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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Roy David Schultz, Erie, PA (US);
Jeffrey Daigle, Erie, PA (US);
Sudhir Gupta, Erie, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 23/00 (2006.01); H02K 9/04 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 9/04 (2013.01); B60L 3/0061 (2013.01); B60L 7/14 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/425 (2013.01); B60L 2240/441 (2013.01); B60L 2240/443 (2013.01); B60L 2240/445 (2013.01); B60L 2240/622 (2013.01); B60L 2240/642 (2013.01); B60L 2240/662 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/641 (2013.01); Y02T 10/642 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7216 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for regulating traction motor temperature via control of a traction motor blower. In one embodiment, a method comprises adjusting a speed of a traction motor blower based on ambient temperature, traction motor loss, and one or more traction motor temperatures.