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US 12,576,827 B2Granted
Electric vehicle launch control and thermal management
AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsPreyash H Shah, Karthik Valuri, Godla Sagar Naidu
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AssigneeFca US LLC
InventorsPreyash H Shah, Karthik Valuri, Godla Sagar Naidu
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A vehicle system for an electrified vehicle, which implements a launch control mode to launch the electrified vehicle with a torque pre-load, includes an electric traction motor configured to selectively provide drive torque to wheels of the vehicle, a thermal system configured to cool the electric traction motor, a brake system to brake one or more of the vehicle wheels, and a controller having one or more processors. The controller is programmed to determine whether one or more vehicle conditions are satisfied, and apply a torque pre-load to the vehicle wheels via the electric traction motor, based on the vehicle conditions being satisfied, while the vehicle is at a standstill by braking the vehicle wheels with the brake system.
A vehicle system for an electrified vehicle that implements a launch control mode to launch the electrified vehicle with a torque pre-load, the vehicle system comprising:
A method of operating an electric vehicle having an electric traction motor, a thermal system configured to cool the electric traction motor, and a brake system to brake one or more vehicle wheels, the method comprising:
A method of operating an electric vehicle having an electric traction motor, a thermal system configured to cool the electric traction motor, and a brake system to brake one or more vehicle wheels, the method comprising:
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