A system in a vehicle includes a plurality of contactors to open or close a connection from two or more battery packs that power one or more motors of the vehicle to move the vehicle. The system also includes a controller to control the plurality of contactors to connect the two or more battery packs in series according to one of a plurality of modes of operation or to connect the two or more battery packs in parallel according to another of the plurality of modes of operation, and to control the plurality of contactors to test an operation of one or more of the plurality of contactors.
CONTACTOR OPERATION MONITORING FOR MULTI-VOLTAGE VEHICLE OPERATION
2024-03-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |
Contactor operation monitoring for multi-voltage vehicle operation
European Patent Office | 2024
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