Patent ID: 9193273
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60L,B60W,B60Y,H02J,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for connecting to an Alternating Current (AC) power line, the vehicle comprising: a prime mover; a first electric motor-generator, the first electric motor-generator mechanically coupled to the prime mover via a clutch; a second electric motor-generator, the second electric motor mechanically coupled to the first electric motor-generator; a battery, the battery electrically coupled to the first electric motor-generator and the second electric motor-generator, the battery capable of receiving or supplying electrical energy to the first electric motor-generator and the second electric motor-generator; an inverter, the inverter electrically coupled to the first motor-generator, the second motor-generator and the battery, the inverter capable of connecting to the AC power line; and a controller, the controller capable of supplying control signals to the prime mover, the electric motor-generator, and the electric motor such that the controller is capable of dynamically affecting the flow of electrical power to or from the AC power line; wherein the controller further comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer readable storage media, the non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the vehicle to perform: receive signals correlating to an electrical load demand on the AC power line; supply electrical power generated from the prime mover to one of the first and the second motor-generators via the inverter to the AC power line when the electrical load demand is not met by the battery; determine optimum efficiency of the prime mover; and dynamically set operating characteristics of the prime mover to substantially operate the prime mover on the Ideal Operating Line (IOL) of the prime mover.