US Patent Issued to FCA US on Sept. 2 for "Series hybrid engine control with gear emulation" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,887, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Series hybrid engine control with gear emulation" was invented by Barry A Mason (Bradford, Canada) and Christopher A Tuckfield (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system that control speed of an internal combustion engine (ICE) in a series hybrid vehicle includes an accelerator pedal, a vehicle speed sensor and a controller. The accelerator pedal sends a torque request signal. The vehicle speed sensor sends a vehicle speed signal. The controller receives the torque request signal and the vehicle speed signal. The controller is con...