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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Ke Li, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
John P. Kresse, III, Martinsville, IN (US);
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A controls system for a range-extended electric vehicle comprising an overall system control unit, an engine control module configured to control a range extender of the range-extended electric vehicle, power electronics configured to control a generator of the range-extended electric vehicle, and a supervisory control module coupled between the overall system control unit and the engine control module and the power electronics, the supervisory control module configured to receive information from the overall system control unit and provide commands to the engine control module and the power electronics.