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Electric drive management system and method

US6882918B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateAug 29, 2002
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P5/695
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system is provided for controlling a work machine, including an electric continuously variable transmission. The system includes a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to include a state machine for controlling the behavior of a work machine. The state machine includes a set of states representing possible conditions the work machine may encounter between starting at a zero energy input and being ready to work.

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