US 12,269,456 B2
Method and system for controlling a powertrain in a hybrid vehicle
Ke Li, Columbus, IN (US); Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US); Anant Puri, Columbus, IN (US); John P. Kresse, III, Columbus, IN (US); and Apurva Arvind Chunodkar, Greenwood, IN (US)
Assigned to Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US)
Appl. No. 17/770,598
Filed by Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US); Ke Li, Columbus, IN (US); Kenneth M. Follen, Greenwood, IN (US); Anant Puri, Columbus, IN (US); John P. Kresse, III, Columbus, IN (US); and Apurva Arvind Chunodkar, Greenwood, IN (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/059961
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 20, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/091543, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0363238 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 20/15 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/26 (2006.01); B60W 20/12 (2016.01); B60W 40/04 (2006.01); B60W 40/076 (2012.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 20/15 (2016.01) [B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/26 (2013.01); B60W 40/04 (2013.01); B60W 40/076 (2013.01); B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); G01C 21/3889 (2020.08); B60W 2510/242 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); B60W 2555/60 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive system for a hybrid vehicle comprising:
a powertrain comprising an engine, an electric motor, and an energy storage device electrically coupled to the electric motor;
a plurality of sensors; and
an optimizer module operatively coupled to the powertrain, the optimizer module configured to:
receive, from a remote management module, operator information to travel a route;
receive, from a mapping application in response to the operator information, current route condition information for the route;
measure, using the plurality of sensors, current vehicle status information for the hybrid vehicle;
update, in real time based on the current vehicle status information, a digital twin that is generated by the optimizer module to form a digital representation of physical components of the powertrain; and
decide, using the digital twin, a power management strategy for the vehicle based on the current route condition information and the current vehicle status information.