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Volvo Lastvagnar Ab

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Hoganas Ab

Volvo Personvagnar Ab

Volvo Bus Corporation

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Edward Jobson

Staffan Lundgren

Lennart Cider

Hanna Bryngelsson

Mikael Larsson

Björn Heed

Heije Westberg

Per Salomonsson

Martin Sanne

Anders Unosson

Roger Andersson

Ulf Gustafsson

Anna Holmgren Hägg

Arne Andersson

Johan Adriaan Martens

Lennart Andersson

Arno Tissler

Sondre Landvik

Lars Sandberg

Tommy Simonsson

Erland Max

Per-Olof Larsson

Daniel Grunditz

Sören Udd

Jonas Edvardsson

Ove Hjortsberg

Ove Backlund

Stefan Witte

Goran Wirmark

Martin Lunden

Peter Jozsa

John A Martens

Anne Cauvel

Francois Jayat

David Habermacher

Jakob Heydorn Lagerlöf

Anders Vestin

Cecilia Dahlin

Ulf &Auml;rlig

Owe Mars

Gudmund Smedler

Jörgen Knuth-Nielsen

Bjorn Dexell

Kari Eränen

Lars-Eric Lindfors

Peter Josza

Göran Wirmark

Fredrik Klingstedt

Christian Fyhr

The present invention relates to a battery unit () comprising six battery unit faces (). The battery unit () has a shape that can be inscribed in an imaginary cube having six cube faces such that each battery unit face () forms part of a corresponding imaginary cube face, wherein a first battery unit face pair of the battery unit () comprises a first battery unit face () and a second battery unit face (). The first battery unit face () comprises a first set of anode terminals () and a first set of cathode terminals (), the second battery unit face () comprising a second set of anode terminals () and a second set of cathode terminals (). The battery unit () is such that the second battery unit face () can assume two different positions relative to a first battery unit face () of a second battery unit () of the same type, wherein:—in a first position, each anode terminal of the second set of anode terminals () of the second battery unit face () contacts an anode terminal of the first set of anode terminals () of the first battery unit face () of the second battery unit () and each cathode terminal of the second set of cathode terminals () of the second battery unit face () contacts a cathode terminal of the first set of cathode terminals () of the first battery unit face () of the second battery unit (), and - in a second position, each anode terminal of the second set of anode terminals () of the second battery unit face () contacts a cathode terminal of the first set of cathode terminals () of the first battery unit face () of the second battery unit () and each cathode terminal of the second set of cathode terminals () of the second battery unit face () contacts an anode terminal of the first set of anode terminals () of the first battery unit face () of the second battery unit ().

Battery unit

The invention relates to a method for controlling an energy storage system () of a vehicle (), the energy storage system comprising at least one battery pack (). The method comprises the steps of: —obtaining route planning information relating to an expected travelling route of the vehicle, —determining at least one set operational mode of the energy storage system, —based on at least the obtained route planning information and the at least one set operational mode of the energy storage system, setting a control profile for controlling the energy storage system, —controlling the energy storage system according to the control profile.

Method for controlling an energy storage system of a vehicle

The invention relates to a method performed by a device for determining an action to be taken based on forecasted EoL parameters for an electric ESS and for an at least partly electric vehicle in which the electric ESS is comprised. The device obtains at least one ESS parameter impacted by utilization of the at least one electric vehicle and obtains at least one vehicle parameter impacted by utilization of the at least one electric vehicle. The device determines a forecasted EoL vehicle parameter based on the at least one vehicle parameter and a forecasted EoL ESS parameter based on the at least one ESS parameter. The device compares the forecasted EoL ESS parameter and the forecasted EoL vehicle parameter and determines the action to be taken based on a result of the comparing.

Device and method for determining an action based on forecasted EoL parameters for an electric ESS and an at least partly electric vehicle

The present invention relates to a method of managing an energy storage system (ESS) of a vehicle, wherein the energy storage system has a beginning of life (BOL). The vehicle has at least a first application and a second application, and the energy storage system has a first end of life (EOL) for the first application and a second end of life (EOL) for the second application. Further, the ESS has a first lifetime between the BOL and the EOL and a second lifetime between the BOL and the EOL. The method comprises the steps of: a) determining energy and/or power requirement for the vehicle being in the first application; b) defining energy and/or power of the energy storage system at the beginning of life (BOL) of the energy storage system of the vehicle; c) determining a first state of health value SOHat the first end of life (EOL) of the energy storage system of the vehicle being in the first application; d) determining energy and/or power requirement for the vehicle being in the second application; e) determining a second state of health value SOHat the second end of life (EOL) of the energy storage system if the vehicle is used in the second application.

Management of an energy storage system of a vehicle

A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.

Adapting a vehicle control strategy based on historical data related to a geographical zone

An arrangement for removal of particulates in a gas flow includes at least one gas passage that is at least partly surrounded by a porous material. An arrangement for exposing the gas passage to sound that induces gas movements in a direction towards the porous material is provided. A method for removal of particulates in a gas flow is also provided.

Arrangement and method for removal of particulates in a gas flow

A particulate filtration device includes a filter with a feed inlet side for a feed gas and an filtrate outlet for a filtrate, feed gas channels and filtrate channels, and one or more diaphragms between the feed inlet side and the filtrate outlet. Opposite to the feed inlet side a particulate outlet is arranged with a collector compartment attached to the particulate outlet for collecting particulates retained in the feed gas channels.

Particulate filtration device

Method and device for reduction of a gas component in an exhaust gas flow of a combustion engine () that is adapted for operation by a lean air/fuel mixture. An exhaust pipe () is included for transport of the exhaust gas flow from the engine (). A separation unit () is also included that is arranged along the exhaust pipe (), which separation unit () has a wall structure () of a material which provides separation of the gas component from the exhaust gas flow by means of a selective passage of the gas component before other gas components in the exhaust gas flow. The method provides for a reduction and a separation unit that is intended to be utilized during such a reduction. An improved reduction of in particular NOcompounds from a so-called 'lean-burn' engine is also provided.

Device and method for reduction of a gas component in an exhaust gas flow of a combustion engine

A catalyst unit () configured for the reduction of NOcompounds in a gas stream and which includes a catalytically active material of the silver/alumina type. The catalyst unit () has at least one first reaction zone () containing the catalytically active material and at least one second reaction zone () which is arranged to permit breakdown of a gas species which is formed in the first reaction zone (), with Nbeing formed, and in that the gas stream is conducted through the first reaction zone () and the second reaction zone (). The invention results in an improved catalyst unit which in particular provides high-grade reduction of NOcompounds in an exhaust gas stream from a combustion engine.

Catalyst unit for reduction of NOx compounds

Method and apparatus for establishing a fuel cell unit () in the form of an extruded monolith having channels (), of which every second constitutes a fuel channel () and every other second an oxygen channel (). The channels () are designed in such a manner that the fuel channels () are displaced laterally in relation to the oxygen channels (), in such a way that all the fuel channels () protrude a certain distance from the end points of all the oxygen channels) and all the oxygen channels () protrude a certain distance from the end points of all the fuel channels (). The distance is less than the length of respective channels. The invention also relates to a fuel cell device that includes several of the fuel cell units () that together establish an enhanced system of fuel cell units that lend themselves to compact.

Fuel cell unit and fuel cell device comprising a number of said fuel cell units

An internal combustion engine exhaust gas system includes an EGR arrangement adapted to lead a first flow of exhaust gas, the EGR flow, from an outlet side of the engine to an inlet side of the engine, an exhaust gas conduit adapted to lead away a second flow of exhaust gas, the exhaust flow, from the outlet side of the engine, and an energy recovering unit, such as a turbo, associated with the exhaust gas conduit. The unit is adapted to recover exhaust gas energy from the exhaust flow. The system includes a heat exchanger adapted to allow heat exchange between at least a part of the EGR flow and at least a part of the exhaust flow, the heat exchanger being associated with the exhaust gas conduit at a position downstream the energy recovering unit.

Internal combustion engine exhaust gas system

Device for treatment of a gas flow including at least one body (), at least one first opening (') for entrance of an incoming gas flow to the body () and at least one second opening (&#x2032;) for the exit of an outgoing gas flow from the body (). The body () is provided with a plurality of gas flow passages () arranged to permit heat exchange between the gas flows in adjacent passages. The device has at least one distribution section (&#x2032;) in communication with the first opening (&#x2032;) and with the gas flow passages () to distribute the incoming gas flow to the gas flow passages (), and at least one gas flow passage section (&#x2032;) including the gas flow passages (), which passage section (&#x2032;) primarily is adapted to permit heat exchange and to cause a conversion in the composition of the gas.

Device for treatment of a gas flow

In a system and method for reduction of nitrogen oxides from exhaust gases generated by a lean-burn internal combustion engine, a lean NOx catalyst is arranged to be connected to an exhaust conduit of the lean-burn internal combustion engine, an injector is arranged for injecting a reduction agent to be used by the lean NOx catalyst in a reduction process, and a fuel tank contains the reduction agent.

System and method for reduction of nitrogen oxides from exhaust gases generated by a lean-burn combustion engine

Device for catalytic treatment of a gas flow including at least one body () that includes a catalytic material. The device has a number of first openings () for either entry of gas into or exit of gas from the catalyzer body (), and a second opening () for either exit of the gas entering through the first openings or entry of gas into the catalyzer body () for subsequent exit through the first openings.

Device for catalytic treatment of a gas flow

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Edward Jobson