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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sarah G. Stewart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Ira Kohn, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kurt Russell Kelty, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeffrey Brian Straubel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/24 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/50 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 16/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H01M 12/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0029 (2013.01); B06L 11/1861 (2013.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/5022 (2013.01); B06L 11/1809 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7066 (2013.01); H02J 7/14 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); H01M 12/06 (2013.01); H01M 10/5063 (2013.01); B60L 11/1851 (2013.01); H01M 16/00 (2013.01); B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); H01M 10/5075 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02E 60/12 (2013.01); H01M 16/006 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01); H01M 10/5004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power source comprised of a first battery pack (e.g., a non-metal-air battery pack) and a second battery pack (e.g., a metal-air battery pack) is provided, wherein the second battery pack is used when the user selects an extended range mode of operation. Minimizing use of the second battery pack prevents it from undergoing unnecessary, and potentially lifetime limiting, charge cycles.