Patent ID: 11932232
Assignee: HYLIION INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling an operation of a system comprising a fuel-fed engine, a primary drivetrain of a tractor unit coupled to the fuel-fed engine, an engine control module (ECM) for the fuel-fed engine coupled to a network interface, and an electric drive axle, the method comprising:
retrieving from the ECM a signature indicative of the fuel-fed engine, wherein the signature is indicative of both the fuel-fed engine and the primary drivetrain of the tractor unit;
communicating over a wireless communication interface to retrieve brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) type data from an information store at least partially hosted by a network-connected service platform at least upon recognition of a new signature after coupling to a controller area network interface in response to the retrieval of the signature indicative of the fuel-fed engine, wherein a locally hosted portion of the information store is updated with the retrieved BSFC type data via the network-connected service platform periodically, on-demand, or in response to a command received over a radio frequency data communication interface;
determining a through-the-road (TTR) equivalent consumption minimization strategy (ECMS) independent of any driver inputs; and
controlling motive torque supplied by the electric drive axle independently of the primary drivetrain in accordance with the TTR ECMS.