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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:
Oct. 21, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:

Hamilton Sunstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);

Inventors:

Adam M. White, Belvidere, IL (US);

Mustansir Kheraluwala, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Keith R. Magnus, Belvidere, IL (US);

Assignee:

Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/02 (2006.01); B61C 9/38 (2006.01); B60L 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/06 (2013.01); G60L 11/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure include an electric taxi system including a generator configured to provide an AC power source and a main controller configured to generate one or more PWM control signals. The electric taxi system also includes a plurality of motor controllers connected in parallel to the generator, wherein each of the plurality of motor controllers receives one of the one or more PWM control signals. The electric taxi system further includes a plurality of motors, wherein each of the plurality of motors are coupled to one of the plurality of motor controllers.


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