Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system, comprising one or more controller, for an electric vehicle, the control system comprising input means (130) to receive a heat request signal (1010) indicative of a request for heating of one or more modules of the vehicle, and a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of a transmission (160) associated with a traction electric machine (150) of the vehicle, output means (140) to output a control signal (1020) for causing a heat exchanger (660) associated with the transmission (160) to output heat for the one or more modules of the vehicle, and processing means (110) arranged to determine transmission heating power in dependence on the temperature signal, and to compare the transmission heating power and electric heating power for the request for heating, wherein the processing means is arranged to control the output means to output the control signal in dependence on the comparison.

A method for operating a motor vehicle, in which an electrical energy storage system of the motor vehicle is charged, the system being designed to store electrical energy for a drive assembly of the motor vehicle. At least one electrical heating device of the motor vehicle is supplied thereby with electrical energy from a charging station that is designed to charge the electrical energy storage system. By the at least one electrical heating device, at least one component of a drive train of the motor vehicle is subjected to heat, this component being arranged in the flow of force between the drive assembly and the at least one wheel when driving at least one drivable wheel of the motor vehicle.

A vehicle includes drive wheels, an energy source having an available energy, a torque-generating device powered by the energy source to provide an input torque, a transmission configured to receive the input torque and deliver an output torque to the set of drive wheels, and a controller. The controller, as part of a programmed method, predicts consumption of the available energy along a predetermined travel route using onboard data, offboard data, and a first logic block, and also corrects the predicted energy consumption using the onboard data, offboard data, and an error correction loop between a second logic block and the first logic block. The controller also executes a control action with respect to the vehicle using the corrected energy consumption, including changing a logic state of the vehicle.

A power supply apparatus of a vehicle includes: auxiliary machines electrically connected between a battery and a converter; and a control device controlling inverters and the like based on a required vehicle power including a required charge discharge amount of the battery. The control device has a continuous voltage step-up mode and an intermittent voltage step-up mode. In the continuous voltage step-up mode, the control device calculates the required charge discharge amount based on electric power supplied from the battery. In the intermittent voltage step-up mode, the control device changes a method of calculating the required charge discharge amount to a method that calculates the required charge discharge amount based on electric power passing through the converter, and makes the required charge discharge amount smaller than the required charge discharge amount in the continuous voltage step-up mode.

A system for starting a vehicle in cold temperatures includes a temperature sensor and a motor operable to drive at least one electrically operated pump to pump fluid. The motor provides a motor signal indicative of an operating condition of the motor. Responsive to (i) a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor being below a threshold level and (ii) the motor signal being indicative of a stall condition of the motor, the system enters a fluid heating mode. When operating in the fluid heating mode, the system generates heat in the windings of the motor and transfers heat from the motor to the fluid being pumped by the pump.

A method for operating a friction brake device for an electrically propelled vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, with an electric drive capable of regenerative braking, the method having the following steps: determining whether braking by the friction brake device is necessary for lining maintenance, causing braking by the friction brake device based on a brake parameter, determining drive information concerning the electric drive, and modifying the brake parameter and a drive parameter depending on the drive information in order to achieve lining maintenance, wherein the drive parameter causes operation of the electric drive depending on the braking.

An in-vehicle-mounted structure in which a drive unit is mounted on a vehicle equipped with an engine. The drive unit includes a drive motor and a transmission. The drive motor and the transmission are connected in series in a width direction of the vehicle. An exhaust pipe of the engine is extended to pass adjacent the transmission in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The transmission includes a coolant flow channel through which flows coolant for cooling lubricating oil that lubricates a speed change mechanism inside the transmission. The coolant flow channel is positioned to face the exhaust pipe.

A method for generating driving instructions for the driver of an electrically driven vehicle includes the following steps: (a) acquire route information for at least one route section of a driving route lying ahead of the vehicle, (b) determine temperature information, acting in a temperature-varying fashion on at least one drive component, for the at least one route section on the basis of the route information, and (c) output a driving instruction to the driver on the basis of the temperature information for the at least one route section.

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The hybrid vehicle includes a battery configured to store electrical energy, a motor configured to rotate using the electrical energy, a transmission including a first clutch and a second clutch that are connectable to the motor, and a controller configured to control rotation of the motor to cool the transmission when the transmission is determined to be in an overheated state.

A system and method for energy management of hybrid power generation systems is provided. In some implementations, an energy power management system (EPMS) may receive information indicating a health event for a hybrid power generation system comprising a battery. The EPMS may modify a battery charging condition based on the information indicating the health event. Further, the EPMS may direct the hybrid power generation system to charge the battery based on a state of charge (SOC) of the battery and the modified battery charging condition. Also, the EPMS may direct the hybrid power generation system to modify one or more system parameters based on the modified battery charging condition.