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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Ann M. Sastry, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James H. Beyer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ann M. Sastry, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James H. Beyer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for supplying electrical energy to a partial or a total electrified drivetrain of a vehicle, the system may include an energy storage system having an energy storage system output that is excess of an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain. A first converter having an input coupled to the energy storage system output and a first converter output that is at an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain. Optionally, a supplemental storage bank may be coupled to the first converter output. A second converter is coupled to the supplemental storage bank to provide an output at an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain and at a peak operating current of the electrified drivetrain.