公开(公告)号：US20220169105A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-02

申请号：US17651542

申请日：2022-02-17

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Dale Hill ,  Michael Walker ,  Shaun Onorato ,  Donald Morris ,  Stephen Misencik ,  John Winkel

IPC: B60K1/04 ,  B60L3/00 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/42 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B60L58/18 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L50/62 ,  B60L50/64 ,  B60L58/26 ,  B60L58/12 ,  H01M50/20 ,  H01M50/502 ,  B60R16/04 ,  B60W10/24 ,  H01M10/613 ,  B62D29/00 ,  B62D29/02 ,  B62D47/02

Abstract: A low-floor electric bus includes a plurality of battery packs mounted under the floor of such that the floor inside the bus between a front axle and a rear axle of the bus is substantially flat. Each battery pack may include an enclosure and multiple battery modules positioned within the enclosure. And, each battery module may include a plurality of battery cells electrically connected together.

公开(公告)号：US11214115B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16429222

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： James Harper ,  Kevin Myers ,  David Lai

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60L58/24 ,  H01M10/66 ,  H01M10/63 ,  H01M10/6556 ,  H01M10/6568 ,  H01M10/625

Abstract: A temperature control system for an electric vehicle includes a cabin temperature control system configured to control flow of a refrigerant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a cabin of the electric vehicle, a battery temperature control system configured to control the flow of a coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a battery system of the electric vehicle, and a power electronics temperature control system configured to control the flow of coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of one or more power electronics. In a first configuration of the temperature control system, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may be thermally isolated, and, in a second configuration, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may thermally interact.

公开(公告)号：US11148541B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16228918

申请日：2018-12-21

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Jason Hom ,  Hayley Cashdollar ,  Dustin Grace

IPC: B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60M7/00 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A method of locating an electric vehicle at a charging station having multiple chargers is includes, receiving at multiple fixed transceivers positioned at different locations in the charging station, signals from the electric vehicle as the electric vehicle moves in the charging station, and determining, at a controller, a current location of the electric vehicle in the charging station using the signals received by the multiple fixed transceivers.

公开(公告)号：US20210268924A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US16806048

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Nilesh DARADE ,  Joseph FRASCATI

IPC: B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/53 ,  B60L58/10

Abstract: A control system for a charging control network may include a primary server system that applies a control process to an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (“EVSE”), a secondary server system that applies a monitoring process to the EVSE, and a mediator system that maintains a virtualized connection there-between. The mediator system may: in response to receiving a first request from the EVSE, selectively route the first request to one or more server systems based on predetermined rules; in response to receiving at least one first reply, selectively route only one of the at least one first reply to the EVSE; in response to receiving a second request from one of the server systems directed toward the EVSE, route the second request to the EVSE; and, in response to receiving a second reply to the second request, route the second reply to the server system that transmitted the second request.

公开(公告)号：US20190319448A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US15955052

申请日：2018-04-17

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Brian PEVEAR

IPC: H02H7/18 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H01M2/34 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: A battery system may include a controller and multiple parallel connected battery strings, with each string including at least one battery, a passive overcurrent protection device and an active overcurrent protection device. The passive overcurrent protection device may be configured to disconnect the string from the battery system when an electrical current in the string exceeds a first threshold value, and the active overcurrent protection device may be configured to disconnect the string from the battery system upon activation by the controller. The controller may be configured to (a) activate a first active overcurrent protection device of a first string of the multiple strings at a first time, and (b) activate a second active overcurrent protection device of a second string of the multiple strings at a second time different from the first time.

公开(公告)号：US10442301B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15589281

申请日：2017-05-08

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： John A. Gerber ,  Seamus T. McGrath ,  Roger A. Innes ,  Timothy J. McCartney ,  Keyur M. Shah

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/04 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/60 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B60L58/12

Abstract: A method of charging an electric vehicle at a charging station includes electrically connecting the charging station to the vehicle. The charging station may be configured to charge the vehicle using a charging station charge protocol and the vehicle may be configured to receive the charge using a vehicle charge protocol. The vehicle receives a signal indicative of the charging station charge protocol and selects the vehicle charge protocol based on this signal. The vehicle is then charged using the selected vehicle charge protocol. While selecting, the vehicle may select one charge protocol from multiple charge protocols supported by the vehicle to match the charging station charge protocol.

公开(公告)号：US10377251B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US14670027

申请日：2015-03-26

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Seamus McGrath ,  Samuel Shartzer ,  Neeraj Chirmulay ,  Gordon Dollar ,  Keyur Shah

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L5/02 ,  B60L5/42 ,  B60M1/36 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/30

Abstract: An electric vehicle charging system includes a charging interface positioned on an external surface of the electric vehicle and one or more electrodes positioned on the charging interface. The charging system may also include a heating system positioned on the charging interface. The heating system may be configured to heat at least a portion of the charging interface. The charging system may also include a control system configured to selectively activate the heating system based at least on one or more ambient conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20190210443A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16354653

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Dustin GRACE ,  Brian PEVEAR

IPC: B60K1/04 ,  B60L58/13 ,  H01M10/48 ,  B60L58/22 ,  B60L58/27 ,  B60L50/60 ,  H01M10/625 ,  B60L3/04 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/34 ,  B60L58/18 ,  H01M10/657 ,  H01M10/637 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L1/02 ,  H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/6568 ,  H01M10/6571 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60L58/21

CPC classification number: B60K1/04 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60K2001/005 ,  B60K2001/008 ,  B60K2001/0438 ,  B60L1/02 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/04 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L58/13 ,  B60L58/18 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L58/22 ,  B60L58/27 ,  B60L2200/18 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60Y2200/143 ,  H01M2/1077 ,  H01M2/34 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M10/441 ,  H01M10/443 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M10/482 ,  H01M10/486 ,  H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/637 ,  H01M10/6568 ,  H01M10/657 ,  H01M10/6571 ,  H01M2010/4271 ,  H01M2200/00 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/7061

Abstract: A battery system for an electric vehicle includes a first battery module with a first heater and a second battery module with a second heater. The battery system also includes a control system configured to selectively activate the first or the second heater to dissipate energy from the first or the second battery module.

公开(公告)号：US10232724B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15145280

申请日：2016-05-03

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Donald Morris ,  Dale Hill ,  John Horth ,  Reuben Sarkar ,  Teresa J. Abbott ,  William Joseph Lord Reeves ,  Ryan Thomas Wiens

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B60L5/42

Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.

公开(公告)号：US09905893B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US14788249

申请日：2015-06-30

Applicant: Proterra Inc.

Inventor： Michael C. Walker

IPC: H01M10/63 ,  H01M10/613 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H01M10/6563 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M10/61 ,  H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M4/485

CPC classification number: H01M10/613 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  H01M2/1077 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M10/61 ,  H01M10/615 ,  H01M10/625 ,  H01M10/63 ,  H01M10/6563 ,  H01M10/6567 ,  H01M2220/20

Abstract: An electric vehicle may include a battery system with a plurality of battery packs electrically connected together. Each battery pack of the plurality of battery packs may include a plurality of battery cells. The electric vehicle may also include a cooling system configured to cool the plurality of battery packs. The electric vehicle may further include a control system configured to selectively operate the cooling system such that at least one battery pack of the plurality of battery packs is maintained at a temperature different from another battery pack of the plurality of battery packs.