Patent ID: 9566854
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B60D,B60K,B60L,B60R,B60Y,B62D,Y02T

Claim:
1. A vehicle trailer connectable to a tractive unit, which has an electric drive system for driving the tractive unit so that the vehicle trailer can be hauled by the tractive unit, the vehicle trailer comprising: at least one electric drive system component integrated into the vehicle trailer, the at least one electric drive system component comprising at least one of: a control unit controlling operation of the at least one electric drive system component; and an interface connected to the at least one electric drive system component and the control unit, the interface being connectable to the electric drive system of the tractive unit so that the at least one electric drive system component and the control unit can be coupled to the electric drive system of the tractive unit through the interface, wherein the at least one electric drive system component includes at least one of an electric assembly and an energy store including at least one of a high-voltage store and a low voltage store, the at least one electric drive system component further comprising a distributor that distributes energy between the electric drive system in the tractive unit and the at least one of the electric assembly and the energy store, the interface includes a first interface for electrically connecting the at least one electric drive system component in the vehicle trailer to the electric drive system of the tractive unit and a second interface for electrically connecting the at least one electric drive system component in the vehicle trailer to a further drive system component in a further vehicle trailer, and the distributor further distributes energy between the further drive system component in the further vehicle trailer via the second interface and the at least one of the electric assembly and the energy store of at least one electric drive system component.