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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Anand Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Martin T. Books, Columbus, IN (US);
Patrick O. Djan-Sampson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Praveen Muralidhar, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/20 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method includes operating a hybrid power train having an internal combustion engine and an electrical torque provider. The method further includes determining a machine power demand and an audible noise limit value for the internal combustion engine. The method includes determining a power division description in response to the machine power demand and the audible noise limit value, and operating the internal combustion engine and the electrical torque provider in response to the power division description.