发明名称 |
ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING MULTIPLE-USE APU SYSTEM |
摘要 |
During periods of vehicle inactivity, a vehicle-based APU electric generating system may be coupled into a regional electric grid to send electricity into the grid. A currently-preferred APU is a solid oxide fuel cell system. When a large number of vehicles are thus equipped and connected, substantial electric buffering can be effected to the grid load. A vehicle-based APU can also function as a back-up generator to a docking facility in the event of power failure of the grid. Gaseous hydrocarbon is readily supplied by pipe in many locations as a commercial and residential heating fuel source, and a hydrocarbon reformer on the vehicle can be attached to the fuel source, enabling an APU to operate as a stationary power source indefinitely. An optional storage tank on the vehicle may be refueled with gaseous fuel, for example, while the battery is being electrically recharged by the grid. |
申请公布号 |
EP1868866(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.12.26 |
申请号 |
EP20060749110 |
申请日期 |
2006.03.31 |
申请人 |
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
GRIEVE, MALCOLM, JAMES;MACBAIN, JOHN, A.;BOTTI, JEAN, J. |
分类号 |
B60W20/00;B60K1/04;B60L11/18;H02J1/00;H02J3/38 |
主分类号 |
B60W20/00 |
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