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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Mark Rj Versteyhe, Oostkamp, BE;
Ivana A. Duskunovic, Ghent, BE;
Steven Dumoulin, Roeselare, BE;
Christophe Thomas, Drongen, BE;
Inventors:
Mark RJ Versteyhe, Oostkamp, BE;
Ivana A. Duskunovic, Ghent, BE;
Steven Dumoulin, Roeselare, BE;
Christophe Thomas, Drongen, BE;
Assignee:
Spicer Off-Highway Belgium, N.V., Bruges, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 13/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a power dissipation management system for a vehicle where a thermal condition of a plurality of driveline components is determined. The quantity of energy for each driveline component can absorb is determined based upon its thermal condition. A braking signal to one or more of the driveline components is provided based upon the quantity of energy each component can absorb.