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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Parker-hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Randall D. Thompson, Lancaster, SC (US);
Steven R. Huard, Greenville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/14 (2019.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/14 (2019.02); A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example vehicle comprises: (i) at least one electric generator that can be electronically-commutated or passively rectified, (ii) at least one electronically-commutated electric motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, (iii) a voltage bus connecting the electric generator with the electronically-commutated electric motor, and (iv) means of controlling voltage level of the voltage bus.