公开(公告)号：US20130080010A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-28

申请号：US13242198

申请日：2011-09-23

Applicant: Joseph A. Cullen ,  Tara A. Sundt

Inventor： Joseph A. Cullen ,  Tara A. Sundt

IPC: G06F7/00

CPC classification number: F16D48/06 ,  F16D2500/3024 ,  F16D2500/30405 ,  F16D2500/305 ,  F16D2500/50296 ,  F16D2500/5106 ,  F16D2500/70452

Abstract: A vehicle having a chassis, an engine supported by the chassis, a clutch assembly and a controller. The clutch assembly contains a clutch that is coupled to the engine. The controller executes a method to protect the clutch, the method including the steps of calculating, comparing and derating. The calculating step includes calculating the amount of energy being absorbed by the clutch. The comparing step compares the amount of energy to a predetermined limit. The derating step derates the engine dependent upon whether the amount of energy exceeded the predetermined limit in the comparing step.

Abstract translation: 具有底盘，由底盘支撑的发动机，离合器组件和控制器的车辆。 离合器组件包括联接到发动机的离合器。 控制器执行保护离合器的方法，该方法包括计算，比较和降额的步骤。 计算步骤包括计算由离合器吸收的能量的量。 比较步骤将能量的量与预定的极限进行比较。 降额步骤降低发动机，取决于比较步骤中能量的量是否超过预定极限。