BATTERY MOUNTING AND COOLING SYSTEM
Granted: June 26, 2014
Application Number:
20140178722
A battery system is provided in which the batteries are mounted between a pair of substrates, the system further including at least one cooling tube mounted next to the batteries, the cooling tube used to withdraw heat from the batteries via a circulating liquid coolant.
DYNAMIC CURRENT PROTECTION IN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140153150
An electric circuit, including an electric load operable from an operating current; an energy storage system providing the operating current at both a first mode and a second mode with the first mode having a first current in a first range of zero to a first particular current value and with the second mode having a second current in a second range of the first particular current value to a second particular current value; and an active protection coupled to the energy storage system,…
TRANSIENT DETECTION OF AN EXCEPTIONAL CHARGE EVENT IN A SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY ELEMENT
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140152315
A system and method for identifying and responding to exceptional charge events of series-connected energy storage elements.
RESPONSE TO DETECTION OF AN OVERDISCHARGE EVENT IN A SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY ELEMENT
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140152260
A system and method for identifying and responding to exceptional charge events of series-connected energy storage elements.
RESPONSE TO DETECTION OF AN OVERCHARGE EVENT IN A SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY ELEMENT
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140152259
A system and method for identifying and responding to exceptional charge events of series-connected energy storage elements.
STEADY STATE DETECTION OF AN EXCEPTIONAL CHARGE EVENT IN A SERIES CONNECTED BATTERY ELEMENT
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140152258
A system and method for identifying and responding to exceptional charge events of series-connected energy storage elements.
FAST CHARGE MODE FOR EXTENDED TRIP
Granted: May 1, 2014
Application Number:
20140121866
A system and method for early identification of an impending fast-charge or fast-charge opportunity and use of that information to prepare the battery cells for the fast-charge.
Method of Launching an Application and Selecting the Application Target Window
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140096050
A method of launching a software program or application is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display. One portion of the GUI display includes a taskbar while a second portion is divided into a plurality of windows. To launch one of the programs/applications represented by the icons within the taskbar, the user first selects the icon representing the icon to be launched. Once an icon is selected, a visual cue is displayed, where the visual cue includes a plurality of…
Method of Selecting an Application Target Window in a User Interface
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140096069
A method for controlling application windows is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display which is divided into at least first and second application windows. Various software applications may be launched in the first and second application windows. In order to switch locations of the software applications launched in the first and second application windows the user selects a swap window button, for example by tapping or clicking on a swap window icon on the GUI…
Method of Launching an Application and Selecting the Application Target Window
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140096051
A method of launching a software program or application is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display. One portion of the GUI display includes a taskbar while a second portion is divided into a plurality of windows. To launch one of the programs/applications represented by the icons within the taskbar, the user first selects the icon representing the icon to be launched. When the user drags the selected icon into one of the windows and then releases the icon, the…
Vehicle Audio System Interface
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140096003
A vehicle audio system interface is provided, as well as a method of using same, in which a visual representation of the vehicle's passenger cabin is displayed on the vehicle's touch-screen. Also displayed on the touch-screen is a touch sensitive balance slide controller and a touch sensitive fade slide controller. As the user makes left-right balance selections on the balance controller, and front-rear fader selections on the fade controller, an acoustic sweet spot designator is…
Audio System Optimization Interface
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140095997
An audio system interface is provided, as well as a method of using same, in which a visual representation of the vehicle's passenger cabin is displayed on the vehicle's touch-screen. When a user's touch registers on the visual representation of the passenger compartment, the system matches the touch with one of a plurality of pre-defined acoustic sweet spots within the passenger compartment, and then adjusts the left-right speaker balance controller and the front-rear speaker fade…
Sunroof Control Interface Utilizing Position Presets
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140095031
A sunroof control interface, as well as a method of using the interface, is provided. The interface may use a visual representation of the vehicle's exterior and/or a slide controller to help the user to quickly identify the desired sunroof position. Preset sunroof positions are used with the control interface to simplify sunroof positioning. Assuming a touch-screen interface, the user can simply tap on the visual representation of the vehicle, or tap on the slide controller, to select a…
Sunroof Control Interface
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140095029
A sunroof control interface, as well as a method of using the interface, is provided. The interface may use a visual representation of the vehicle's exterior and/or a slide controller to help the user to quickly identify the desired sunroof position. Assuming a touch-screen interface, the user can simply tap on the visual representation of the vehicle, or tap on the slide controller, to select the desired sunroof position. The desired sunroof position may also be selected using a mouse…
Vehicle Air Suspension Control System
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140095023
A method of automatically adjusting the ride height of a vehicle each time the vehicle is in a particular location is provided, where the automatic ride height adjustment is based on location and ride height information previously gathered from a user.
Automated Audio Optimization System
Granted: April 3, 2014
Application Number:
20140093107
An audio system is provided, as well as a method of using same, which utilizes a plurality of sensors integrated into the vehicle's seats to determine which of the seats are occupied. The system selects a pre-defined optimum acoustic sweet spot from a plurality of stored acoustic sweet spots based on which seats are occupied and based on a set of acoustic optimization configuration instructions. The system automatically adjusts the left-right speaker balance controller and the front-rear…
DETECTION OF OVER-CURRENT IN A BATTERY PACK
Granted: March 27, 2014
Application Number:
20140088809
A controller identifies a condition of a hazardous internal short by comparing patterns of series element voltages to the last known balance condition of the series elements. If the loaded or resting voltage of one or more contiguous series elements uniformly drop from the previously known condition by an amount consistent with an over-current condition, an over-current internal short circuit fault is registered. The desired response is to prevent the affected series elements from…
HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE CONNECTOR
Granted: December 19, 2013
Application Number:
20130337705
A system and method for a shielded coaxial cable including a collar including a cylindrical housing having a cylindrical inner bore, the inner bore having top and bottom openings the top opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of an outer insulating layer of the cable and the bottom opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of a shield layer of the cable with a terminating portion of the shield layer exposed and returned over an exterior portion of…
PASSIVE AIR BLEED FOR IMPROVED COOLING SYSTEMS
Granted: December 12, 2013
Application Number:
20130327511
An apparatus, including a sealed housing defining a manifold having an inlet port for receiving an input fluid stream into the manifold and an outlet port for exiting an output fluid stream from the manifold; and a bleed structure having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow channel communicating a first opening at the proximal end to a second opening at the distal end, the distal end disposed within the manifold and the proximal end disposed in the outlet port outside of the…
Charge Rate Modulation of Metal-Air Cells as a Function of Ambient Oxygen Concentration
Granted: December 12, 2013
Application Number:
20130328531
A method for charging a metal-air battery pack at the maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxygen concentration below a preset concentration is provided, thereby minimizing the risks associated with generating oxygen during the charging cycle.
