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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2023
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Avon, OH (US);
William R. Plow, Avon, OH (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for transmitting and receiving communications formed using different communication protocols between members of a tractor-trailer over an SAE J560 standard electrical connection includes one or more communication hubs. Each hub includes one or more power converters, one more power line communication codec and a controller. The controller establishes one or more communication networks between members of the tractor-trailer over different pairs of conductors in the electrical connection and controls the power converters to covert power signals transmitted over the networks between direct current waveforms and alternating current waveforms. The controller controls the codecs to transmit communications over the communication networks by encoding and decoding communications over the alternating current waveforms thereby allowing the transfer of communications having different communication protocols between members of the tractor-trailer.