US 11,691,605 B2
Electric drive vehicle with low speed creep
Martin T. Books, Columbus, IN (US); Richard A. Booth, Columbus, IN (US); Jeffrey S. Rauch, Columbus, IN (US); and Joseph E. Paquette, Columbus, IN (US)
Assigned to Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed by Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/672,485.
Application 17/672,485 is a continuation of application No. 16/470,442, granted, now 11,273,811, previously published as PCT/US2017/067554, filed on Dec. 20, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/440,098, filed on Dec. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169219 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10)
CPC B60T 8/3255 (2013.01) [B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60T 8/172 (2013.01); B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60L 2250/26 (2013.01); B60T 2220/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a motor; and
a controller coupled to the motor, the controller structured to:
determine that a speed of a vehicle is at or above a predetermined speed limit;
activate a motor speed governor responsive to an input received by the controller, wherein the motor speed governor is structured to control a vehicle speed; and
adjust an output torque based on the vehicle speed being at or above the predetermined speed limit.