# US 12,215,482 B2 · Implements electronic power limitation

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- Number: US 12,215,482 B2
- Document ID: US12215482B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/663,168
- Filed: 2022-05-12
- Published: 2023-11-16
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2022-05-12
- Assignees: Dana Italia S.R.L.
- Applicants: Dana Italia S.R.L.
- Inventors: Mario Gelmini; Lorenzo Dalla Palma; Giovanni Profumo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215482B2

## CPC

- E02F 3/283: {with a single arm pivoted directly on the chassis (linkage mechanism for it E02F3/3405)}
- E02F 9/2203: {Arrangements for controlling the attitude of actuators, e.g. speed, floating function}
- E02F 9/2066: {of the type combustion engines}
- E02F 9/2228: {including an electronic controller}
- E02F 9/2246: {Control of prime movers, e.g. depending on the hydraulic load of work tools}
- E02F 9/2004: {Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G)}
- E02F 9/2271: {Actuators and supports therefor and protection therefor}
- E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00)

## Abstract

Methods and systems for operating implements of a vehicle are described. Operation of the implements may be adjusted in response to input to a human/machine interface, such as a joystick. In one example, one or more implement requests are scaled according to a human/machine allowance factor, where the human/machine allowance factor is based on an implements power limit and an implements requested power.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle system, comprising:
a human/machine interface;
a plurality of implement actuators; and
a controller including instructions stored in non-transitory memory that when executed cause the controller to adjust an amount of power delivered to one or more of the plurality of implement actuators in response to an amount of power requested to operate the plurality of implement actuators as requested via input to the human/machine interface, wherein the human/machine interface includes a plurality of inputs to operate one or more implements via the plurality of implement actuators, wherein the amount of power requested to operate the plurality of implement actuators is based on the plurality of inputs to operate one or more implements via the plurality of implement actuators, and wherein the amount of power requested to operate the plurality of implement actuators is further based on a pump speed and a pump displacement.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle system of claim 1, further comprising additional instructions to adjust the amount of power delivered to the one or more of the plurality of implement actuators in response to an implements power limit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The vehicle system of claim 2, wherein the implements power limit is based on a transmission power request.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle system of claim 1, wherein the amount of power requested to operate the plurality of implement actuators is further based on a pump supply pressure.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vehicle system of claim 1, further comprising additional instructions that cause the controller to determine a human/machine allowance factor.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The vehicle system of claim 1, wherein the controller is a transmission control unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vehicle system of claim 6, wherein the transmission control unit is in electrical communication with a vehicle control unit.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The vehicle system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle control unit is in electrical communication with a plurality of distributors, and wherein the plurality of distributors are in hydraulic communication with the plurality of implement actuators.

### Claim 9

A method for operating implements of a vehicle, comprising:
receiving data from one or more implement inputs of a human/machine interface to a controller; and
adjusting operation of one or more distributors via the controller in response to a requested power, wherein the requested power is based on the data from the one or more implement inputs of the human/machine interface, and wherein the requested power is further based on a pump speed, a pump displacement, and a supply pressure.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein human/machine interface is a joystick.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising adjusting distributor commands generated via the controller in response to a human/machine interface allowance factor.

### Claim 12

A method for operating implements of a vehicle, comprising:
scaling one or more implement request values in response to a human/machine interface allowance factor via a controller, wherein the human/machine interface allowance factor is based on an implements power limit divided by an implements requested power value.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, further comprising determining the implements requested power value via adding a plurality of implement request values.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the implements requested power value is further based on a pump speed, a pump displacement, and a supply pressure.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the plurality of implement request values are based on inputs to a human/machine interface.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the implements power limit is based on a transmission power request.