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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Umran Ashraf, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael Corona, Phoenix, AZ (US);
T. Neil McLemore, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Varoujan Sarkissian, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/60 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01);
Abstract
Connection and control concepts for battery packs in a high voltage battery assembly are provided. Parallel, modular configurations permit improved safety, voltage balancing, and redundancy, improving operation and reliability of an associated high voltage electrical vehicle such as a heavy-duty truck.