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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Nio Nextev Limited, Central OT, HK;
Inventors:
Chendong Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jie Fang, San Jose, CA (US);
Wenpeng Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Yaping Jiang, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiaojia Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIO NEXTEV LIMITED, Hong Kong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02P 4/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1864 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 11/1877 (2013.01); H01M 2/1083 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02P 4/00 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0455 (2013.01); B60L 2240/54 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery for a vehicle having a fixed battery pack and a replaceable battery pack. The replaceable battery pack has electronic or mechanical locks to semi-temporarily hold the replaceable battery pack in place. The fixed battery pack is held in place via permanent or semi-permanent fasteners such as bolts. A battery controller controls the replaceable battery pack to power motors of the vehicle before controlling the fixed battery pack to power motors of the vehicle.