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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
Carl Thomas Vuk, Denver, IA (US);
Bernard Brandt Poore, East Moline, IL (US);
Ronnie Dean Stahlhut, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Carl Thomas Vuk, Denver, IA (US);
Bernard Brandt Poore, East Moline, IL (US);
Ronnie Dean Stahlhut, Bettendorf, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for managing the electrical power associated with a vehicle detects whether an engine speed is below a speed set point for a minimum duration. A thermal sensor is arranged to detect whether a first temperature associated with a first cooling fan, a first coolant, or a first vehicle component is below a first target temperature. A fan controller or a power management controller is configured to disable or slow the first cooling fan to conserve a first level of electrical energy if the first temperature is below a target temperature and if the engine speed is below the speed set point for a minimum duration.