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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Proterra Operating Company, Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jarred Vallbracht, Greenville, SC (US);
Matthew Simonini, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Proterra Operating Company, Inc., Burlingame, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/34 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); H02P 5/00 (2016.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/34 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 15/2045 (2013.01); H02P 5/00 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/04 (2013.01); B60L 2200/18 (2013.01); B60L 2220/42 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2250/26 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an electric vehicle having multiple electric traction motors include receiving a signal indicative of a driver requested torque, and determining portions of the torque request to produce from each traction motor based on efficiency maps of the motors. The method may also include producing the determined portions of torque from each motor.