Eaton Intelligent Power Limited

Dennis Dukaric

Justin Keith Griffiths

Matt Haylock

Thomas A Genise

Thomas Joseph Stoltz

Matthew Richard Busdiecker

Gary Baker

Glenn Clark Fortune

Sarah E Behringer

Mark Steven George

Mahesh Prabhakar Joshi

Kaylah J Berndt

Robert Stephen Douglass

Austin Robert Zurface

Meng Wang

Brandon William Fisher

Volker Lang

Johannes Meissner

Karsten Gerving

Damrongrit Piyabongkarn

Gerd Schmitz

Jalpa Shah

James David

Lutz Friedrichsen

Kai Schroeder

Julia Otte

Christoph Bausch

Martin Wayne Mensch

Asheesh Soni

Ute Molitor

Norbert Roesner

Jeff Howard Urian

Bharath Suda

Madeline Philipsohn

Paolo D'amico

Niles Stephen Ramseyer

Guido Völlmar

Viken Rafi Yeranosian

Elizabeth Jane Mercer

Sunil Kumar Kunche

Nicole Downing

Juan Chen

Rishabh Kumar Jain

Lesley Earl Candler

Nihal Sukhatankar

Shivaprasad Vithal Goud

Lalit Murlidhar Patil

Suyog Shekhar Kulkarni

Tissaphern Mirfakhrai

An example system includes a vehicle having a prime mover motively coupled to a drive line; a motor/generator selectively coupled to the drive line, and configured to selectively modulate power transfer between an electrical load and the drive line; a battery pack; a DC/DC converter electrically interposed between the motor/generator and the electrical load, and between the battery pack and the electrical load, the DC/DC converter comprising a DC/DC converter housing; and a covering tray positioned over a plurality of batteries of the battery pack, the covering tray comprising a connectivity layer configured to provide electrical connectivity to terminals of the plurality of batteries.

System and method of a mobile electrical system

A system includes a PTO device that selectively couples to a driveline of a vehicle, a motor/generator electrically coupled to an electrical power storage system, and a shared load selectively powered by one of the driveline or the motor/generator. The PTO device further includes a coupling actuator that couples the shared load to the motor/generator at a first selected ratio in a first position, and couples the shared load to the driveline at a second selected ratio in a second position.

Transmission mounted electrical charging system with dual mode load and engine off motive load power

An integrated inverter assembly with turbulent flow and increased heat transfer includes an integrated coolant coupling port with a ribbed interior surface; a fluid connector having a chamfered lip and a fir tree circumferentially aligned with at least one O-ring on an outer body of the fluid connector; and a baffled hose configured to couple the integrated coolant coupling port with the fluid connector, wherein the baffled hose provides for compliance in a horizontal plane and a vertical plane.

Coolant fitting promoting turbulent flow

An inverter assembly includes an integrated coolant coupling port; a fluid connector having a chamfered lip and a fir tree circumferentially aligned with at least one O-ring on an outer body of the fluid connector; and a flexible hose configured to couple the integrated coolant coupling port to the fluid connector.

Inverter assembly with integrated coolant coupling port

A fluid connector for coolant includes a chamfered lip and a fir tree circumferentially aligned with at least one O-ring on an outer body of the fluid connector. The fluid connector is configured to receive an end piece. The end piece has a standard SAEJ2044 end form. The fluid connector utilizes a housing to form a ribbing and support a seal. An integrated inverter assembly includes a main cover and an opposing back cover; a coolant channel disposed between a coolant channel cover and a coolant channel separating body; wherein power electronics of the integrated inverter assembly are thermally coupled to the coolant channel; wherein at least one of a coolant inlet or a coolant outlet of the coolant channel comprises a fluid connector; and wherein the fluid connector comprises a chamfered lip on an end of the fluid connector.

Coolant connector having a chamfered lip and fir tree axially aligned with at least one o-ring

A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.

System, method, and apparatus for multi-port power converter and inverter assembly

An integrated inverter assembly including a main cover and an opposing back cover, a coolant channel, wherein power electronics of the inverter assembly are thermally coupled to the coolant channel, and wherein at least one of a coolant inlet or a coolant outlet of the coolant channel comprises a quick connector without a locking element.

Inverter with quick connect cooling coupling for an electric mobile application

A mobile application includes a motive power circuit having a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus. The application includes a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, where the PDU includes a breaker/relay positioned on one of a high side and a low side of the power storage device. The breaker/relay includes a fixed contact and a moveable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact, where the moveable contact allows power flow through the power bus when electrically coupled to the fixed contact, and prevents power flow through the power bus when not electrically coupled to the fixed contact. The breaker/relay includes an armature coupled to the moveable contact, and capable to open or close the motive power circuit.

System, method, and apparatus for power distribution in an electric mobile application using a combined breaker and relay

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