WELDING SYSTEMS POWERED BY HYBRID VEHICLES

摘要

A hybrid vehicle including a welder that is adapted to be powered off a direct current (DC) bus generated by the electronics of the hybrid vehicle is provided. A variety of exemplary placements of the welder on or in the hybrid vehicle are provided. Additionally, a parallel hybrid configuration, a series hybrid configuration, and a series-parallel configuration including welding converter circuitry that is adapted to utilize the DC bus from the hybrid vehicle to generate welding power are provided.

主权项

1. A welding or cutting device comprising:
converter circuitry configured to receive a direct current (DC) power from a DC bus of a vehicle and to convert the DC power to a welding or cutting output suitable for use in a welding or cutting operation.