SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING BATTERY POWER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES WITH A DISCONNECT CLUTCH

Abstract: methods and system are described for allocating power to two electric machines when closing of a disconnect clutch is requested. in one example, the allocation of power may be based on a level of urgency for closing the disconnect clutch. priority for supplying power to a secondary drive unit may be increased in response to a high urgency level.

Inventor(s): Yanan Zhao, Kyle Culek, Guopeng Hu, Matthew Shelton, Yang Xu, Zhengyu Dai, Ashok Rodrigues

CPC Classification: B60K23/0808 (ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES)

Search for rejections for patent application number 20250187433