US20080169137A1 - Vehicle and Power Unit For It - Google Patents

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US20080169137A1
US20080169137A1 US11/574,143 US57414305A US2008169137A1 US 20080169137 A1 US20080169137 A1 US 20080169137A1 US 57414305 A US57414305 A US 57414305A US 2008169137 A1 US2008169137 A1 US 2008169137A1
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  • the invention relates to a vehicle comprising an electromotor for driving the vehicle and a drive system, particularly a so-called hybrid drive system.
  • a device for generating electric power or energy such as a generator, solar panels or fuel cells.
  • devices are usually present for storing electric power or energy, such as batteries, chargeable batteries, capacitors, or the like.
  • the generator is then operationally connected to the electromotors in order to provide them with electric power, the surplus being supplied to the batteries.
  • a drawback is that the various demands the individual components make are not optimally dealt with. On the one hand this causes energy loss and the life span of the components may be affected, or as the occasion arises it may cause damage to the components.
  • US-A1-2004/0065489 describes a fuel cell driven vehicle.
  • a fuel cell is not considered capable of for instance complying with the large changes in power demand, an energy storage in the form of batteries is provided for.
  • the fuel cell thus provides the electromotor with power to drive the vehicle, and for instance a battery temporarily provides the electromotor with additional power in order to cater for the changing power demand.
  • a battery temporarily provides the electromotor with additional power in order to cater for the changing power demand.
  • the fuel cell having an actual overcapacity is installed and the battery is disadvantageously burdened.
  • a vehicle comprising:
  • the computer system controls the power supplied by the first power generating means in order for the first energy condition value not to drop below a set first threshold value.
  • second energy storage means preferably capacitors, preferably comprising several capacitors each having a capacity of at least 800 F and having an energy storage capacity of at least 2 KJ, operationally connected to the first energy storage means for receiving electric power therefrom or supplying electric power thereto.
  • Said second energy storage means are especially added for supplying high power during a short period of time, for instance for accelerating.
  • the vehicle further comprises a charging device connected between the first power generating means and the first energy storage means.
  • the vehicle further comprises a control device, connected to the first energy storage means and the charging device.
  • the vehicle further comprises several first energy storage means, parallel interconnected.
  • the vehicle comprises several second energy storage means, each second energy storage means being connected to one of the first energy storage means.
  • each first energy storage means comprises its own charging device and its own control device.
  • the first energy storage means are adapted for generating direct voltage. In this way no converter is necessary between the energy storage means and the power generating means.
  • the first power generating means are parallel connected to the first energy storage means.
  • the first energy storage means or the several energy storage means are each connected via a converter with a solar panel.
  • the electromotor is a synchronous motor having permanent magnets, provided with a control system for controlling the operation of the electromotor within the electromotor.
  • the first energy storage means comprise at least one battery.
  • the power generating means comprise a generator preferably provided with a combustion engine.
  • the vehicle is further provided with at least one wheel that is directly driven by means of the electromotor, preferably an electromotor in the wheel, particularly a wheel as described in WO-A1-01/54939, of which the description and figures should be considered fully incorporated in this application.
  • the invention further relates to a vehicle, a power system and method as described in further independent claims and sub claims dependent thereon.
  • Optionally divisional patent applications may relate to the embodiments described therein.
  • the invention further relates to a vehicle comprising:
  • the computer system is able to activate the power generating unit as long as the first energy condition value is below a set first threshold value.
  • Said vehicle may also further be provided with a power meter for measuring a power condition of the first power generating unit, wherein the computer system is furthermore operationally connected to the power meter for receiving a power value therefrom, and the computer system further sets the power supplied by the energy-generating unit to the energy storage adjusted to the power value.
  • the invention relates to a method for controlling the electric power for an electric drive of a vehicle, wherein a first energy storage supplies electric power to the electric drive, a first power generating unit supplies electric power to the first energy storage, and wherein an energy condition of the first energy storage determines the power to be supplied by the power generating unit.
  • the invention relates to a power system for supplying electric power to a vehicle having an electric drive, wherein an energy condition of a first energy storage unit determines the electric power to be supplied by a power generating unit to the energy storage unit.
  • a power discharge capacity of the first energy storage may determine the power discharge capacity of the power system.
  • the power discharge capacity of the first energy storage may almost correspond to the power discharge capacity of the power system.
  • the invention relates to a vehicle comprising an electric drive, preferably comprising at least one electromotor, having a peak input power and a rated input power, an accumulator unit having an energy storage capacity and a power discharge capacity sufficient for supplying the peak input power during a time span necessary for accelerating from a standstill to a cruising speed of the vehicle, and a generator provided with a combustion engine having a rated power discharge approximately corresponding to the rated input power of the electric drive.
  • the energy storage capacity of the accumulator unit may be sufficient for providing the electric drive of the vehicle with sufficient power for maintaining the cruising speed during a vehicle-specific driving time.
  • the vehicle-specific driving time may at least be 15 minutes, preferably at least 60 minutes.
  • the invention relates to power system for providing an electric drive of a vehicle with electric power, comprising an energy storage provided with an energy meter for measuring an energy condition of the energy storage, and a power generating unit provided with a setting unit for setting the electric power to be supplied by the power generating unit, wherein the energy storage supplies electric power to the electric drive, the power generating unit supplies electric power to the energy storage, and the setting unit is operationally connected to the energy meter and sets the electric power to be supplied by the power generating unit to the energy storage on the basis of the energy condition of the energy storage.
  • the setting unit may in that case be connected to the energy meter via the computer system that controls the setting unit.
  • the invention relates to a vehicle comprising:
  • the invention is further elucidated on the basis of an exemplary embodiment of electricity for a vehicle according to the invention, in which:
  • FIG. 1 shows an electricity diagram for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2A-2C show a diagram of the energy consumption of a known fuel cell-driven vehicle in comparison to an embodiment of a vehicle according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a drive system diagram for a drive system according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the dot and dash lines are AC-connections
  • the interrupted lines are data connection lines
  • the uninterrupted lines are DC-supply lines.
  • the wheels provided with an electric drive are indicated by 401 , which wheels are for instance described in International patent application WO-01/54939, and also the wheel struts 412 are described therein connected in a vehicle.
  • the vehicle In order to supply input to the wheels the vehicle is provided with a computer system 422 and back-up computer system also indicated by 422 .
  • input means 409 are provided by means of which a driver of the vehicle is able to enter data and drive the vehicle.
  • the vehicle is provided with very many energy sources namely for the short term, for the medium term and for the long term.
  • the vehicle is provided with elements 402 for supplying very high power during a very short time.
  • Such devices may particularly comprise so-called super capacitors, that means capacitors of a very high capacity.
  • said device comprises capacitors having a capacity of at least about 800 F each.
  • Such capacitors each supply approximately 2.5 V of voltage.
  • approximately 160 of such capacitors are used for supplying 400 V.
  • Such capacitors are available up to a capacity of approximately 5000 F. It is of importance that the power stored in the capacitors can be supplied in a short time, usually several seconds, for accelerating the vehicle.
  • the vehicle as described is furthermore provided with sources for supplying power at the medium term, indicated by 403 .
  • sources for supplying power at the medium term, indicated by 403 may for instance be batteries.
  • a vehicle having an energy system according to the invention may be provided with energy generators for the very long term.
  • Preferably said generator supplies direct current, so that batteries can be immediately charged.
  • the vehicle is furthermore provided with an external generator for generating electric power, such as for instance a solar panel.
  • an external generator for generating electric power such as for instance a solar panel.
  • a panel is optional.
  • the vehicle is furthermore provided with a converter for converting the energy from the solar panels into the desired voltage. Said converters are indicated by 406 .
  • the vehicle is furthermore provided with battery chargers 407 and a battery control system 408 .
  • a reclaim system for the brake energy is provided, in this case parts 410 and 411 (brake energy chopper and brake resisters).
  • the vehicle moreover comprises generators for reclaiming heat from exhaust gasses and reclaiming heat from the liquid cooling system.
  • Said elements are indicated by 413 (generator reclaiming system for the exhaust gases), 414 (generator for the liquid cooling liquid), 415 (generator for heat exchange with the liquid cooling), 416 (heat exchanger for the cooling liquid of the electrically driven wheels), respectively.
  • the vehicle is provided with a liquid pump 417 .
  • the vehicle is furthermore provided with a DC-DC converter for providing power to the sub-systems for the vehicle.
  • Said converter is indicated by reference number 418 , and is provided for converting the battery power or the other voltages into voltages that are suitable for systems to drive the vehicle.
  • the vehicle further comprises a so-called auxiliary for battery for vehicle sub systems 419 and a connection 420 for the external power grid.
  • a three-way valve is provided for cooling liquid 421 and a DC-DC-converter for the generator indicated by 423 .
  • the vehicle is furthermore provided with various radiators for the cooling of cooling liquid indicated by 425 .
  • the various power sources are interconnected.
  • the so-called super capacitors 402 that are capable of supplying a very high power for a very short time, for instance for accelerating the vehicle, are connected to batteries. Via a battery control system the batteries are directly connected to the wheels and wheel struts in order to supply power to them.
  • the generator 404 (or fuel cells for instance), is not directly connected to the wheels and wheel struts here, that means not directly to the power consumers, but is connected to the batteries via the chargers 407 .
  • the vehicle can be divided into power consumers, that means the wheel struts, the internal vehicle systems and the wheel struts, and various sources of electric power, that means the very short term sources, the medium term sources and the long term sources.
  • the medium term sources that means for instance the batteries
  • the other power sources are indirectly connected to the wheels via the energy sources for the medium term, that means for instance the batteries.
  • the energy sources for the medium term that means for instance the batteries.
  • the generator or fuel cell or the like 404 is connected to the batteries via chargers 407 .
  • Each battery is furthermore provided with a battery control system 408 that monitors the power and the desired power of the batteries and at the right moment adds the correct additional power source or gives a warning when one of the energy sources does not have enough power.
  • FIGS. 2A-2C show an energy consumption diagram of a known fuel cell-driven vehicle in comparison with an embodiment of a vehicle according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2A shows a table with a time path with random units 1 - 60 .
  • Column 1 shows the amperage that a battery in a vehicle according to the invention should for instance supply to an electromotor in order to drive it.
  • Column 2 shows the amperage that the generator supplies during the entire path. Said amperage level is based on historical information regarding the driving behaviour of a vehicle for instance obtained via measurements. In that way it can be determined what a usual driving time is, and the related overall electric power to be supplied by a generator.
  • Column 3 shows the power to be supplied by a battery for the same drive path in case of a fuel cell-driven vehicle, such as for instance described in the above-mentioned US-A1-2004/0065489.
  • Column 4 of the table gives an example of an amperage to be supplied by the fuel cell.
  • the column on the far right shows in shades the various driving situations, consecutively: accelerating, constant speed, braking, standing still, accelerating, constant speed and braking.
  • FIG. 2B shows a graph of the amperage supplied by the battery and the fuel cell, respectively, that were shown in the table of FIG. 2A . It can clearly be seen that the battery is activated when the power demand suddenly rises, and is charged during regenerative braking, wherein an electromotor connected to the wheels of the vehicle functions as a dynamo and generates energy. In this configuration only a small installed power worth of batteries needs to be installed. However a strongly overdimensioned fuel cell needs to be used.
  • FIG. 2C shows the same driving path as FIG. 2C , in this case, however, for a vehicle according to the invention.
  • the battery supplies the actual power to one or more electromotor(s), and the fluctuations in the power demand can be largely compensated.
  • ultra fast power suppliers such as “super capacitors” or even “ultra capacitors” may ensure a short energy boost.
  • the generator in this case supplies a constant power.
  • the battery which controls the actual power demand to the generator, is fully charged it will be able to entirely switch off the generator. It is even possible that the power condition of the battery (set) controls a power modulation of the generator.
  • the amperage during braking is below zero as use is made here of regenerative braking, that means that when slowing down a vehicle a driving electromotor functions as dynamo.

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