Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Cummins Inc.

Bush Brothers & Company

David Smith

Ming Lang Kuang

Fazal Urrahman Syed

Vivek Anand Sujan

Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar

Praveen Chitradurga Muralidhar

Stacy K Worley

Joseph E Paquette

Mahesh Madurai Kumar

Gary L Parker

Vincent Freyermuth

Subbarao Varigonda

John B Wilkerson

William Brent Fields

Benjamin David Padgett

Dean Deter

Federico Harte

Vinay Mannam

A climate control system for vehicles includes an internal combustion engine that may be coupled to selectively power a first motor generator, and an air conditioning compressor that may be selectively powered by one or both of the first motor generator and a second motor generator, or by the internal combustion engine. The system may include a rechargeable battery, and a vehicle controller having a vehicle state circuit structured to determine a vehicle operating condition value and a state-of-charge value of the rechargeable battery, and a coupling determination circuit structured to provide an internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command in response to the vehicle operating condition value and the state-of-charge value. In response to the internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command being provided as coupled, the internal combustion engine may power the first motor generator.

Apparatus and system for controlling power to an air conditioning compressor for a vehicle

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring the hydration profile of seeds during Soaking. In some example embodiments, the volume change of irregular-shaped seeds during soaking is measured as the difference in the volume for a given chamber and the volume of water to fill a chamber with seeds at pre-defined time intervals. A device according to some example embodiments of the present general inventive concept includes a soak chamber to hold the seed, a water bath as a source of the input water, and a measuring tank where the water volume can be determined with a level sensor. The soaking temperature is maintained constant by water baths with a circulating tank surrounding the soak chamber to reduce heat loss.

Soak chamber and system to measure the seed density hydration profile of seeds

A control system and control method for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain having an engine, an electric motor and an electric generator with gearing for effecting split power distribution from separate power sources. Power delivery to vehicle traction wheels is coordinated to meet a driver's demand for power as much as possible without violating predefined maximum and minimum powertrain limits, including the limits of the battery subsystem.

Closed-loop power control for hybrid electric vehicles

A control system for a hybrid powertrain for a hybrid electric vehicle with an internal combustion engine and an electric drive system including an electric motor, a battery and a generator. The control system includes a system controller that monitors actual battery power in a closed-loop fashion and detects an error between actual battery power and a request for battery power. The engine power is corrected so that the battery is used at its intended level, thereby avoiding unnecessary charging and discharging.

Control system for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain

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