Invention Application
- Patent Title: MACHINES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED POWER MANAGEMENT
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Application No.: PCT/US2018/038573Application Date: 2018-06-20
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Publication No.: WO2018237056A1Publication Date: 2018-12-27
- Inventor: HABBAS, Hanafi , BORRA, Ganesh , PARKER, Chris
- Applicant: NILFISK, INC.
- Applicant Address: 9435 Winnetka Ave N. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55445 US
- Assignee: NILFISK, INC.
- Current Assignee: NILFISK, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 9435 Winnetka Ave N. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55445 US
- Agency: LANG, Roger et al.
- Priority: US15/628,283 20170620
- Main IPC: B60K25/00
- IPC: B60K25/00 ; A47L11/26
Abstract:
Example control systems for automated power management of a machine are described herein. The features are described with reference to a hybrid powered sweeper-scrubber machine, but is not limited as such. The machine can include a main machine controller (MMC) operably coupled to an engine, and a power module operably coupled to the MMC by a controller area network (CAN) bus. A sub-system, including a sub-system having motors, can be operably coupled to the power module by the CAN bus. To provide automated power control, the power module can monitor a load of the sub-system, and using the monitored load of the sub-system, the power module can communicate sub-system load information to the MMC. The MMC can automatically adjust an engine speed based on the sub-system load information and the selected functional mode of the machine.
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