A driverless dedicated replenishment vehicle (DDRV) including a fuel cell generator for converting hydrogen gas to electrical energy, a first energy storage device configured to store hydrogen for conversion to electrical energy by the fuel cell generator, a receiver configured to receive data from at least one of: one or more vehicles within a predetermined radius of the DDRV, and a command center, power receiving device configured to enable reloading of hydrogen to the energy storage device, power transfer device configured for transferring energy from the first energy storage device to an energy supply of the one or more vehicles, and navigation control device configured for guiding the DDRV to a replenishment location based at least in part, on the received data.
AUTONOMOUS MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLE
2021-12-16
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2016
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