Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-mode charging system for an electric vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 电动车多模充电系统
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Application No.: US12321279Application Date: 2009-01-16
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Publication No.: US07671567B2Publication Date: 2010-03-02
- Inventor: Martin Forest Eberhard , Jeffrey Brian Straubel , Kurt Russell Kelty , Scott Ira Kohn , Weston Arthur Hermann , Eugene Michael Berdichevsky , Andrew Gregory Simpson , Craig Bruce Carlson
- Applicant: Martin Forest Eberhard , Jeffrey Brian Straubel , Kurt Russell Kelty , Scott Ira Kohn , Weston Arthur Hermann , Eugene Michael Berdichevsky , Andrew Gregory Simpson , Craig Bruce Carlson
- Applicant Address: US CA San Carlos
- Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Carlos
- Agency: Patent Law Office of David G. Beck
- Main IPC: H02J7/04
- IPC: H02J7/04 ; H02J7/16
Abstract:
A method and apparatus that allows the end user to optimize the performance of an all-electric or hybrid vehicle and its charging system for a desired mode of operation is provided. The system of the invention includes multiple charging/operational modes from which the user may select. Each charging/operational mode controls the cut-off voltage used during charging and the maintenance temperature of the battery pack.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090140700A1 Multi-mode charging system for an electric vehicle Public/Granted day:2009-06-04
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