Waste heat recovery hybrid power drive

    公开(公告)号:US11833902B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US16976213

    申请日:2019-02-27

    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.

    CPC classification number: B60K6/32 B60K6/46 F02G5/00

    Abstract: A vehicle system includes an engine, a transmission, a differential, and a waste heat recovery (WHR) drive that converts thermal energy into mechanical and electrical energy. The WHR drive can include a WHR power unit structured to convert thermal energy into rotation of a WHR drive shaft. A motor/generator having a motor/generator shaft can selectively operate as a motor or a generator. A mechanical linkage is structured to selectively link an output shaft to one of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft independently of the other of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft. The output shaft is selectively coupled to one of the engine, the transmission, or the differential. The vehicle system may also include a traction motor to provide drive to the vehicle. The output shaft can be selectively coupled to the traction motor or the engine.

    DYNAMIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL IN COORDINATION WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20240123990A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18047320

    申请日:2022-10-18

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    CPC classification number: B60W30/17

    Abstract: A vehicle system, apparatus, and/or method is provided. The vehicle system includes a powertrain including a prime mover and a transmission, and an electronic control system in operative communication with the powertrain including an adaptive cruise control (ACC) controller. The electronic control system is configured to determine a speed profile for a vehicle-in-front of the vehicle system while operating the vehicle system along a route. In response to the speed profile for the vehicle-in-front, the electronic control system is further configured to modify one or more output parameters of the powertrain to control one or more of a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, and a vehicle deceleration of the vehicle system to inhibit control of the one or more output parameters by the ACC controller.

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