A battery system includes high-voltage switches, including a multi-pole contactor. Multiple packs are connectable in a series or parallel configuration via the switches. The contactor includes first and second pairs of electrical terminals separated by a respective circuit gap, with respective contactor arms simultaneously closing or opening the gaps. At all times, internal switches formed by the gaps and arms have the same ON/OFF state corresponding to the circuit gaps both being closed or both being open. Two of the contactors may be used to connect the battery packs to a DC fast-charging station, and to connect electrode terminals of the battery packs to a bus rail, respectively. An electric powertrain includes the battery system and an electrical load, including a rotary electric machine, that is connected to a power inverter and to a mechanical load.
ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN WITH BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING MULTI-POLE HIGH-VOLTAGE CONTACTOR
2022-03-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung |
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