy storage device, and a first and second power converter. Each of the first and second working components is coupled or integral to the body assembly and configured to move relative to the storage body. Each of the first and second power converters includes an input electrically connected to the energy storage device. The first power converter is configured to provide a first voltage to the first working component and the second power converter is configured to provide a second voltage to the second working component.
Claims20
A refuse vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly comprising a storage body;
- a first working component coupled to the body assembly and configured to move relative to the storage body;
- a second working component coupled to the body assembly and configured to move relative to the storage body;
- an energy storage device coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body assembly;
- a first power converter configured to provide a first voltage to the first working component, the first power converter comprising a first input electrically coupled to the energy storage device;
- and
- a second power converter configured to provide a second voltage to the second working component, the second power converter comprising a second input electrically coupled to the energy storage device.
A refuse storage body, comprising:
- a body assembly defining a refuse compartment;
- a first working component coupled with the body assembly and configured to move relative to the body assembly;
- a second working component coupled with the body assembly and configured to move relative to the body assembly;
- a first power converter configured to provide a first voltage to the first working component, the first power converter comprising a first input configured to be electrically coupled to an energy storage device;
- and
- a second power converter configured to provide a second voltage to the second working component, the second power converter comprising a second input configured to be electrically coupled to the energy storage device.
A system comprising:
- a first power converter configured to provide a first voltage to a first working component of a refuse vehicle that is configured to move relative to a refuse storage body of the refuse vehicle, the first power converter comprising a first input configured to be electrically coupled to an energy storage device;
- and
- a second power converter configured to provide a second voltage to a second working component of the refuse vehicle that is configured to move relative to the refuse storage body, the second power converter comprising a second input that is configured to be electrically coupled to the energy storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.