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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Thomas S. Kirchhoff, Waupaca, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a marine drive configured to propel a marine vessel. The method includes receiving a destination for the marine vessel, receiving a demand request for operating the marine drive, and operating the marine drive at an actual demand corresponding to the demand request. The method further includes determining a required energy for the marine drive to propel the marine vessel to the destination at the actual demand and determining a remaining energy of an energy source available for operating the marine drive. The method further includes comparing the required energy to the remaining energy and, when the remaining energy is less than the required energy, automatically iteratively reducing the actual demand for operating the marine drive until the remaining energy equals or exceeds the required energy determined for the marine vessel to reach the destination.