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US 7,126,299 B2Granted
Enhanced system and method for controlling discharge of electric energy from machines
AssigneeSiemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
InventorRobert D. Jackson
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method comprising: receiving electrical energy from a braking system of a vehicle at a working coil, the vehicle comprising a first wheel drive comprising a first electric motor; and via the working coil, transferring the electrical energy to a mass related to the vehicle via Hall Effect, the transferred electrical energy converted to heat energy in the mass.
Claims20
An electrical energy dissipation system for dissipating electrical energy from a braking system of a vehicle, the electrical energy dissipation system comprising:
- a tuned circuit electrically coupled to an electrical bus associated with the vehicle, the tuned circuit adapted to receive electrical energy from the braking system of the vehicle, the tuned circuit comprising;
- a capacitor;
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- a working coil coupled with said capacitor, said working coil adapted to transfer, via Hall Effect, the electrical energy from the braking system to a mass related to the vehicle, the transferred electrical energy convened to heat energy in the mass;
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- a pulse generator electrically coupled to an electrical bus, said pulse generator adapted to provide pulses to said tuned circuit at a frequency approximately equal to a resonant frequency of said tuned circuit.
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A system comprising:
- a means for receiving electrical energy from a braking system of a vehicle at a working coil;
- a means for transferring the electrical energy via Hall Effect to a mass related to a vehicle, the transferred electrical energy converted to heat energy in the mass;
- and
- a pulse generator electrically coupled to said means for receiving electrical energy, said pulse generator adapted to provide pulses to said means for transferring the electrical energy at a frequency approximately equal to a resonant frequency of said tuned circuit.
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A method comprising:
- receiving electrical energy from a braking system of a vehicle at a working coil, the vehicle comprising a first wheel drive comprising a first electric motor;
- via the working coil, transferring the electrical energy to a mass related to the vehicle via Hall Effect, the transferred electrical energy convened to heat energy in the mass;
- and
- via a pulse generator electrically coupled to an electrical bus, providing pulses to said tuned circuit at a frequency approximately equal to a resonant frequency of said tuned circuit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.