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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Bassem Farag, Gothenburg, SE;

Mark Hirche, Hisings Kärra, SE;

Faisal Altaf, Västra Frölunda, SE;

Assignee:

VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/029 (2012.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/029 (2013.01); B60R 16/0232 (2013.01); B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for improving the availability of an energy storage or transformation, EST, system of a vehicle is described. The method comprises transferring the EST condition data from the first electronic unit by means of a second data transfer mode, receiving a fault or error regarding the EST condition data in relation to the first data transfer mode, determining whether or not an EST system criterium is achieved, the EST system criterium comprising at least that the EST condition data transferred by the first electronic unit by means of the second data transfer mode is received by the second electronic unit, in response of achieving the EST system criterium, operating the EST system despite the fault or error and using the EST condition data transferred by means of the second data transfer mode.


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