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Method, apparatus, signals and media, for selecting operating conditions of a genset

US9403529B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateAug 2, 2016
Priority date—
Expiry dateMar 31, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/93
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle comprising an engine, a generator driven by the engine and configured to produce an output, a direct current (DC)-to-DC converter configured to derive a first DC voltage from the output, and a convert the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage, a wheel, an electric motor configured to receive the second DC voltage, and for driving a wheel of said vehicle drive the wheel based on the second DC voltage, and a processor configured to control the engine to run at an engine speed corresponding to a first operating point in a set of operating points, wherein the first operating point corresponds to a demanded power.

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