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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2011
James Robinson, Delaware, OH (US);
James Robinson, Delaware, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system for managing a temperature of a working fluid in a vehicle powertrain can include a temperature sensor and a controller. The working fluid can be located in a transmission of the powertrain, and a temperature sensor can be in thermal contact with the working fluid and configured to output data indicative of a real-time temperature of the working fluid. The controller can be in electrical communication with the temperature sensor and at least one of a power source and the transmission. The controller can be configured to compare the data from the temperature sensor to a temperature threshold, select a terminal speed limit when the data indicates that the temperature is less than or substantially equal to the temperature threshold, and select a reduced speed limit when the data indicates that the temperature is greater than the temperature threshold.