Patent ID: 11945339
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. An energy management system for a towed vehicle comprising;
an energy harvesting system for harvesting electrical energy from the energy of the towed vehicle;
an energy storage system for storing said harvested electrical energy;
an electric motor engagingly mounted with respect to wheels of the towed vehicle; and,
a computer controller for controlling the release of said stored electrical energy to a component of the towed vehicle for operating the towed vehicle, the computer controller receiving and analyzing a planned route for the towed vehicle for determining at least a first portion of the planned route where the energy harvesting system is able to harvest electrical energy and at least a second portion of the planned route where the harvested electrical energy is able to be released to the component of the towed vehicle, the component of the towed vehicle comprises comprising the electric motor for driving the wheels of the towed vehicle,
wherein the computer controller interrogates the energy storage system at commencement of the planned route for determining a starting energy storage level of the energy storage system and controls the harvesting and releasing of electrical energy for ensuring that the energy storage system is at maximum capacity at completion of the planned route.