Patent ID: 11932250
Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. A vehicle combination, comprising:
a first vehicle comprising:
an electric machine; and
an energy storage system (ESS);

a second vehicle electrically coupled to the first vehicle, the second vehicle comprising:
an electric machine operable in a traction mode and a generator mode for generating electrical energy during a regenerative braking event of the second vehicle;
an ESS; and
a control system comprising processing circuitry, the control system configured to:
determine an amount of possible excessive energy from a regenerative braking event of the second vehicle;
determine a total energy level of the second vehicle,
determine a total energy level of the first vehicle,
compare the determined amount of possible excessive energy with the determined total energy levels of the first vehicle and second vehicle, and
control direction of the transfer of electrical energy between the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the comparison.