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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);
Anthony T. Castaneda, Troy, OH (US);
James E. Clapp, Dublin, OH (US);
Nicholas D. Thobe, Chickasaw, OH (US);
Eric L. Schnipke, Troy, OH (US);
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US);
Abstract
Controlling a functional system of a materials handling vehicle includes monitoring a current delivered by an energy storage system for powering the functional system, wherein the energy storage system may include at least one of a battery and a fuel cell. When the current delivered by the energy storage system exceeds a first predetermined amount, performance of the functional system is reduced from a first operating level to a second operating level for at least one task of the functional system to attempt to reduce the current delivered by the energy storage system.