US 12,263,829 B2
Electric vehicle with neutral regeneration
Koen B. Seynaeve, Veldegem (BE); Christophe De Buyser, Veldegem (BE); Kevin Vyncke, Bruges (BE); and Pieterjan Jozef M. Cooreman, Bruges (BE)
Assigned to DANA BELGIUM N.V., Bruges (BE)
Filed by Dana Belgium N.V., Flanders (BE)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,749.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/260,790, filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0067532 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 7/18 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/14 (2016.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 20/14 (2016.01) [B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system, comprising:
an electric machine rotationally coupled to a driveline;
an input device with a neutral position;
a control unit including instructions that when executed, in response to movement of the input device into the neutral position, cause the control unit to:
operate the electric machine to apply a regenerative torque to the driveline and generate electrical energy,
wherein the control unit further includes instructions that when executed, in response to actuation of an accelerator pedal while the input device is in the neutral position, cause the control unit to:
adjust an amount of regenerative torque applied to the driveline based on a position of the accelerator pedal and a vehicle speed.