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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Sheldon Z. Brown, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Giorgio L. Zoia, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Takehito Yokoo, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle includes, using a master power control module, and in response to a propulsion demand global to the vehicle, operating a master-assigned motor to which a wheeled drivetrain is mechanically connected to satisfy a share of the propulsion demand. The method additionally includes, using a slave power control module, and in response to the propulsion demand, operating a slave-assigned motor to which the drivetrain is mechanically connected to satisfy a remaining share of the propulsion demand.