Patent ID: 9233612
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B61C,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a first electric storage device configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle and conductively coupled to a bus that supplies electric energy stored in the first electric storage device to one or more loads of a vehicle to power the one or more loads; a first switch configured to be coupled with the first electric storage device and the bus; and a second switch also configured to be coupled with the first electric storage device and the bus, the first and second switches configured to be connected in parallel with each other between the first electric storage device and the bus; wherein, in a first charging state, the first switch is configured to be closed while the second switch is configured to be open to allow charging current from the bus to charge the first electric storage device but prevent discharging the electric energy stored in the first electric storage device onto the bus, and wherein, in a first discharging state, the first switch is also configured to be open while the second switch is configured to be closed to allow discharging of the electric energy stored in the first electric storage device onto the bus but prevent the charging current on the bus from charging the first electric storage device.