System and method for electronic power take-off controls

A method comprising:

• providing power to one or more components a system of a refuse vehicle, the refuse vehicle comprising:
• a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels;
• a battery supported by the chassis and configured to provide electrical power to a first motor, wherein rotation of the first motor selectively drives at least one of the plurality of wheels;
• a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein;
• and
• an electric power take-off system coupled to the vehicle body, the electric power take-off system including:
• a second motor configured to convert electrical power received from the battery into hydraulic power,
• an inverter configured to provide electrical power to the second motor from the battery,
• a heat dissipation device in thermal communication with the inverter, wherein the heat dissipation device includes a plurality of conduits and a thermal fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through the plurality of conduits,
• a thermal sensor configured to detect thermal energy within the inverter,
• a flow meter configured determine a flow rate of cooling fluid through the plurality of conduits, and
• a controller configured to receive data from the thermal sensor and the flow meter and provide operating parameters to the heat dissipation device,
• providing, by the controller, initial operating parameters to the one or more components of the system;
• receiving, by the controller, the data from at least one of the thermal sensor and the flow meter;
• shutting down the components of the components of the one or more systems, by the controller, in response to determining the data received is greater than a critical operating condition.

An electric power take-off system, comprising:

• a motor configured to convert electrical power received from a battery into hydraulic power;
• an inverter configured to provide electrical power to the motor from the battery,
• a heat dissipation device in thermal communication with the inverter, wherein the heat dissipation device includes a plurality of conduits and a thermal fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through the plurality of conduits;
• a thermal sensor configured to detect thermal energy within the inverter,
• a flow meter configured determine a flow rate of cooling fluid through the plurality of conduits;
• and
• a controller configured to receive data from the thermal sensor and the flow meter and provide operating parameters to the heat dissipation device, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data from the thermal sensor is greater than a critical operating condition and shut down the electric power take-off system in response to determining that the data from the thermal sensor is greater than the critical operating condition.