US 12,441,212 B2
Supercapacitor to electrochemical hybrid system with a supercapacitor battery management capability
John Cronin, Wilmington, DE (US)
Assigned to Sustainable Energy Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,277.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,485, filed on Dec. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234472 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 58/18 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 58/18 (2019.02) [H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle power management system comprising:
a plurality of energy storage units including a supercapacitor and an electrochemical battery, the supercapacitor comprising a plurality of selectable power sources; and
a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
detect a request to connect the supercapacitor or the electrochemical battery to an electric drivetrain of a vehicle, and
selectively connect the supercapacitor or the electrochemical battery to the electric drivetrain of the vehicle in accordance with the request, wherein connecting the supercapacitor to the electric drivetrain includes outputting a signal regarding connecting a first set of the plurality of selectable power sources to the electric drivetrain.