Patent ID: 11872896
Assignee: HYSTER-YALE GROUP, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 21:
22. A power management kit for an electric vehicle, comprising:
a power relay system configured to selectably connect to either a first type of electrical energy source or a second type of electrical energy source;
an electrical energy source type indicator configured to be coupled to a vehicle controller;
an electrical energy source communication system configured to be coupled to the vehicle controller; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having programming stored thereon, wherein the programming causes the vehicle controller to:
detect the presence or absence of a signal from the first type of electrical energy source via an electrical energy source communication system;
generate a type signal that indicates the first type of electrical energy source if a signal is detected via the electrical energy source communication system, or a second type of electrical energy source if a signal is not detected via the electrical energy source communication system;
use, when the type signal indicates the first type of electrical energy source, electrical energy source information from an energy source mounted electrical energy source status determining unit coupled to the first type of electrical energy source; and
use, when the type signal indicates the second type of electrical energy source, electrical energy source information from a vehicle mounted electrical energy source status determining unit coupled to the second type of electrical energy source.