Patent ID: 8151915
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electric drive vehicle comprising: a power generator coupled to an engine; a first power converter connected with the power generator, for converting the AC power generated by the power generator to DC power; a second power converter connected with the first power converter, for converting the DC power to AC power; an electric motor connected with the second power converter; at least one wheel driven by the electric motor; and a power consuming device for consuming the DC power, connected to a DC circuit between the first and second power converters, wherein the electric drive vehicle has a first control mode in which the electric drive vehicle is driven by controlling the output of the electric motor and a second control mode in which the power consumption by the power consuming device is controlled, and the second control mode performs such control as to cause the power consuming device to consume the amount of power that corresponds to the power consumed by both the second power converter and the electric motor in the first control mode.