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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2022
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkata Prasad Atluri, Novi, MI (US);
Chinmaya Patil, South Lyon, MI (US);
Norman K. Bucknor, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/18 (2019.01); B60L 53/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 2200/36 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system in a vehicle includes two or more smart battery packs to power drive units of the vehicle to move the vehicle. Each of the two or more smart battery packs includes a battery pack, and a battery management system (BMS) to monitor a state of charge of the battery pack. An energy distribution unit facilitates charge transfer among the two or more smart battery packs.