An apparatus and method for a mobile transport for delivering temperature-controlled contents includes a plurality of compartments coupled to a vehicle body where each compartment includes an interior space and a front panel defining a wall of the interior space. Each front panel is operable to open and reveal the interior space of its compartment in response to a predetermined condition. A temperature controller is configured to individually control a temperature setting within at least one of the plurality of compartments, and a germicidal controller is configured to provide a germicide to the interior space of each of the plurality of compartments. In operation, the mobile transport receives an order signal to pick up an item from a source, the order signal including the pickup location information, customer identification information, and delivery location information. After the item has been placed in the interior space of a compartment, the temperature controller sets the temperature setting for that compartment according to a type of the item. After arriving at the delivery location, the front panel of the compartment is opened in response to receiving an open request signal satisfying the predetermined condition, the open request signal including information relating to the customer identification information.

There are provided a controller and a control method for a hybrid vehicle including an engine with a supercharger serving as a drive power source for travel, a rotary machine serving as a drive power source for travel, and a power storage device configured to transmit and receive electric power to and from the rotary machine. The controller determines whether an operation of the supercharger is limited, compensates for a torque shortage of the engine due to limitation of the operation of the supercharger by a torque of the rotary machine when it is determined that the operation of the supercharger is limited, and curbs a decrease in an amount of electric power stored in the power storage device more when it is determined that the operation of the supercharger is limited than when it is determined that the operation of the supercharger is not limited.

A method for controlling the distribution of power to a traction motor in a plug-in electric vehicle having a plurality of on-board sources of electric power. Power is distributed at a normal power control relationship in response to an operator control input during operation in a normal mode. Power is depleted at a first rate during operation of the vehicle in the normal mode. Power is distributed at a derate power control relationship in response to the operator control input during operation in a derate mode. Power is depleted at a second rate that is less than the first rate during operation in the derate mode to conserve the power of the one or more on-board sources. Operation in the derate mode can be initiated in response to information from sensors identifying a vehicle condition indicating a battery charge limitation.

A high voltage traction system for a vehicle includes two independently controllable power sub-systems being a powertrain power sub-system, PPS, and a vehicle power sub-system, VPS. The PPS comprising a plurality of PPS secondary power consumers and a PPS master controller being configured to arbitrate power limits among the PPS secondary power consumers by a first arbitration logic, and the VPS comprising a plurality of VPS secondary power consumers and a VPS master controller being configured to arbitrate power limits among the VPS secondary power consumers by a second arbitration logic, different to the first arbitration logic. A master interface is between the PPS master controller and the VPS master controller enabling communication exchange between the PPS and VPS including system-shared instructions of prioritization of the PPS and VPS secondary power consumers limiting the first arbitration logic and/or the second arbitration logic in a limited state.

A control system for controlling electrical power consumption from energy storage means by a traction motor of a vehicle caused by a wheel slip event includes: one or more electronic controllers configured to: receive a torque request for the traction motor; determine a current known prevailing speed value of the traction motor; determine a maximum allowable increase in speed of the traction motor of to occur during a latency period associated with the prevailing speed value of the current known speed of the traction motor; determine an electrical power consumption limit in dependence on the torque request, the current known prevailing speed value of the traction motor of the vehicle and the maximum allowable increase in speed of the traction motor; and control torque provision of the traction motor in dependence on the torque request and the electrical power consumption limit.

Spark ignition engine operation at higher RPM so as to reduce alcohol requirements in high efficiency alcohol enhanced gasoline engines is disclosed. Control of engine upspeeding (use of a higher ratio of engine RPM to wheel RPM) so as to achieve an alcohol reduction objective while limiting any decrease in efficiency is described. High RPM alcohol enhanced gasoline engine operation in plug-in series hybrid powertrains for heavy duty trucks and other vehicles is also described.

A power control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a high-voltage battery that is capable of being charged or discharged, a first motor and a second motor, a first inverter connected to the first motor, and a second inverter connected to the second motor. Additionally, a converter has a first side connected to the battery and a second side connected in parallel to the first inverter and the second inverter and a diode is connected in parallel to both sides of the converter. A controller is configured to operate the converter and the first and second inverters to cause electric power of the high-voltage battery to be bypassed via the diode and directly supplied to the first inverter or the second inverter.

A vehicle driving control method with optimal efficiency includes a first step of state variable modeling of a longitudinal dynamics equation of a vehicle based on a velocity-related state variable and a wheel drive input variable, a second step of calculating wheel power using the state variable and the input variable, a third step of calculating battery power using the wheel power calculation, a fourth step of approximating the battery power, and a fifth step of outputting a wheel drive control target by calculating a minimum solution by using the approximated battery power as an objective function and applying at least one constraint to the objective function.

A vehicle power supply system includes a main power supply system including a main low-voltage power supply and a normal load; and a backup power supply system including a backup low-voltage power supply and an emergency important load. The backup power supply system includes a backup power supply control device. The backup power supply control device executes a suppliable electrical energy estimation process of estimating suppliable electrical energy suppliable from the backup low-voltage power supply to the emergency important load. The backup power supply control device outputs a signal based on a first electrical energy threshold value and a second electrical energy threshold value.

A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a rotating electric machine, an electric storage device, a power supply device, and a controller. The controller executes switching control to switch from a first electric power supply to a second electric power supply by starting the internal combustion engine. The first electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the electric storage device to the electric device. The second electric power supply is the supply of electric power from the rotating electric machine to the electric device. The controller controls the power supply device and the internal combustion engine such that the internal combustion engine is started with the first electric power supply being continued during the switching control.