Downhill vehicle speed control algorithm for electric driven vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8430792
APP PUB NO 20080108477A1
SERIAL NO

11557710

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A control system that prevents an electric vehicle from increasing its speed on a downhill gradient by providing regenerative braking through a traction motor. The system includes an enable circuit that provides an enable signal if certain criteria are met, such as a brake pedal and an acceleration pedal being inactive. The system further includes a controller that is enabled by the enable signal, and receives a vehicle speed signal of the speed of the vehicle. The system also includes a switch that receives the enable signal and the vehicle speed signal. When the enable circuit provides the enable signal, the switch provides a speed set-point to the controller for the last vehicle speed. If the vehicle speed signal goes above the speed set-point, the controller outputs a regenerative braking torque command to the traction motor to reduce the speed of the vehicle to the speed set-point.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C23-B21 DETROIT MI 48265-3000

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Noll, Markus Worms, DE 2 44

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