A method for operating a motor vehicle, which includes a drive system, including an electric drive machine, a friction braking system and an actuating element. The actuating element is continuously movable between a first end state and a second end state, a position of the actuating element in the first end state corresponding to a percentage value of 0%, and the position of the actuating element in the second end state corresponding to a percentage value of 100%. An acceleration torque for the motor vehicle is predefined if the positon has a percentage value that is greater than a predefined threshold value, and a deceleration torque for the motor vehicle being predefined if the position has a percentage value that is less than the threshold value. The friction braking system is activated in such a way that the friction braking system generates at least partially the predefined deceleration torque.

A control device for a vehicle capable of transmitting power of a rotating electrical machine to a driving wheel by a shift of a transmission, includes: an electronic control unit configured to (i) select, as an operation mode of the rotating electrical machine, a normal mode and a power mode in which the rotating electrical machine is operated such that a vehicle drive force is increased more than the normal mode, (ii) execute insulation protection control of the rotating electrical machine when the electronic control unit determines that dielectric breakdown of the rotating electrical machine occurs, and (iii) set a priority of the insulation protection control in an order of a change in a transmission gear ratio of the transmission, a decrease in an application voltage to the rotating electrical machine, and torque limitation of the rotating electrical machine in a state where the power mode is selected.

A method for operating a drive device is disclosed. The drive device has manual transmission has an intermediate shaft operatively connected with an output shaft, and a countershaft. In a first acceleration operating mode of the drive device a first electric motor and a second electric motor of the drive device are operatively connected with the intermediate shaft via the countershaft, and in a second acceleration operating mode the first electric motor is directly connected with the intermediate shaft and the second electric motor is operatively connected with the intermediate shaft via the countershaft. When switching between the first acceleration operating mode and the second acceleration operating mode the operative connection between the first electric motor and the intermediate shaft is interrupted for a defined switching time period. During the switching time period the second electric motor is operated with an overload torque.

According to the control method, the power/torque that can be supplied by an electric drive motor in a vehicle is handled by setting and adjusting a maximum available level for the power/torque that can actually be supplied; the adjustment includes a reduction of the maximum available level from a peak value to a nominal value after the electric drive motor has supplied an actual power/torque equal to said peak value for a predetermined amount of time.

A construction machine is disclosed having a body, one or more movement elements, and a control panel comprising a propulsion controller operable between a lower propulsion controller limit and an upper propulsion controller limit. The construction machine further comprises: a propulsion electric motor adapted to drive the one or more movement elements, one or more batteries adapted to power the propulsion electric motor, a control circuit adapted to receive a propulsion controller input indicative of a state of the propulsion controller between the lower propulsion controller limit and the upper propulsion controller limit, and to operate the propulsion electric motor in accordance with a propulsion variable based on the propulsion controller input. While operating the propulsion electric motor in accordance with the propulsion variable, the control circuit is further adapted to: receive a propulsion current signal indicative of an amount of current drawn by the propulsion electric motor, and in accordance with the propulsion current signal satisfying propulsion reduction criteria, reduce the propulsion variable by a propulsion reduction amount such that the propulsion variable is below a maximum propulsion variable.

The invention relates to an arrangement for supplying a rail vehicle with electrical energy. One electrical machine is allocated to each of at least two internal combustion engines for generating electrical energy. A common controller is designed to start the internal combustion engines individually as required. At least one pre-heating device is designed to pre-heat the internal combustion engines before a start. A temperature detection device is thermally coupled to the internal combustion engines. The controller is designed, during an operation of one of the internal combustion engines, to start another of the internal combustion engines if, due to cooling of the other internal combustion engine, a temperature of the other internal combustion engine detected by a temperature identifying device reaches or exceeds a temperature threshold.

Provided is a method for preventing overheating of a traction motor in an electric vehicle. The method for preventing the overheating of the traction motor in the electric vehicle includes identifying magnitude of an output load of the motor, identifying a loading time of the motor on the basis of the identified magnitude of the output load, comparing the identified loading time to a preset critical time, and controlling output torque of the motor according to the comparison result.

The present disclosure relates to a longitudinal guidance device for a motor vehicle with an electric drive machine, having a control unit, which can be coupled to the drive machine in order to actuate a drive torque, and a boost switch, which can be coupled to the control unit in order to request an additional drive torque, wherein the control unit is designed to actuate a higher drive torque while the boost switch is actuated until a maximum boost torque is reached and/or until the actuation of the boost switch ends.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a torque generated by at least one electric motor of an electric lift truck, the method comprises: detecting a fulfilment of at least one criterion when the torque of the at least one electric motor is in a first mode, the fulfilment of the at least one criterion indicating insufficient amount of the torque in to maintain a motion of the electric lift truck, triggering an electrical drive of the at least one electric motor to generate a control signal to generate a torque being larger than the torque of the at least one electric motor in the first mode to change the torque to an increased torque mode. Some aspects relate to a control unit, to a computer program product and to an electric lift truck.

A vehicle driving control apparatus and method are capable of eliminating problems in conventional stop control provided in an electric vehicle. The vehicle driving control apparatus includes a manipulation device, an input device, a driving information detector, and a controller connected thereto. The controller determines whether the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector is not higher than a predetermined reference speed for creep initiation, when the on state of the one-pedal mode is selected through the manipulation device and creep allowance in parking is set through the input device. The controller controls a motor configured to drive the vehicle such that the motor generates a creep torque in the on state of the one-pedal mode, in response to determining that the vehicle speed is not higher than the predetermined reference speed for creep initiation.