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6026921 Hybrid vehicle employing parallel hybrid system, using both internal combustion engine and electric motor for propulsion  
A hybrid vehicle employing a parallel hybrid system, using both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, comprises a propulsion mechanism having at least a first electric...
6021365 Method of testing regenerative braking force in electric vehicle  
In an electric vehicle having front wheels braked by regenerative braking and hydraulic braking and rear wheels hydraulically braked, it is possible to check the magnitude of the regenerative...
6018694 Controller for hybrid vehicle  
A gas-sparing vehicle is achieved by a control system for a hybrid vehicle equipped at least with: a hybrid engine which includes at least a first rotary electric unit for deciding the rpm of the...
6014597 Distributed electric vehicle battery exchange network  
A multiblock robot system for the logistic and energy supply of electro vehicles, composed of an E-pool net, a Distributed Electrical Vehicle Battery Exchange Network of E-stops, of Distributed...
6009965 Torque shock alleviating device in hybrid vehicle  
A torque shock alleviating device in a hybrid vehicle utilizing both an engine and an electric motor as drive sources, whereby a torque shock is not generated when the rich-spiking of the air-fuel...
5999864 Method of power management for a hybrid powertrain system  
A method of power management for a hybrid powertrain system includes the step of determining a storage power from a power flow into or out of an energy storage apparatus. The method also includes...
5998953 Control apparatus of mobile that applies fluid on floor  
In order to improve the quality of the work of a robot that applies wax, a user enters the ambient environment data (temperature, wax concentration, and the like) of the robot via a controller...
5991670 Power control system for a fuel cell powered vehicle  
A control system interrelatedly controls the electric power output and oxidant supply in a fuel cell electric power generation system. The power generation system comprises at least one fuel cell...
5984033 Control system for hybrid vehicles  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a drive shaft driven by the engine, a motor having an assisting function of driving the drive shaft by operating on...
5982139 Remote charging system for a vehicle  
This invention is a remote charging system for use with an electrical storage device mounted in an electric or electric/hybrid vehicle. The system includes a power transmission unit capable of...
5978719 Control system for hybrid vehicles  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a drive shaft driven by the engine, a generator for converting kinetic energy of the drive shaft to electrical energy...
5974347 Automated lawn mower  
An improved automated, self propelled lawn mower (14) utilizing a rotating directional loop antenna (36) that determines its position within the cutting area by measuring the angle between...
5964309 Power supply system, electric vehicle with power supply system mounted thereon, and method of regulating amount of fuel supply  
A power supply system 10 with a stack of fuel cells 20 and a storage battery 30 includes a remaining charge monitor 42 for measuring the remaining charge of the storage battery 30. At the time of...
5954779 Drag torque control method in a diesel electric drive system and drive system  
A method for influencing the drive torque in a drive train comprising at least one electric motor at least indirectly driving one driven wheel, an internal combustion engine, and an electric...
5951614 Vehicle hybrid drive system control apparatus adapted to reduce transmission input torque upon transmission shifting, by using engine and/or motor/generator  
Apparatus for controlling a vehicle hybrid drive system having a transmission disposed between a vehicle drive wheel and an assembly of an engine and a motor/generator, the apparatus including a...
5941328 Electric vehicle with variable efficiency regenerative braking depending upon battery charge state  
An electric vehicle is controlled to conform its operation to that of a conventional internal-combustion-engine powered vehicle. In some embodiments, the charging of the batteries by the auxiliary...
5941916 Driving apparatus with a function for detecting an electric current and method for detecting its electric current  
A driving apparatus is provided including a current detecting device for detecting electric current flowing through elements such as a sensor, a heater and an actuator, and switching devices for...
5934396 Control system for vehicular drive unit  
A control system for a vehicular drive unit comprising: an engine, a motor generator connecting to the output of the engine and acting as a power generator for recovering the energy from the wheels...
5922035 Fuzzy logic control system for electrical aided vehicle  
A fuzzy logic control method for controlling an electrical motor aided, manually powered vehicle is disclosed which is used to assist a rider of the vehicle. The vehicle comprises a gear...
5902342 Detection of vibration in an AC traction system  
An electric powered vehicle includes a traction motor powered from a source of switched DC power. The motor includes a tachometer for measuring the rotational velocity of the motor and for...
5892346 Vehicle  
A vehicle, which is either an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, capable of achieving low-pollution emissions and saving energy by maximizing use of the capacity of the battery. A navigation ECU...
5884201 Gear shift control method for electric automobile  
This invention relates to a gear shift method for an electric automobile, which is used upon changing a gear ratio of a transmission in the electric automobile. First, in step 1, when a change-over...
5832396 Hybrid vehicle including means for maintaining residual charge capacity based on destination information  
A hybrid vehicle capable of efficiently regenerating a battery when the driving route is previously defined and of decreasing exhaust gases. A controller calculates a battery stored residual charge...
5832395 Electric automotive vehicle control apparatus  
One central processing unit 63 is connected to the other central processing unit 64 via a communication line 200. Various data, such as driving operational information, actuation commands, and...
5819189 Control system for a monorail vehicle  
A monorail vehicle used for material handling purposes comprises a number of cars which run on a track. The cars are linked together in one or more trains and each train has a master car and...
5819187 Electric vehicle propulsion system and batteries therefor  
An initial output of a secondary battery on an electrically propelled vehicle is set to a value which is at least the sum of an established power output of a motor, an output reduction due to the...
5815824 Navigation system for electric automobile  
A navigation system suitable for use in an electric automobile, especially hybrid electric automobiles, easily and properly controls charging state of a battery in the electric automobile while...
5799262 Constant speed control system for electric vehicle and the method thereof  
Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a vehicle speed of an electric vehicle so as to be operated at a designated constant vehicle speed. When the constant speed running mode is selected...
5790976 Route selection apparatus for a motor vehicle  
A route finder device for a motor vehicle contains a data input unit for inputting one or more destinations for a journey, a road network memory for storing the locations on the network of roads...
5778326 Hybrid vehicle with battery charge control relative to a driving route  
A hybrid vehicle capable of efficiently regenerating a battery when the driving route is previously defined and of decreasing exhaust gases. A controller calculates a battery stored residual charge...
5734099 Potential travel distance estimation system for electric automobiles  
A computer is responsible for information on a running speed of an electric automobile, information on a terminal voltage and a discharge current of a battery, stored data on a total capacity of...
5730238 Control method of electric car  
By processing in a control processor 71 signal indicating the amount or degree of pushing-down of the accelerator pedal 2a and signals indicating the non pushing down and full pushing-down of the...
5725064 Hybrid vehicle with pumping loss reducing function  
A hybrid vehicle having a function for reducing the pumping loss. When the shift is in the reverse position, when an appliance is to be driven while the vehicle is in its stopped state and when the...
5726890 Control apparatus for electric vehicle  
An electric vehicle control unit capable of position control so that the vehicle can be held in its stop position without vibration, even if an operator does not keep the brake pressed. The control...
5653315 Automatic damper system  
An automatic damper system for an automobile which includes a plurality of shock absorbers (10). Each of the shock absorbers (10) having a pressure cylinder (48), a first valve member (100) for...
5654887 Braking force controller for electric vehicle  
A braking force controller for an electric vehicle properly carries out an anti-lock braking operation by keeping a slip ratio in a stable range. The vehicle has a motor 1 to drive wheels. A...
5650931 Generator output controller for electric vehicle with mounted generator  
An output memory unit 26a stores data for the necessary average output of a generator 20 for a pattern obtained from the past in-travel-pattern power consumption. Therefore, in the case of a travel...
5646852 Method and device for vehicle fuel cell dynamic power control  
A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling the power of an electric drive unit in a vehicle. The drive unit is supplied with electrical energy by a fuel cell in the vehicle. On the...
5627758 Vector control board for an electric vehicle propulsion system motor controller  
A vector control board for an electric vehicle propulsion system motor controller comprising a microcontroller for generating torque requests, a digital signal processor for receiving the torque...
5619417 Battery monitoring system for an electric vehicle  
A battery monitoring system for an electric vehicle is provided in which an individual battery monitor is physically touching and electrically connected to each one of the battery modules in the...
5555949 Electricaly operable wheelchair having a controller responsive to different types of inputs  
An electrically operable wheelchair includes a pair of support wheels coupled with a pair of drive motors, one of a plurality of different types of user-operable input devices, and a controller...
5539399 Display device for electric vehicle  
A display device for an electric vehicle, which display device is capable of displaying a possible running range from a current location of a vehicle with a detected residual battery charge on a...
5534764 Vehicle driving control system having function for suppressing vibration  
A vehicle control system for driving an electric vehicle having driving force generating means for driving the vehicle, accumulating means for accumulating driving energy for said vehicle, means...
5532671 Method and apparatus for informing a driver of the propulsive capability of a vehicle powertrain  
The accelerator command signal from an accelerator pedal sensor of an electric vehicle is mapped to a generally lower value in view of a reduced state of charge of the traction battery of the...
5508924 Driving force controller for an electric vehicle with electric motors provided for all driving wheels individually  
A driving force controller for an electric vehicle calculates the optimal driving force of each driving wheel based on a formula in response to the detected wheel acceleration and the difference...
5498216 Drive arrangement for an electric motor vehicle and process for shifting gears  
A drive arrangement for an electric motor vehicle comprises an electric motor, a control rectifier which is connected to and controls the output of the electric motor, a gear box having at least...
5492192 Electric vehicle with traction control  
A vehicle traction control system comprising an electric motor and drive system for an electric vehicle, at least one driven wheel mechanically connected to the electric motor and drive system, at...
5471384 Electromobile  
An electromobile includes a motor; an output torque cutting commanding circuit for commanding the cutting of the output torque of the motor responsive to detection of a predetermined condition; and...
5453930 Drive system for electric automobiles  
A wheel motor drive system for electric automobiles comprises a car battery mounted on a vehicle body, at least two electric motors connected to vehicle wheels independently of each other, each of...
5450324 Electric vehicle regenerative antiskid braking and traction control system  
An antiskid braking and traction control system for an electric or hybrid vehicle having a regenerative braking system operatively connected to an electric traction motor, and a separate hydraulic...