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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Simonini, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02P 6/08 (2006.01); H02P 7/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/085 (2006.01); H02H 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1803 (2013.01); H02P 6/08 (2013.01); H02P 7/06 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); H02H 7/0833 (2013.01); H02H 7/0851 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle includes an electric motor configured to provide traction and a control system. The control system may be configured to receive a signal indicative of a requested torque and determine an acceleration limit based on the requested torque. The electric vehicle may also include an inverter operatively coupled to the control system and the electric motor. The inverter may be configured to control the electric motor based at least on (a) a signal indicative of the requested torque, and (b) a signal indicative of the acceleration limit.