ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,111, issued on May 6, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Control system for an electric vehicle" was invented by Omkar A. Harshe (Columbus, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for controlling a powertrain of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The powertrain comprises a traction motor and a battery for powering the traction motor. The control system is configured to detect a low state of charge of the battery and to operate the powertrain in a low state of charge mode when the low state of charge is detected. In the low state of charge mode, the control system adjusts at least one parameter of the powertra...