Outboard power control unit for controlling an electric motor of an outboard engine

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, various methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for controlling an electric motor of an outboard engine using an outboard power control unit are described herein. In a particular embodiment, an outboard power control unit (PCU) for an outboard engine of an electric marine vessel is disclosed that includes a printed circuit board having an internal CAN bus interface for communicating via an internal CAN bus, with one or more sensors and actuators located within an outboard engine housing and an external CAN bus interface for receiving commands from and transmitting, via an external CAN bus, status data to a vessel control unit (VCU). According to this embodiment, the outboard PCU is configured to autonomously manage propulsion parameters and cooling operations of the outboard engine based on data received and transmitted via the internal CAN bus and the external CAN bus.

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