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Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016

Filed:

May. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Sevcon Limited, Gateshead, GB;

Inventor:

Peter Barrass, Gateshead Tyne, GB;

Assignee:

Sevcon Limited, Gateshead Tyne and Wear, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/08 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/24 (2006.01); B66F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/08 (2013.01); B60L 3/00 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B66F 9/07572 (2013.01); B66F 9/24 (2013.01); B66F 17/003 (2013.01); B66F 17/006 (2013.01); B60L 2200/42 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/16 (2013.01); B60L 2240/18 (2013.01); B60L 2240/20 (2013.01); B60L 2240/22 (2013.01); B60L 2240/24 (2013.01); B60L 2240/26 (2013.01); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7275 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electric motor control unit for controlling the operation of an electric motor. The unit comprises: an electric motor controller comprising a processor having at least one input and at least one output, wherein an output of the processor is coupled to a power provider for controlling power to an electric motor; a tilt accelerometer system comprising a tilt accelerometer for determining a measure of the tilt of the electric motor unit relative to a reference orientation, wherein the tilt accelerometer system comprises an output for providing a signal based on the determined measure of the tilt; wherein the output of the tilt accelerometer system is coupled to an input of the processor of the electric motor controller; wherein the power provider comprises a power output for controlling the operation of an electric motor based on the output of the tilt accelerometer system.


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