Energy storage device including a status indicator
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorMichael J. Bolton
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Abstract
An energy storage device for use with an electric vehicle includes an electrical energy storage device configured to be coupled to an electrical traction system of the electric vehicle to provide electrical power to the electrical traction system. The energy storage device also includes a sensor integrally mounted within the electrical energy storage device and configured to measure a voltage of the electrical energy storage device. The sensor also includes a status indicator integrally mounted to the electrical energy storage device and configured to provide a visual indication of the voltage.
Claims16
An energy storage device for use with an electric vehicle, the energy storage device comprising:
- an electrical energy storage device including at least one ultracapacitor configured to be coupled to an electrical traction system of the electric vehicle to provide electrical power to the electrical traction system;
- a sensor integrally mounted within the electrical energy storage device and configured to measure a voltage of the ultracapacitor of the electrical energy storage device;
- and
- a status indicator integrally mounted to the electrical energy storage device and configured to provide a visual indication of the voltage.
A method of producing an energy storage device for use with an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing an electrical energy storage device including at least one ultracapacitor configured to be removably mounted to the electric vehicle and further configured to be coupled to an electrical system of the electric vehicle;
- mounting a sensor to the electrical energy storage device configuring the sensor to measure a voltage of the ultracapacitor of the electrical energy storage device;
- integrally mounting a status indicator to the electrical energy storage device;
- and
- configuring the status indicator to provide a visual indication of the voltage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.