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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2008
Vehicle comprising an air compressor system and method for operating a vehicle air compressor system
Applicants:
Luc Aixala, Soucieu-en-Jarrest, FR;
Christophe Long, Brindas, FR;
Philippe Le Brusq, Lyons, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/06 (2006.01); B60T 13/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60T 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an air compressor system for supplying compressed air to an air consuming circuit, wherein the vehicle includes an arrangement for determining that the vehicle is coasting. The compressor system is controllable to deliver compressed air at a first power rate and at least at a second higher power rate, and it is controlled to deliver compressed air at the second higher power rate when it is determined that the vehicle is coasting. A method for operating an air compressor system for such a vehicle is also provided.