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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Dana Tm4 Inc., Boucherville, CA;
Inventors:
Mohammed Amar, Montreal, CA;
Maalainine El Yacoubi, Sainte Julie, CA;
Pascal Fleury, Sainte-Madeleine, CA;
Omar Saade, Montreal, CA;
Ibrahima Kaba, Montreal, CA;
Alexis Maslyczyk, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
DANA TM4 INC., Boucherville, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/04 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 15/00 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H02P 29/024 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 29/0241 (2016.02); B60L 3/003 (2013.01); B60L 15/007 (2013.01); G01P 3/48 (2013.01); G01R 19/16576 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a traction system of a vehicle. In one example, a method includes selecting between strategies for activating a steady state of an inverter based on an electric motor speed and a de bus voltage. The strategies include activating an active short circuit (ASC) or a hardware active short circuit (HASC) based on an activity of a controller. The strategies may further include a freewheel strategy.