Patent ID: 6724100
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B60K,B60L,H02J,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A motor vehicle electrical power system for powering an electrical load external to the vehicle, comprising:an internal combustion engine; a battery; an electric generator coupled to said internal combustion engine for generating AC electrical power when said internal combustion engine is running; a generator inverter disposed between said electric generator and said battery for converting the AC electrical power generated by said electric generator to DC electrical power for storage in said battery; an electric traction motor coupled to said battery; a traction inverter coupled to said battery for converting the stored DC electrical power to an AC power input for said electric traction motor; a switching device disposed between said traction inverter and said electric traction motor for selectively diverting the AC electrical power input for application to the external electrical load; means for powering the external electrical load only if a safety condition is satisfied; and means for prohibiting movement of the vehicle when powering the external electrical load.