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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);

Inventor:

Arlo Eitzer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/188 (2012.01); B60K 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/188 (2013.01); B60L 2240/425 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for controlling torque produced by a propulsion system in a vehicle. A torque request is received for the propulsion system with the propulsion system having a motor speed of substantially zero. A first torque that meets the torque request is produced using a first motor system of the propulsion system. A first thermal condition of the first motor system is identified. Torque production is switched from the first motor system to a second motor system of the propulsion system in response to a determination that the first thermal condition meets a first set of criteria.


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