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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:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 3/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/24 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a first axle provided with at least a pair of first wheels, and a second axle provided with at least a pair of second wheels. The second axle is a steered axle allowing said second wheels to be turned. At least one first electric machine provides propulsion torque to the first axle. At least one second electric machine provides propulsion torque to the second axle. A control unit is configured to control the first and second electric machines, wherein the control unit is configured to limit the propulsion torque provided by said at least one second electric machine in dependence of a current state of the second axle.