A vehicle 10 (e.g. electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, EV, HEV, PHEV) comprises: at least one electric motor 12, configured to drive the vehicle 10; at least one battery 24 that stores electrical energy and supplies the electric motor 12 with the stored electrical energy; an on-board charger 26 that charges the battery 24 using energy supplied by an external power supply 28; and an AC-AC converter 30 that connects the on-board charger 26 to the external power supply 28, wherein the AC-AC converter 30 converts an output voltage provided by the external power supply 28 to an input voltage of the on-board charger 26. The vehicle may include at least one plug 32 for connecting the AC-AC converter 30 to the external power supply 28. The AC-AC converter 30 can decrease the output voltage of the external power supply 28 to match the input voltage of the battery 24. The AC-AC converter 30 also helps supply power for pre-conditioning the on-board charger 26 and/or the battery 24 during charging so that the battery 24 can be charged particularly efficiently.


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    Title :

    Vehicle, in particular passenger vehicle


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    Publication date :

    2015-07-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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