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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2020
Applicant:

Tusimple, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xiaoling Han, San Diego, CA (US);

Kaixin Zheng, San Diego, CA (US);

Jay Day, Tucson, AZ (US);

Jeffrey Renn, Tucson, AZ (US);

Todd Skinner, San Diego, CA (US);

Charles A. Price, San Diego, CA (US);

Zehua Huang, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

TUSIMPLE, INC., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 40/105 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0023 (2020.02); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2530/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are devices, systems and methods for managing power generation, storage and/or distribution in autonomous vehicles. In some aspects, a system for power management in an autonomous vehicle having a main power source and one or more alternators includes a vehicle control unit, a secondary power source, and a power management unit. In some embodiments, the power management unit is configured on an autonomous vehicle having a single alternator-charging system for battery charging and battery power control with different battery packs. In some embodiments, the power management unit is configured on an autonomous vehicle having multiple alternator-charging systems for battery charging and battery power control for different battery packs.


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