US 12,392,114 B1
Method for operating an electrified drive train for a working machine, electrified drive train for a working machine and working machine
Jürgen Legner, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Assigned to ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Appl. No. 18/992,211
Filed by ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 11, 2023, PCT No. PCT/EP2023/069128
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 8, 2025,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/013138, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 18, 2024.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 207 184.0 (DE), filed on Jul. 14, 2022.
Int. Cl. E02F 9/26 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01)
CPC E02F 9/267 (2013.01) [B60L 3/0061 (2013.01); E02F 9/207 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating an electrified drive train for a working machine; the drive train including an electric drive motor, an inverter associated with the electric drive motor, and an accelerator pedal; the drive motor providing a motor speed and a motor torque according to a position of the accelerator pedal; the inverter detecting a motor mode of the drive motor when a motor torque greater than a threshold motor torque is provided; the inverter detecting a generator mode of the drive motor when a generator torque greater than a threshold generator torque is provided; and the inverter detecting a torque-free state of the drive motor when the generator torque is less than the threshold generator torque and the motor torque is less than the threshold motor torque,
wherein each position of the accelerator pedal is assigned a respective maximum motor speed, and in that a motor fault is detected when a motor speed above an assigned speed is detected and, at the same time, a motor mode of the drive motor is detected.
 
6. An electrified drive train for a working machine, comprising an electric drive motor, an inverter associated with the electric drive motor, and an accelerator pedal; the drive train being designed such that the drive motor provides a motor speed and a motor torque according to a position of the accelerator pedal; the drive train being designed such that the inverter detects a motor mode of the drive motor when the drive motor provides a motor torque greater than a threshold motor torque; the drive train being designed such that the inverter detects a generator mode of the drive motor when the drive motor provides a motor torque greater than a threshold generator torque; and the drive train being designed such that the inverter detects a torque-free state of the drive motor when the generator torque is less than the threshold generator torque and the motor torque is less than the threshold motor torque,
wherein the drive train is designed to assign each position of the accelerator pedal a respective maximum motor speed and to detect a motor fault when the inverter detects a motor speed that is above an assigned speed and at the same time detects a motor mode of the drive motor.