Starter motor system for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11293394B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16249781

    申请日:2019-01-16

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for a starter motor system for cranking an engine. In one example, a starter motor system includes, a battery, two electric motors arranged in series, two main contactors, two auxiliary contactors, and two solenoid contactors. Each of the two electric starter motors may be simultaneously energized to crank the engine in tandem after the pinion gears of both the electric motors are coupled to the ring gear of the engine.

    Methods and systems for dynamic weight management

    公开(公告)号:US11370465B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16438820

    申请日:2019-06-12

    IPC分类号: B61F5/38 B61L3/00

    摘要: A method for reducing slack in a linkage chain of a vehicle truck assembly is provided. In one example, the method includes responding to a request to de-lift a lift mechanism by reducing pressure in an actuator coupled to the lift mechanism, where the lift mechanism is configured to transfer a load from a first axle to a second axle of the vehicle during the de-lift, and during the de-lift, maintaining the pressure in the actuator at or above a threshold pressure to maintain tension in a weight transfer device of the lift mechanism.

    System and methods for detecting surge in an engine system

    公开(公告)号:US11072355B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16192506

    申请日:2018-11-15

    摘要: Various methods and systems are provided for detecting surge of a turbocharger during engine operation. As one example, a system includes an engine coupled to a low pressure turbocharger and a high pressure turbocharger; and a controller with non-transitory instructions stored in memory that when executed during operation of the engine cause the controller to: indicate an occurrence of surge of the high pressure turbocharger in response to a deviation of a modeled speed of the high pressure turbocharger from a measured speed of the high pressure turbocharger by a threshold amount, where the modeled speed tracks the measured speed during non-surge conditions, as engine operating conditions change.