Patent ID: 11878693
Assignee: DIMAAG-AI, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating an electric vehicle comprising an electric motor, a wheel supporting the electric vehicle relative to a road, an auxiliary unit, and a power distribution system comprising an auxiliary engagement unit and a wheel engagement unit such that the auxiliary engagement unit is mechanically coupled to the auxiliary unit and the electric motor and such that the wheel engagement unit is mechanically coupled to the wheel and the electric motor, the method comprising:
switching the power distribution system to a wheel operating mode by engaging the wheel engagement unit and disengaging the auxiliary engagement unit thereby transferring mechanical power between the electric motor and the wheel but not the auxiliary unit, wherein in the wheel operating mode, the electric motor is mechanically coupled to the wheel and mechanically decoupled from the auxiliary unit;
switching the power distribution system to an auxiliary operating mode by disengaging the wheel engagement unit and engaging the auxiliary engagement unit thereby transferring mechanical power between the electric motor and the auxiliary unit but not the wheel, wherein, in the auxiliary operating mode, the electric motor is mechanically coupled to the auxiliary unit and mechanically decoupled from the wheel; and
switching the power distribution system to a combined operating mode by engaging both the wheel engagement unit and the auxiliary engagement unit thereby transferring mechanical power between the electric motor and each of the auxiliary unit and the wheel, wherein, in the combined operating mode, the electric motor is mechanically coupled to each of the auxiliary unit and the wheel, and wherein the auxiliary unit is one of an alternator, an air conditioner, a heat pump, a hydraulic pump, or a power takeoff (PTO) unit.