A trailer arranged to be coupled to tractor unit. The tractor unit comprising an electric or hybrid electric powertrain and a control system for controlling the powertrain, wherein the trailer comprises a trailer battery and the trailer battery is arranged to provide power to the powertrain under control of the control system. The control system comprising a control module arranged to provide signals for controlling the trailer battery. The trailer battery comprising a battery management system arranged to receive the control signals and to control the trailer battery in dependence thereon.
TRAILER FOR ELECTRIC TRUCK
2023-09-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |