Toyota has proposed that its plug-in hybrid and electric cars are not just a form of transportation for their owners, but also a resource in case of an emergency due to lack of energy. The Japanese brand has registered a patent for an interesting electrical stabilization system.
Toyota is convinced that the transformation in mobility that will affect millions of people around the world from 2030 is not only a matter of implementing the electric cars as a simple form of transport, but depends on other issues as important as adding an added value. In other words, that electric cars have intelligent solutions that facilitate their use beyond transportation.
Different national divisions of the Japanese brand work in this line. The last one has been the request for a patent related to an energy stabilization system of the electrical network for emergencies. A system to avoid blackouts or minimize them as much as possible. Developed in close collaboration between the brand’s US branch and the specialists at EV Charging Solutionsthey have achieved a charging system and, at the same time, also return energy to the network.
Toyota patent reinforces photovoltaic systems
A solution that will not prevent having the maximum amount of energy, and sufficient autonomy for the use of electric cars. The system is especially interesting in those vehicles plug-in hybrids, electrical or even in VEGF powered by fuel cells that have a large capacity battery, because with a low capacity battery like the one mounted in self-charging hybrids it cannot have such quality.
The battery of this type of PHEV or electric models acts not only as a traction system, but also as a energy storage with protection in case of power failure, increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic panels. Those responsible for the Japanese manufacturer point out that one of the interesting advantages of this system for charging and returning energy to the network is the possibility of reduce power peaks during the hours of greatest demand.
The new EV Charging Solutions system is already in operation in the United States on board four models. One is the Toyota bZ4X with specifications for the North American market, and the other is the toyota mirai, the only model of the brand equipped with a fuel cell that dissociates hydrogen to convert it into electricity. The manufacturer has announced that it will soon include this functionality in two plug-in hybrids, the RAV4 Prime Y Prius Prime.