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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventor:
Tobias Smidebrant, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00304 (2020.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); G01R 31/382 (2019.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0031 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/00714 (2020.01);
Abstract
An energy storage system for a vehicle, includes one or more battery units for storing electrical energy; at least one high voltage switch for connection and disconnection of the one or more battery units to at least one load, such as an electrical machine; a fuse for disconnection of the one or more battery units when the energy storage system experiences an overcurrent being above a predetermined overcurrent value. The energy storage system is configured to during use, identify if a condition has occurred which requires immediate shutdown of the energy storage system.