Patent ID: 9457666
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B60D,B60L,B60Y,H02J,Y02P,Y02T,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An auxiliary power system for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising: a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle including a drivetrain, the drivetrain of the vehicle including one or more storage batteries and an energy conversion portion electrically couplable with the one or more storage batteries via a third pathway, the towable trailer including an auxiliary battery housing unit; at least one wheel being rotatably connected to the towable trailer; one or more auxiliary batteries disposed within the auxiliary battery housing unit of the towable trailer, a bidirectional electrical pathway electronically coupling the towable trailer and the vehicle, the bidirectional electrical pathway comprising: a control system configured to control a transfer of electrical energy between the one or more auxiliary batteries of the towable trailer and the one or more storage batteries of the drivetrain via the first pathway, a transfer of electrical energy between the one or more auxiliary batteries of the towable trailer and the energy conversion portion of the drivetrain via the second pathway, or a transfer of electrical energy between the one or more storage batteries of the drivetrain and the energy conversion portion of the drivetrain via the third pathway.